by News Staff | Jul 3, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
LADWP Pulls Decision to Drill Two Proposed West Bishop Wells, Cites Conflict with Long Term Water Agreement (LADWP press release) Bishop, CA – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today announced its decision to cancel plans to drill two new wells...
by News Staff | Feb 10, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Some Technical Group meetings are short and dry; Thursday morning’s wasn’t either. All the big guns stepped up in strong opposition to two new wells in Bishop, B-2 near the Gun Club and B-5 in West Bishop, south of Schober Lane. The agenda item was...
by News Staff | Oct 18, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Monday’s Technical Group meeting gave valley water watchers a sneak preview of the Standing Committee meeting slated for October 27. Following a series of project updates, the group ran through the committee agenda—the standard reports with a few...
by News Staff | Jun 29, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Monday’s Technical Group meeting had the usual suspects who fill the spectator seats scratching their heads. The group, made up of Inyo County and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power staff, voted to forward a recommendation to their respective reps...
by News Staff | May 9, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County representatives on the Technical Group held their ground on issues to be decided at this Thursday’s Standing Committee meeting: No test pumping on wells at Five Bridges until the mitigation reaches sustainable goals; the County still wants to...