by News Staff | Aug 3, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Pumping the aquifer under Owens Lake to meet dust mitigation and habitat requirements has been the elephant in the room for a very long time. The question of whether groundwater extraction under the lake is governed by the Long Term Water Agreement or not may never be...
by News Staff | Jul 29, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from LADWP LADWP UTILIZING NONINVASIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO MAP UNDERGROUND TOPOGRAPHY, PROTECT HABITAT Bishop, CA – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) hydrologists are utilizing Airborne Electromagnetic Surveying in a...
by News Staff | Jul 20, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The first step toward the Environmental Impact Report on the Owens Lake Master Project was taken Wednesday afternoon in Bishop. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power held a scoping meeting outlining the project elements and potential impacts of dust mitigation...
by News Staff | Jul 14, 2015 | Government Agencies/Utilities
– Press release from Great Basin Air Pollution Control District A State Department-sponsored tour brought a delegation of twelve scientists to the US from Iran to consult with their counterparts on issues related to water shortages in the southwest US. ...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Letter to the Editor – Submitted by David Wagner In his definitive book on the Owens Valley water controversy, Water and Power, William Kahrl describes how in 1905, William Mulholland fabricated a drought in Los Angeles to frighten voters into approving a bond...