by Deb Murphy | Jan 14, 2020 | General Misc. Stories
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority will hold a public hearing on its Groundwater Sustainability Plan January 16 at 11 a.m. at Ridgecrest City Hall. Why do we care? The authority’s plan includes an option to wheel water from the Los Angeles Department of Water...
by News Staff | Dec 26, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
This holiday season, LADWP is reminding our customers to be vigilant when it comes to potential utility scams, so that their precious, hard-earned dollars stay in their pockets and not in the hands of crooks. Utility scams have become a growing problem for utilities...
by Deb Murphy | Dec 10, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Photo by Deb Murphy With a legal settlement on the horizon, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is set to turn on Well 385, in the Five Bridges area, for a two-month test. On the surface, this seems like no big deal. But, the dispute of pumping a well that...
by Deb Murphy | Oct 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
At a special City Council meeting held Wednesday afternoon, Bishop got in under the wire on all four properties being divested by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power within the city limits. This doesn’t mean the City will launch a land shopping spree. The...
by Deb Murphy | Oct 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories
The critical aquifer overdraft in the Indian Wells Valley has been viewed with dread at Owens Valley Groundwater Authority meetings. Between growth in Ridgecrest and the Naval Air Station at White Sands, the area’s groundwater is in overdraft. The Owens Valley basin,...
