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• Restoration of Degraded Riparian, Wetland, and Deltaic Environments on Mill Creek, Mono County, CA, November 1995
  By Scott Stine

The Mono Lake Committee's position is not the same as it was in the earliest newsletter articles. In the spirit of reaching a compromise we are no longer calling for as much winter flow to be returned to Mill Creek. See the latest articles for our most recent position.

Articles from the Mono Lake Newsletter

Fall 1996

• Conway Ranch Option Presents Restoration Opportunity

• Land of Water

Winter 1997

• Position Statement

• Proposal

• Mill Creek: Sharing Scarce Water

Spring 1997

• Public Process to Examine North Basin Water Issues

Summer 1997

• Mono County objects to Settlement

Fall 1997

• Community Energizes Public Process

• DeChambeau Ranch Irrigation Resumes

Winter 1998

• FERC Proceedings Update

Spring/Summer 1998

• Conway Ranch Purchase Complete

Fall 1998

• A Decision--Finally--On Restoration

Winter 1999

• Policy Updates: USFS tests water use at County Ponds

Spring 1999

• Looking at the Big Picture: Mill Creek

Fall 1999

• Policy Notes: USFS identifies "desired conditions" for DeChambeau Ranch Area

Winter 2000

• Mill Creek relicensing could set national precedent

Spring 2000

• Mono Lake, it's for the Birds: North Shore Ponds

Winter 2001

• Conway Ranch purchased jointly by Mono County, BLM

Spring 2001

• USFS at Mono Lake: Scenic Area priorities from MLC's perspective

Fall 2001

• North Basin Stream Stays Wet

Summer 2002

• North Mono Basin Settlement Process: Technical Review Team Steps in to Help

Spring 2003

• Mill Creek Settlement Discussions: Many Sitting at the Table

Winter 2004

• Policy Updates: North Mono Basin

Spring 2004

• The Importance of Restoring Mill Creek: Bringing Back the Bottomlands

Summer 2004

• Settlement Process Continues: North Mono Basin Update

Fall 2004

• Mill Creek Hydropower Decision Imminent

Winter/Spring 2005

• DWP Weighs in on Mill Creek Settlement: The Department Asserts its Mill Creek Water Right--Mill Creek to Benefit

Summer 2005

• Federal Decision Makers Hear Plentiful Support for Mill Creek

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