by News Staff | Apr 27, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The numbers tell the story. The listing of Owens Valley water uses indicates a reduction across the board, but none as draconian as the 66-percent reduction in irrigation water provided to area agriculture, down from 49,000 acre-feet in a typical year to...
by News Staff | Apr 22, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The time limit on the interconnection request for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s solar ranch east of Manzanar expired. As a result the project lost its spot in line to hook up to LADWP’s Inyo-Rinaldi Transmission Line. Before the withdrawal...
by News Staff | Apr 22, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Bishop, CA – As Opening of Fishing Season approaches, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will be hosting Quagga and Zebra Mussel inspections for trailered watercraft from...
by News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mark Lacey asked that area ranchers and West Bishop residents “work together and suffer together.” Steve Stevens anticipated that request and is working toward a system that would equitably distribute the reduced flows out of the Bishop Creek drainage...
by News Staff | Mar 18, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The only place water seems to show up in the Owens Valley lately is at meetings; it’s certainly not coming out of the sky. The Inyo County Supervisors approved the Water Department’s recommendation that irrigation allotments be reduced by 23 percent in...
