by News Staff | Feb 19, 2018 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is suing Inyo County for violating the California Environmental Quality Act by attempting to “obtain property and water rights owned” by Los Angeles at three county land-fills without conducting “the...
by News Staff | Jul 26, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy This all started with a Los Angeles Times article by Louis Sahagun two weeks ago. Sahagun reminded the city’s readership of the 100-year history between LA and the Owens Valley. The punch line was the condemnation, or eminent domain, process Inyo had...
by News Staff | Jan 13, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s Assistant Administrator Rick Benson opened the discussion at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting on the Bishop landfill lease, saying “we’re not too excited by it,” an extraordinary understatement, especially considering the 400-percent...
by News Staff | Jan 5, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Despite Inyo County’s Administrative Officer Kevin Carunchio’s insistence the Board’s approval of steeper hauler gate fees was not an increase, just an adjustment, residential pick-up will probably go up $6 a month. The final “adjustment” for end users...
by News Staff | Mar 16, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Los Angeles Department of Water and Power seems to have added “landfills” to its charter, at least in Inyo County. The County has been trying to revise its permits for landfills in Bishop, Lone Pine and Independence increasing tonnage limits and syncing...
