by News Staff | Jun 7, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release The anticipated heavy spring runoff has officially begun in the Owens Valley. Creeks and streams have already been flowing at high capacities and the Owens River is running full and extremely fast. Due to debris and...
by News Staff | May 18, 2017 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County Sheriff’s Office press release Shortly after noon Tuesday, Inyo County Sheriff’s Dispatch received notification of a missing member of a four-person fishing group. According to the reporting party, the group was alerted when their friend did not...
by News Staff | May 11, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy After six years of stocking non-breeding (triploids) trout and following inter-departmental discussions, the California Department of Fish and Game will begin raising and stocking little breeders (diploids) in the Owens River and Mono Lake basins next...
by News Staff | Mar 14, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Representatives from water agencies tapping into the Owens River groundwater basin gathered last Thursday for a second workshop on California’s mandate to achieve groundwater sustainability. The two biggest questions, however, remain unanswered: what...
by News Staff | Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Letter to the Editor – Submitted by Daniel Pritchett Just a century ago, Owens Lake was a spectacular inland sea, teeming with life. After DWP reduced Owens Valley to a colony and dried the lake, its bed became the largest source of health-threatening dust in...