More than seven feet (88 inches, to be exact) of snow have fallen in Lee Vining since the new year began, bringing some relief from the drought and catapulting the Mono Basin outlook for the runoff year into the well-above-average…
Following the Mono Lake Committee’s December 16, 2022 letter requesting emergency action to suspend the export of water diverted from Rush and Lee Vining creeks and require delivery of that water into Mono Lake until Mono Lake has risen to 6384…
It’s weather whiplash for California as people grapple with the staggering effects of atmospheric rivers on the heels of a severe multi-year drought. One thing, however, remains the same: Mono Lake desperately needs to rise 13 vertical feet to the…
A recent LA Times article reported on our request to the State Water Board to protect Mono Lake by suspending Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (DWP) export of water diverted from Rush and Lee Vining creeks until the…
On December 22, 2022, the Mono Lake Kutzadika’a Tribe formally submitted a letter to the State Water Board in support of the Mono Lake Committee’s request that DWP stream diversions be suspended until the low lake emergency is over. The…
Answers to common questions we’re hearing about the low lake From the shore of Mono Lake to the streets of Los Angeles, the Committee had a busy summer answering questions about the current low lake level, its causes, and what…
Purpose: Raise Mono Lake to the Public Trust lake level of 6392 feet With Mono Lake painfully low, talk has been frequent in recent months about the California State Water Resources Control Board’s future hearing on the matter. A hearing…
September 28, 2022, marks the 28th anniversary of the State Water Resource Control Board’s Decision 1631, which set forth requirements for the sustainable protection of Mono Lake and its tributary streams and wetlands for future generations. Decision 1631 is widely…
After driving all day, I arrived at the Pumice Palace in Lee Vining just after sunset, and no one was home … in June 1995 … and in September 2021. In 1995, I was starting my summer internship with the…
The California State Water Resources Control Board has put out their official announcement of Order WR 2021-0086 EXEC. State Water Board approves new stream restoration measures for Mono Lake Basin New instream flow levels will benefit fish and wildlife SACRAMENTO…
