The Department of Water and Power hardly needs the water. But it's critical to the Eastern Sierra Nevada's environment and its Indigenous people.
every day by 2035. That’s more than 243,000 additional acre-feet of local water each year, which is about half the city’s annual water use. The California Legislature can help speed up that effort by moving forward with a proposed water resilience bond.
The region is also finally recognizing that stormwater and other runoff is an essential source of local water. Through the voter-approved, L.A. County is investing $280 million a year to clean and capture stormwater. The DWP has been quick to take advantage of the program, using the money to support projects that will add 1,700 acre-feet a year to the San Fernando Valley groundwater basin — enough for almost 19,000 Angelenos.
The easiest place to start is Mono Lake, an internationally critical haven for millions of migratory and nesting birds as well as a scenic recreational destination for Angelenos and other Californians. The DWP made promises to help restore this natural treasure three decades ago but has yet to fulfill them.near-collapse of Mono Lake’s fragile ecosystem
In 1994, the DWP and city leaders agreed to the state’s plan to save Mono Lake. State officials required more water flow to the lake but allowed continuing diversions of up to 16,000 acre-feet annually, which was expected to allow the lake to recover to the target level by 2014. Despite the reduced diversions, however, the lake continues to languish far below the required level. Mono Lake’s return to health is now a decade overdue.
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