by News Staff | Dec 31, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
As we have reported, the groundwater table has dropped below a half dozen or so homeowners’ wells in West Bishop and one community well. With what appears to be ongoing drought, concerns have heightened. Some wonder if the Los Angeles Department of Water and...
by News Staff | Oct 3, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Stan Matlick of Bishop long protected the underground water of the Bishop area. His family won the Hillside Decree which banned DWP from exporting groundwater in Bishop. He fought later court battles and patrolled Department of Water and Power pumps to watch out for...
by News Staff | Mar 4, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In 1940, the family of Stan Matlick of Bishop won a court decision called the Hillside Decree that limits groundwater pumping in the Bishop area to the amount used on Los Angeles-owned lands in what’s called the Bishop Cone. No groundwater is to be exported....
by News Staff | May 2, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Inyo County officials call the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s proposed pumping plans for this year vague, uninformative and in violation of the Long Term Water Agreement. Inyo has asked for changes, but will LADWP ignore those requests as usual?...
