Current DWP water export: 3,590,882,743 gallons 11,020 acre-feet The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) continued to export water from the Mono Basin as of this morning. The diversion of water away from Mono Lake has been continuous…
Air quality violations likely to increase In 1994 the California State Water Resources Control Board issued Decision 1631, mandating a Mono Lake elevation of 6,392 feet above sea level that balanced protection of Public Trust resources and continued delivery of…
Will Los Angeles choose to use it? The Mono Lake Committee is actively preparing for the upcoming California State Water Resources Control Board hearing in 2025 about Mono Lake’s low level, its unfulfilled protection mandate, and modifying the Los Angeles…
After a historic hearing in spring 2024 to consider Tribal and public testimony related to the proposed designation of Tribal Beneficial Uses (TBU) for Mono Lake and its tributary streams, action to designate has been delayed. The Lahontan Regional Water…
The article, which shines a clear spotlight on the current Mono Lake export situation and does a deep dive into what it means for both Mono Lake and Los Angeles, is a must-read; it is reprinted in full below. Another…
Current DWP water export: 3,590,882,743 gallons 11,020 acre-feet In this new year, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) continues to take water away from Mono Lake. Water exports are now far in excess of the 4,500 acre-feet…
The California State Water Resources Control Board will schedule its long-awaited hearing about Mono Lake and implementation of the Board’s mandated, healthy 6,392-foot surface elevation for 2025. Agency officials have shared the plans in recent meetings. On a multi-party video…
Current DWP water export: 3,590,882,743 gallons 11,020 acre-feet 2024 was once full of celebration that the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) had committed to a new collaborative approach to restoring Mono Lake. But the optimism abruptly ended…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the Fall 2024 issue of the Desert Report. A second hearing with the California Water Board approaches Standing at the shore of Mono Lake and looking out across the rippling water, you are…
Mono Basin water exports by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) reached—and then exceeded—the 4,500 acre-foot level this week, a surprise given Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s decision to hold exports at the same 4,500 acre-foot level…
