All eyes turn to regulator action to fix low lake problem As the end of the year approaches, so does the formal launch of the long-anticipated California State Water Resources Control Board Mono Lake hearing process. Expected to take nine…
Following its March 17 meeting, the State Water Board has announced a series of workshops, starting in June, to collect information on the condition of the Mono Basin’s Public Trust resources and evaluate potential management options. At the workshops, experts…
Marc Del Piero was a notable commenter at the State Water Board’s March meeting. Del Piero was a State Water Board member at the time of the 1994 Mono Lake decision and served as the hearing officer for the 46…
LA leader’s “commonsense” plan links new local water with healing Mono Lake Last fall the President of the Los Angeles Water & Power Commissioners made headlines in the Los Angeles Times when he proclaimed, “This is a solution with lots…
Los Angeles leader sets forth “commonsense” plan giving State Water Board fast, affordable path to heal Mono Lake and benefit LA Last year Richard Katz, President of the Los Angeles Water & Power Commission, made headlines in the Los Angeles Times when he proclaimed, “This is a solution with lots…
To understand how Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) stream diversions affect Mono Lake in the era of climate change, the California State Water Resources Control Board commissioned UCLA’s Center for Climate Science to conduct a major study.…
Action Alert: Support the Los Angeles–Mono Lake replenishment water plan now The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners just approved a major water recycling and groundwater replenishment expansion. They stated that this new, affordable water supply enables LADWP…
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power doubles down on lowering Mono Lake News headlines shined spotlights on Mono Lake this summer. On the front page of the Los Angeles Times “‘It needs more water’: Calls grow for…
DWP misses the point, attempts to twist purpose of Mono Lake Day celebration The Mono Lake Committee has celebrated September 28 for years as the anniversary of the establishment of the healthy 6,392-foot lake level requirement, when the State Water…
Recovery efforts are underway from the Inn Fire and a focus is the popular Mono Lake County Park and the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve boardwalk that crosses wetlands to the edge of Mono Lake. Mono County is actively…
