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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby Anonymizer » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:11 am

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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby Anonymizer » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:25 am

I was looking at a map of Owens lake and it's proximity to Trona and Searles valley and wondering. How much of an effect does it have on us? What is causing our water table to be so low?

Also has anyone ever noticed the similarity between the shape of Owens lake and the mountains around the Trona T? They are almost identical.
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby Anonymizer » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:25 pm

A guy names "Garbage Mike" a friend in Saline Valley explained to me once the way the water was the project. Mike spent his life as a surveyor.
All of the larger dry lakes on the side of the Panamints all connected and they had more water in them and that Fossil falls was running in to the Indian Wells Valley. .....not sure how much of this is true. I have often wondered.
other hearsay is that until they fix the dust problem or was it comply to a court order about it they were being fined $5000 a day. maybe someone here knows more about it.
Here is the dust Cam. I use it to see the weather before I go there.
http://www.gbuapcd.org/dustcam.htm

If by chance you haven't heard they were doing the same to Mono Lake too! Luckily Mono lake was saved in the mid 90's.
http://www.monolake.org/mlc/history

Not sure what California would look like if the Aqueduct was never built. One thing is for sure. Owens Valley would suck if LA moved to where the water was back in the day (Owens Valley implied). :flush:
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby Anonymizer » Tue May 03, 2011 7:31 pm

Let Them Drink Piss! :drool:
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby Anonymizer » Thu May 26, 2011 6:42 am

Will Inyo fight DWP pumping rate this year?
Business as usual: DWP pumping Owens Valley dry so that people in LA can water their lawns! :angry:
To show how little power Inyo County has over groundwater pumping, the Department of Water and Power has ignored Inyo's request for less pumping and will march right ahead with 91,000 acre feet of pumped water this year. Inyo Supervisors had supported 68,500 acre feet to allow the huge run-off to restore some of the water tables dried up by DWP pumps over the years. Inyo pointed to dead or dying plants that need more groundwater. DWP responded with a list of their good deeds, patronizing remarks and rationalizations for more pumping.

LINK: http://news.sierrawave.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4545:will-inyo-fight-dwp-pumping-rate-this-year
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby wildrose » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:19 am

Inyo considers next move in groundwater disagreement with LADWP
Water wars! :up2:
Inyo officials continue to talk about what they might do in the face of the Department of Water and Power's refusal to lower this year's groundwater pumping plan. DWP proposed pumping 91,000 acre feet. Based on poor vegetation conditions and water tables still below baseline, Inyo County officials recommended 68,510 acre feet.

LINK: http://news.sierrawave.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4584:inyo-considers-next-move-in-groundwater-disagreement-with-ladwp
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby cactuspete » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:27 am

Heavy runoff will boost level of Mono Lake
Well, at least there's some good news! :twirl:
Still about ten feet below the state required level, the waters of Mono Lake will likely rise a bit with this year's heavy runoff. The Executive Director of the Mono Lake Committee, Geoff McQuikin, talked to us about current and required conditions.

17 years ago, the State Water Board did order the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to raise the level of Mono Lake to 6392 above sea level and leave a certain amount of water in tributary streams to the lake. The State Board issued that order after ten years of litigation by the Mono Lake Committee and others, including Caltrout. Back then, experts thought the lake level would stabilize at 6392 in about 20 years.

LINK: http://news.sierrawave.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4586:heavy-runoff-will-boost-level-of-mono-lake
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby desertrat » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:29 am

Inyo Challenges DWP pumping rate
Hopefully LA will compromise and not hog all the excess water. They've devastated the environment enough as it is, you'd think that they'd actually do something positive every now and then.
Inyo County has taken legal action that asks the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to reduce the amount of groundwater the agency plans to pump from the Owens Valley in the next year. In recent years, Inyo has let LA get by with more pumping than believed healthy for the Owens Valley but not this year. In a press release, officials point to DWP’s plan to pump 91,000 acre-feet as the “highest level of groundwater pumping by LADWP since 1989.” The release says that by reducing that amount by less than 10%, LA could avoid a “potentially costly legal battle.”

LINK: http://www.sierrawave.net/7242/inyo-challenges-dwp/
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby wildrose » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:24 am

Inyo wants opinions on river recreation
Sounds like a slight improvement with the DWP at least being a little less greedy. :rolleyes2:
As part of a legal settlement, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power agreed to put some water back in the dried up Lower Owens River. Now, officials want to hear from the public on what kinds of recreation they would like to see developed along the river. A problem on the river – masses of tules.

http://www.sierrawave.net/7275/river-recreation/
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby wildrose » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:22 am

Inyo-DWP delay pumping issue
More on the continuing saga of the water wars between LA and Owens Valley. :violin:
Another delay in the Inyo-Los Angeles Department of Water and Power groundwater pumping disagreement. The Inyo-LA Technical group met Monday to discuss the fact that Inyo has disputed LA's pumping plan by 8400 acre feet of water planned for export. Inyo officials did explain, again, that they believe the huge runoff year should be used to allow depleted groundwater tables to recover. The Inyo Water Department has data to show areas of concern. Los Angeles officials had a lot of questions for Inyo and wanted to continue the meeting.

LINK: http://www.sierrawave.net/7667/inyo-dwp-pumping/
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby desertrat » Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:05 am

APCD orders DWP to clean up more dust
They caused the problem! They sure as heck ought to fix the problem!!! :curse:
In a strongly worded, 7-page letter, Air Pollution Control District Director Ted Schade tears apart the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s refusal to clean up a remaining three square miles of pollution. The refusal, Schade says, is “not based on law or science, is not a reasonable conclusion and would subject the Owens Valley public and environment to many additional years of unhealthful dust.” Schade exposes DWP’s denial of the dust problem as an old tactic described by Schade as “denial, delay and broken promises.” The APCD Director carefully points out that by law and by agreement with DWP, he is bound to examine the lake bed for ongoing pollution. He credits DWP with reduction of pollution by almost 80% of what was the “largest, single source of PM10 air pollution in the country.”

LINK: http://www.sierrawave.net/7760/apcd-orders-dwp/
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Re: DWP Wants More Water From Owens Valley

Postby wildrose » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:19 am

LADWP refuses to reduce pumping, insists on backwards procedure
LA keeps on pumping too much water without regard for the ecological impact! :curse:
At a recent meeting of the Inyo-Los Angeles Standing Committee, DWP officials made it clear that they do not want to reduce groundwater pumping and that they will argue illogical procedures to drag out the process.

LINK: http://www.sierrawave.net/8660/ladwp-refuses-to-reduce/
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