DWP Seeks to Lower Mono Lake for Study
The Department of Water and Power has proposed dropping the water level in Mono Lake by four to six feet to assist a scientific study it will sponsor of the saline lake’s ecosystem.
The Los Angeles proposal was filed last week with El Dorado County Superior Court in a lawsuit over Mono Lake brought by conservation groups. The DWP is fighting a request by the groups for an injunction requiring Los Angeles to allow more fresh water to flow into the lake.
DWP officials said the lower water level is necessary to study how the lake’s environment endures the effects of receiving less fresh water from snowmelt in the nearby Sierra Nevada range.
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