This year, in a significant change of operations, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) is moving less water out of the Mono Basin than the maximum allowed. Existing California State Water Resources Control Board rules allow for…
Yesterday was a good day for Mono Lake in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council recognized the 30th anniversary of California State Water Resources Control Board Decision 1631 (D1631) by adopting a resolution establishing September 28 as Mono Lake…
“Today, my friends, we’ve done the right thing. Today, we saved Mono Lake.”—Marc Del Piero, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, September 28, 1994 On September 28, 1994, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued Decision 1631,…
A series of unusual helicopter flights over the Mono Basin recently caught the attention of residents and visitors. Conducting many slow flight paths over multiple days in May and June, the low-flying helicopter sparked curiosity, and in some cases concern,…
The recent decision from Los Angeles on water diversions from the Mono Basin has made headlines in the Los Angeles Times. The article highlights the leadership Mayor Karen Bass has demonstrated in helping the city plan to take less than…
“Planned export is 4,500 acre-feet”—that is the much-anticipated decision from Los Angeles on water diversions from the Mono Basin this year. This means Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) diversions will not increase from last year, even though…
Throughout the year the Mono Lake Committee is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the decision that established the mandate to protect Mono Lake at the 6,392 foot elevation level—the Public Trust lake level. Decision 1631 was issued by the California…
Mono Lake Committee and diverse LA coalition call on Mayor Bass to not increase water exports this year Last year was notably wet, raising Mono Lake five feet—and creating a conundrum. Under rules written three decades ago, the lake’s rise…
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) and Mono Lake Committee staff met this morning at the shore of Mono Lake to conduct the annual joint reading of the surface elevation of Mono Lake. The consensus is that…
The Mono Lake Committee, together with over 25 Los Angeles-based conservation and environmental justice groups, has delivered a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass asking that the city avoid quadrupling the amount of water it diverts away from Mono Lake…
