by News Staff | Jun 4, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– City of Bishop press release This month the City of Bishop will propose a sidewalk and bike lane project in the back of the City Park for state Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding. The $1 million project, called the Spruce, Hanby, Yaney Sidewalks...
by News Staff | May 27, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power clearly defined water reductions to the McNally Pond project at Tuesday’s Technical Group Meeting. LADWP’s motion to eliminate water supplies to the waterfowl ponds and adjacent 100-acre native pastureland...
by News Staff | May 27, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Submitted by Daniel Pritchett Supervisors must act promptly to challenge DWP DWP released its final 2015-2016 Operations Plan last week. As expected, it includes enormous (57%) reductions in Owens Valley irrigation water. Under the Inyo LA Water Agreement...
by News Staff | May 18, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Memorandum of Understanding partners met last Thursday in an effort to re-allocate what little water there is to keep area ranchers’ in business. According to Inyo County Water Department Director Bob Harrington, the meeting resulted in a potential 4,000-5,000...
by News Staff | May 11, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Numbers and locations have been thrown out since Monday’s Tech Group meeting, but the final decision on how to provide adequate irrigation for Owens Valley agriculture was postponed at Thursday’s Standing Committee meeting. Farmers and ranchers will have to wait until...
