by News Staff | Apr 13, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, High Winds, News Releases, Press Release, Weather
A Community Crew Vehicle from Southern California Edison (SCE) has been prepositioned at Millpond Recreation Area. This is in advance of possible Public Safety Power Shutoff or PSPS to prevent our electric system from becoming the source of ignition, due to high winds...
by News Staff | Jun 27, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Marc Bandini and his neighbors in West Bishop have a problem, one that started last fall but continues every time the wind kicks up. Bandini lives on Tumbleweed Rd.; the problem, ironically, are tumbleweeds, gathering in dense masses against fences that...
by News Staff | Feb 1, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Although rumors in Bishop indicated water problems with the City of Bishop Well #1, Public Works Director Dave Grah said that well “has always been troubled” with high flouride levels and is only used in emergencies as a stand-by. Grah said the two...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
In a memo that takes a preliminary look at wells that dried up in West Bishop, Inyo Water Director Bob Harrington concluded at the end of December that “the recent declines in the water table are due to lack of recharge from surface water conveyances.”...
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...
