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Coso pumps, Little Lake Ranch objects

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 8, 2010 at 6:45 am

cosoFrom the Inyo Register:

“Just weeks after Coso Operating Company began pumping water from its Hay Ranch property, Little Lake Ranch has sent a formal letter of complaint to the Inyo County Water Department.

Coso is pumping water from Hay Ranch for reinjection into its depleting geothermal reservoirs. Basically, these reservoirs help create steam to drive turbines that generate electricity.

Little Lake had settled out of court with Coso in late August 2009 over disagreements about the project’s Environmental Impact Report, for an undisclosed amount.

Most of the opponents, such as the Sierra Club and the California Native Plant Society, did not have the money to file their own suits against Coso and were hoping to ride the coattails of Little Lake. But, when Little Lake settled, the other opponents had to back off.
Now, Gary Arnold, part owner of, and legal counsel for, Little Lake Ranch has sent the ICWD a formal letter objecting to the proposed groundwater baselines for the Coso Geothermal Plant Hay Ranch pumping. … “

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January 8, 2010 · Filed Under Owens Valley & Mono Lake

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