CAL MATTERS: Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake Cal Matters Policy and regulation January 30, 2025LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow...
PRESS RELEASE: 30th anniversary of the historic Water Board decision to protect Mono Lake shows that additional action is needed Mono Lake Committee Policy and regulationWater rights and water law October 3, 2024From the Mono Lake Committee: Thirty years ago, on September 28, 1994, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued...
FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law June 11, 2024by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
NOTICE of Water Right Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 9, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed petitions for temporary...
COMMENTARY: Ending Mono Lake diversions to Los Angeles would help the environment but hurt the climate Cal Matters Climate changeCommentaryWater rights and water law July 13, 2023The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a...
CAL MATTERS: State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles Cal Matters Water rights and water law May 30, 2023By Alistair Bland, CalMatters As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird...
