by News Staff | Jul 20, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Bishop, CA – Unexpected summer rainfall has provided sufficient water in the Los Angeles Aqueduct system for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to continue irrigation in Owens...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Letter submitted by Daniel Pritchett “Out, damned spot. Out, I say!” Lady Macbeth’s repeated attempts to wash imaginary blood-stains from her hands and assuage her guilty conscience always come to mind when I see another of DWP’s efforts to...
by News Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– LADWP press release LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has proposed a 5-year water and power rate action that provides funding to accelerate the replacement of aging infrastructure, better protect against drought conditions,...
by News Staff | Jul 1, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s intent to put in three new production wells and replace an 87-year old well in Laws did not go over well at Monday evening’s Inyo County Water Commission meeting. The strongest reaction came from Commissioner Craig...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Letter to the Editor – Submitted by David Wagner In his definitive book on the Owens Valley water controversy, Water and Power, William Kahrl describes how in 1905, William Mulholland fabricated a drought in Los Angeles to frighten voters into approving a bond...
