July, 2021 (INYO COUNTY, CA)– This year’s winners of the LADWP and Inyo County Office of Education Scholarship program have been announced. They are: Wyatt Reedy (Bishop Union HS) Braeden Gillem (Bishop Union HS) Garrett Wilkinson (Lone Pine HS) Miguel Santana (Palisade Glacier HS) Delaney Perpall (Owens Valley HS) For the second consecutive year, LADWP […]
Owens Valley News
LADWP Partners with the U.S. Forest Service to Clean Up Grant Lake Reservoir
June 4, 2021 (Mono County, CA) – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) proudly partnered with the United States Forest Service (USFS) to clean up National Forest System lands at Grant Lake Reservoir in Mono County. The clean-up effort, which also included installing signage to ensure current fire restrictions and sustainable recreation practices […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Continues its Commitment to the Preservation and Restoration of the Owens Valley
LADWP Adapts Operations to Meet 2020’s Low Runoff and Statewide Dry Conditions Los Angeles, CA (May 27, 2021) – LADWP is adapting annual operations to meet the low runoff in the Owens Valley, forecasted at a mere 55% of normal. As a result, groundwater pumping will only be 34-41% of what is allocated under the […]
Klondike Lake Opens for 2021 Season
LA Department of Water and Power Continues to Advance Landmark Mono Basin Restoration Project
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s Board of Commissioners Vote to Approve Environmental Review of the Mono Basin Water Rights Licenses Project LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2021) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Commissioners voted today to approve the environmental impact study for the Mono Basin Water Rights […]
Protecting the Bi-State Sage Grouse: LADWP Announces Completion of The Long Valley Adaptive Management Plan for Bi-State Sage-Grouse
April 5, 2021 (LOS ANGELES) – The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today announced the completion of the Long Valley Adaptive Management Plan (Plan) for Bi-state sage-grouse. Developed in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Plan’s completion reaffirms LADWP’s commitment to protecting nearly 40,000 acres […]