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Owens Valley Committee sues DFG over groundwater pumping

Posted by: Maven on February 12, 2010 at 7:36 am

From Sierra Wave:

“The Owens Valley Committee has filed a lawsuit against Fish and Game over the issue of groundwater pumping at the Black Rock Fish Hatchery north of Independence.

Both the Black Rock and Fish Springs Hatcheries used to be filled by large natural springs, but groundwater pumping by the Los Angeles Deprtment of Water and Power dried up the natural springs in the 1970’s. The pumps have supplied the water for trout rearing ever since. In a press release from the OVC, Mark Bagley is quoted as saying, “Our concern is with the overpumping to supply the Black Rock and Fish Springs facilities.” The OVC alleges that annual average pumping since4 1972 to supply the facilities has “exceeded the prior natural spring flows by more than 6,000 acre-feet year year at each facility.” … “

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February 12, 2010 · Filed Under Eastern Sierra

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