by News Staff | Jun 12, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
More than a month ago, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Manager James Yannotta confirmed that DWP was talking to both the Bishop and Lone Pine Golf Courses about the possibility that LA might start to charge them for water – a possibility that could put...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A PLEA TO EASTERN SIERRA RESIDENTS AND BEYOND: UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES; ONGOING WATER WARS WITH LOS ANGELES (Press Release) Owens Valley Committee (OVC) and award-winning Bristlecone Media join forces to produce Slake: Water and Power in the Eastern Sierra,...
by News Staff | Jun 7, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
A year and a half ago, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power filed two suits against Mammoth Community Water District. LADWP claimed they own the rights to Mammoth Creek water, not the Water District. In January, it looked like the two sides had reached a...
by News Staff | Jun 6, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Court dismisses another attempt by the Los Angeles Department of Water to sueAir District in Owens Lake fee case (Press Release) Today, the Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield dismissed a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power counter-suit against the...
by News Staff | Jun 4, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Last month, the Inyo Supervisors refused to go along with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s request to reduce irrigation to lessees and mitigation projects. They did go along with some other water reductions DWP wanted but with conditions. At last...