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Mono Lake is too low

LADWP’s water diversions threaten all aspects of Mono Lake’s health. The solution: Let Mono Lake rise to the level mandated by the State Water Board.

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ABOUT WHAT WE’RE DOING TAKE ACTION NEWS FACT CHECKING LADWP

Mono Lake is
too low

LADWP’s water diversions threaten all aspects of Mono Lake’s health. The solution: Let Mono Lake rise to the level mandated by the State Water Board.

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%
of the way to the
mandated lake level
feet
below the mandated healthy lake level
years
since the State Water Board Decision
years
at the mandated healthy level

Mono Lake is in trouble

California Gulls are struggling to survive at Mono Lake
due to low lake levels.

Mono Lake hovers at an artificially low level, generating
the worst particulate air pollution in the nation.

An up-close shot of a cloud of alkali flies, which look like the common house fly, flying through the air in every direction.

Brine shrimp and alkali flies must work harder
to survive the high salinity at low lake levels. 

The continued rise and fall of Mono Lake creates a
repeated risk of scenic tufa towers toppling.

Hundreds of small shorbirds bathed in golden light, in flight, on the shore, and in the water at Mono Lake in front of tufa towers.

The shrimp and flies that migratory birds
depend on are less adundant at low lake levels.

DWP’s water diversions pushed Mono Lake to
the brink of collapse and continue to keep it too low.

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Let’s get Mono Lake rising

About 60 people holding handmade signs supporting Mono Lake and the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve cheering and waving and showing a lot of spirit and joy while standing on the small platform at County Park overlooking Mono Lake.

Grassroots solutions

  • Raising awareness
  • Forming coalitions
  • Community building

Legal solutions

  • State Water Board hearing
  • Public Trust Doctrine
  • Clean Air Act
White water rushes down a cement trench from the top of a rocky brown hill.

LA water solutions

  • Replacement water
  • Water conservation/recycling
  • Stormwater capture/climate resilience

Science solutions

  • Hydrology modeling
  • Research support
  • Ecological monitoring

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FACT CHECKING LADWP

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“…Mono Lake is in a healthy condition.”

-LADWP Director of Water Operations,
Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2025

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