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President’s Message Water & Power Associates Edward A. Schlotman William Mulholland Public Service Award I was casting the District will demand the a b o u t f o r City fund? How much water To honor some who have made something to will the District want poured on exceptional contributions to the write for the the Keeler Dunes? When will it enhancement of municipal water next newsletter, ever stop? and electric service for the the one you're benefit of the southern reading now, and I thought I might California community, The “Preliminary Staff Report write about how much the LADWP Associates, with the permission On the Origin and has spent on the Owens Lake dust of Catherine Mulholland, Development control project, a reported resolved to name an award in of the Keeler Dunes $1,000,000,000 (yes, that's Billion her grandfather’s name – the Sept 7, 2012 with a B) to mitigate an intermittent William Mulholland Public dust problem that affects some, but I In summary, the District’s Service Award, suspect not all, of the 16,000 residents investigations on the origin and of Inyo County. In doing so, I thought I development of the Keeler Dunes ! The first William should take a quick look at the Great conclusively indicate that the Mulholland Public Service Basin Unified Air Pollution Control current active and emissive dune Award was awarded in 2001 to District's website, gbuapcd.org, to deposits are not natural but Rick J. Caruso for his outstanding see what might be available on that instead are the result of leadership as president of the Board of subject. No surprise there is indeed disruption of the natural Water and Power Commissioners. At that stuff on the website. You might want hydrologic environment in the first presentation, Mayor elect Jim Hahn to review it yourself to see how well Owens Valley due to water spoke, as did Catherine Mulholland. your $1 billion has been spent. And it diversion activities. The Keeler is your money, because the ratepayers Dunes are a dramatic expression ! On September 12, the of Los Angeles are footing the bill. of the diversion of the Owens Associates presented The River and resulting desiccation of Wi l l i a m M u l h o l l a n d While I did find information Owens Lake and are Public Service Award to on the Owens Lake dust mitigation anthropogenic in origin. Phyllis E. Currie. work, I was distracted when I came See pages 4-6 for details. across a report that is more than a little The answer as to the troubling. It clearly presages in my origin of the dunes is not just view, an effort by the District to grab academic – it is critical for more money from the ratepayers of establishing the parties Los Angeles in the near future. Inside responsible for control of the William Mulholland Award 1, 4-6 PM10 emissions from the dunes. Set forth below is verbatim Board Guests 3 If the dunes are determined to language from the report, which you Board of Directors & NL Contributors 2 have formed due to desiccation will find interesting. To read the entire L.A. Cascades Centennial 2 of Owens Lake and water report visit the Great Basin Unified Mystery History 7 gathering activities in the Owens Power Issues -- Cal ISO 7 Air Pollution Control District's Valley, then the City of Los Book Review - Indian & Federal Water Rights website (http://www.gbuapcd.org/). Angeles would be responsible for by Cosen & Royster 8 implementation of dust controls. Guest Writers - Furgatch & Kikriki My questions? Is this going to (Continued on page 2) Yang-Na Indians / L.A. History 9 be another billion dollar project that Water Issues - Bay Delta 10, 11 Dave McCoy / E. Clampus Vitus 11 [email protected] www.waterandpower.org Proposed Wm. Mulholland Statue 11 1 October 2012 Water And Power Associates, Inc.

President’s Message Los Angeles (Continued from page 1) Aqueduct Preliminary Staff Report Cascades On the Origin and Development of the Keeler Dunes The Centennial Anniversary of the Los Angeles Cascades, dedicated November If the dunes are considered natural 13, 1913 will be celebrated next year. then the underlying property owner may The Associates plans to join with many be responsible for dust control since the others in preparations for the event and source violates air quality standards we encourage your participation. and impacts the health, property and environment of the residents of Keeler and Swansea. Board Of Directors Water and Power The third alternative is that President Edward A. Schlotman the dunes were formed in part by Associates, Inc. is a non profit, Vice President John W. Schumann natural causes and in part from Second Vice President Thomas J. McCarthy desiccation of Owens Lake in which independent, private Secretary & Chair of case the control project would have a organization Historical Preservation David J. Oliphant mix of responsible parties. In all cases, incorporated in 1971 Treasurer, the PM10 emissions from the dunes to inform and educate & Membership Chair Carlos V. Solorza require control since they adversely Newsletter Editor Dorothy M. Fuller its members, public Webmaster Jack Feldman impact the air quality and health of the officials and the residents of the two local communities, as well as the daily worker and tourist general public on Board Members critical water and populations. Robert Agopian Timothy Brick energy issues Chin Chang Joan A. Dym The District Governing affecting the Edgar G. Dymally Steven P. Erie Board will hold a public hearing on citizens of Ted Gackstetter Gerald “Jerry” Gewe Lawrence A. Kerrigan Alice Lipscomb December 13, 2012 to discuss the Los Angeles, of Scott Munson Kent W.Noyes origin and development of the Keeler Southern California Pankaj Parekh Philip Shiner Dunes and [has] directed District staff to and of the State of Roger D. Weisman Robert Yoshimura complete a preliminary report (Preliminary Staff Report) to be made California. www.waterandpower.org available to all interested parties along [email protected] with the technical analyses, data and other materials from the completed studies. District staff has completed this report that presents the results and Contributors to This Edition: provides discussion on the issue of the origin and development of the Keeler Dorothy Fuller ~ Editor & Photographs Dunes. The purpose of the public Eldon Cotton ~ Presentation of WM PS Award hearing is not to order the dust controls Jack Feldman ~ Mystery History at this time,…” Leon Furgach ~ Revisiting the Yang-Na Gerald Gewe ~ Tribute to Phyllis Currie Yes, but when? Abraham Hoffman ~ Book Review ~ Cosen & Royster As always, I'm interested in your Thomas McCarthy ~ Power Issues - San Onofre David Oliphant ~ W&PA WM Award Purpose & thoughts. Contact me at History; Cascades Centennial, Dave McCoy Edward Schlotman ~ President’s Message [email protected] ! Robert Yoshimura ~ Water Issues - Bay Delta Jack Feldman & Dorothy Fuller Thomas McCoy & David Oliphant

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rate increase was required to provide great deal of the credit for the Water the funds necessary to meet the System’s strong bond rating being financial requirements of providing maintained throughout the period of water service, but it was virtually her tenure as CFO. impossible to explain the rationale in fter Phyllis left LADWP, the emotional climate that existed.. A she was selected to manage the After considerable public Pasadena Department of Water and Gerald flogging by the City Council, and Power where she quickly recognized Gewe spending most of a year with a issues dealing with their Water Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee Systems resource program and Tribute Honoring developing a new rate structure that Finances. She undertook to develop a would not punish customers for groundwater treatment program that Phyllis Currie conserving, the Department needed to restored Pasadena’s historical ground By Gerald Gewe, get City Council approval for the water supplies, saving them millions Assistant General Manager - Water changes. In her role in the CAO’s of dollars in potential costs for Retired LADWP office, Phyllis clearly understood the increased purchases of water. In order nexus between the Water System’s to accomplish this, she led a very I am honored to be here today to financial position and the City general effective public outreach campaign to fund and proceeded to work very her customers and was successful in honor Phyllis Currie on her effectively in explaining the issues to getting the largest rate increase that I contributions to the Water and Power reluctant City Council members and can recall approved, with almost no industries. While this occasion has played a key role in gaining passage opposition. been prompted by Phyllis’s selection of the rate structure. to head the American Public Power During her time at Pasadena, Association, she has also played a key Shortly after the adoption of Phyllis has also been involved in the role in supporting the water industry the rate structure, she was selected to issues of the Metropolitan Water in Southern California, both through be the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) District and state wide water issues. her accomplishments with LADWP for the Department and very Her knowledge and support has and Pasadena Water and Power. effectively worked with the Water greatly assisted Tim Brick, the MWD I first worked with Phyllis System to use that structure to develop director from Pasadena, in effectively financial strategies to meet the representing Pasadena’s interests on before she came to LADWP while she requirements of the extensive capital these issues.. was the Assistant Chief program and especially the water would like to thank and Administrative Officer in 1991. This quality improvements that were I was the time of the drought when the required. She was also successful in congratulate Phyllis on the role she public felt that they were being convincing the banking community has played within the water subjected to the “No good deed goes that the Water System was in sound community in Southern California unpunished” syndrome. They felt that financial position, in spite of the and through the state of California when they conserved as requested, the various political storms regarding our ! Department was punishing them in programs and finances. She deserves a seeking to raise their water rates. This

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By , enhance the City’s sewage treatment Eldon Coton system. Assistant General Manager - Power Retired LADWP In 1992, as a result of a “nationwide search”, Phyllis became Phyllis has been selected LADWP’s Chief Financial Officer. The two finalists were both because of her significant extremely well qualified. Either could contributions to the people of have done a “good job”, but thank God we chose Phyllis because she did Southern California, an outstanding job under increasingly Eldon Cotton & especially municipal water difficult circumstances. Phyllis Currie and electric customers, over During the 10 years I led the the past four decades. I am Los Angeles Power System (1988-98), Palo Verde Nuclear Project delighted to be a part of the there were always challenges. " Decommissioning costs were pre- ~ The LA Basin Generating Stations funded to restore the site to recognition of Phyllis’ service. I have were under increasing stringent known her for more than 20 years and “Greenfield” status. requirements to reduce emissions " Repayment of fixed interest rate have admired her professional skills (NOx & SOx). Reduction of debt was accelerated for Los Angeles’ since I was a young boy. emissions was technically, and share to be “debt free in ’03”. In 2004, financially, daunting. Power System debt service dropped Phyllis has been the General ~ The out-of-California facilities (IPP, from $200 M to $15 M per year. Manager of Pasadena Water & Power Navajo, Mojave, Palo Verde) faced an for the past 10 years,, and was the array of issues as well. One of the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Chief Financial Officer for LADWP most challenging of the period was the " A program was implemented to pre for nearly a decade before joining Grand Canyon Visibility issue. -fund future debt service payments so, Pasadena. Resolution of the issue was celebrated if necessary, IPP could compete solely at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on basis of incremental operating However, there is more. Phyllis: by " President George W.W. Bush " costs. " joined the LA Public Works Dept. and the Secretary of the US " An account was established that Bureau of Street Lighting in 1968; Environmental Protection Agency. prevented accumulated funds from " became a Personnel Analyst in the That solution, which turned out to be being used for anything other than Dept. of Recreation & Parks; temporary, cost the Los Angeles retirement of LA’s share of the IPP " joined the City Administrative electric customers approximately $90 debt. $1.5 billion was accumulated in Officer’s staff in 1973 as one of the million. the fund and over $900 million first female analysts; As talk of de-regulation of the remains in the account today. " worked on City budgets, labor electric utility industry gained negotiations, and more; momentum, the Power System was These are examples that William " ran the City’s Rent Control Office; challenged to reduce generation- Mulholland would have applauded, " returned to the CAO’s Office as an related debt as quickly as possible. and Dr. Piper too! Assistant CAO and had to sell the Mayor and City Council on the need Let me give you some examples of (Continued on page 6) to issue significant debt to repair / Phyllis Currie’s service and leadership:

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(Continued from page 5) Member systems will grow to respect effective from 1936 to 1986, and I left LADWP in 1998, a few her and to appreciate her leadership. were then renewed for another 30 years ahead of Phyllis, but I have years. Last year, Phyllis exerted her remained active in the public utility In many ways, Phyllis influence in Washington, D.C., when community and have observed becoming Chair of APPA is renewal she testified before the House Water Phyllis’ leadership at Pasadena Water of a special covenant between & Power Subcommittee. She stood & Power, at SCPPA [Southern Southern California and Public Power out in her red suit, perfectly styled California Public Power Association], nationwide. Ezra Scattergood, in hair, and red lipstick. She knew the where she was president (2005-2006), 1934, first tried to organize Public issues well, and the six Congressmen on the Board of Governors of Power as the National Municipal in black suits listened, to the delight CMUA, as a Board Member of Utilities Association. Scattergood’s of Chairwoman Grace Napolitano, Electric Power Research Institute efforts took 6 years, but culminated in and the Hoover Power Contracts were (EPRI), and as Board Member of the incorporation of APPA on October approved for another . . . 50 years. American Public Power Association 3, 1940. APPA’s General Counsel (APPA). This summer, Phyllis from 1940 to 1980 was Northcutt Ely, It is my privilege to present the became Chair of APPA, and will LADWP’s Special Counsel on William Mulholland serve until June of 2013. APPA has Hoover Dam from the early 1930’s over 2,200 Members throughout the until his death in the mid ‘90s. Public Service Award United States. I am confident that to Phyllis E. Currie. over the coming year, all 2,200 Speaking of Hoover Dam, the ! initial Hoover Power Contracts were

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Please convey my thanks to the Water and Power Associates for the award and luncheon last Wednesday. I greatly appreciate the honor you bestowed on me and I very much enjoyed seeing all of you. The members of the Associates are representative of the dedication of all those who have made the Department great. I am privileged to be a member, and your recognition of my career accomplishments is truly special.

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6 [email protected] www.waterandpower.org October 2012 Water And Power Associates, Inc. y California ISO Prepares for Another Potential Summer MysTery HistOr Without San Onofre Generation By Jack Feldman The Folsom, CA, September 14, 2012 - B o a r d The California Independent System approved Operator Corporation (ISO) is taking the staff steps now to prepare for the summer of recommendation to designate the 2013 should Southern California Huntington Beach units as remain without the generation from the reliability must-run for voltage San Onofre Nuclear Generating support in 2013. The designation Station. ISO experts briefed the Board is one step toward providing of Governors at their meeting on reliability in southern Orange and recent analysis of grid needs should the San Diego counties. If it is the nuclear plant not return to service. 1 later determined additional Topping the list of One of the LADWP’s early Overhead resources are necessary for must- recommended mitigation actions is Distribution Construction Districts. run services, ISO management will converting Huntington Beach units 3 Name the District. Find the answers on seek further Board approval of and 4 into synchronous condensers. our website at http:// those additional reliability must- The units were brought back into waterandpower.org/museum/ run contracts. service this year to fill the void left by Early_Power_Distribution.html the nuclear plant shutdown. However, The state’s resource the air emission credits expire at the adequacy program has greatly end of October. As synchronous reduced the need for must-run condensers, the Huntington Beach designations over the past few units do not produce electricity and, years, although the Board did therefore, no air emissions credits are approve extending a contract for required. the Dynegy Oakland facility Instead, the condensers, acting through 2013 for 165 MW. The somewhat like spinning flywheels, ISO tariff allows must-run adjust to grid conditions by providing designations under very specific the voltage support, normally supplied circumstances such as making sure 2 by the nuclear plant, to the local 230 areas have enough local capacity kilovolt switchyard. Megavars, instead available, mitigating local market A Water Design Division drafting room. of megawatts, would be produced and power or providing voltage In what building was it located? used to push megawatts through the support. http://waterandpower.org/museum/ grid, much like water pressure helps The California ISO Early_Water_Engineering_and_Staff.html push water through a hose. operates the state’s wholesale transmission grid, providing open For More Information and non-discriminatory access Contact St even Greenlee supported by a competitive energy California ISO Media market and comprehensive Hotline: 888-516-6397 planning efforts. Partnering with [email protected] about a hundred client organizations, the nonprofit public Two analyses provide the basis benefit corporation is dedicated to for the briefing: The Addendum to the the continual development and 2013 Local Capacity Technical reliable operation of a modern grid Analysis and 2012-2013 Preliminary that operates for the benefit of Reliability Results, both available on consumers. The ISO bulk power 3 the ISO website, www.caiso.com The market allocates space on analyses also identify adding capacitor transmission lines, maintains LADWP commercial office in the 1950s. banks on Southern California Edison’s What is the location of this office? operating reserves and matches electric systems to provide supply with demand. ! http://waterandpower.org/museum/ transmission line voltage support. commercial.html

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THE FUTURE OF INDIAN AND FEDERAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS: The Winters Centennial, edited by Barbara Cosen and Judith V. Royster. Book Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2012. Review 373 pp. Notes, Appendices, Index. Cloth, $75.

In 2008 the American Indian Law Center, Inc., and the # The editors assembled testimony from the Utton Transboundary Resources Center sponsored a conference that included reenactment narratives of the arguments presented in Winters and other relevant conference on “The Winters Centennial: Will Its Supreme Court cases; historical analyses; and Commitment to Justice Endure?” at the Santa Ana discussions on the significance and influence of Pueblo in New Mexico. The event was held to Winters on modern society. Contributors thus offer a commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the textured and varied discussion on the Winters Doctrine. The articles include descriptions of the landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, effect of Winters on such issues as salmon fishing, Winters v. United States, which stated that Indian instream flows, the effect of the Indian Rights Act of tribes held a reserved right to the water on their 1933, and the arguments of people adversely affected reservations that was superior to appropriative by the Winters decision. Lawyers on both sides—and frequently more than two sides—of the argument rights by upstream users. Participants at the would spend their entire careers on Winters cases that conference discussed and debated perspectives, legal dragged on for decades. questions, environmental issues, and the future # Readers of this anthology will find significance of the Winters decision. Those some articles that are specialized while taking part in the conference included others offer a virtual re-creation of the cases attorneys, historians, state and federal through reproducing the statements of officials, and representatives of Indian tribes. attorneys and activists. It’s not exactly clear Somewhat tardily—it’s been four years since why the editors chose to print a format of “reenactment” of testimony given at the the conference—this anthology is now original trial since it would seem that offered to legal experts as well as anyone transcripts could speak for themselves. “In interested in how this case has affected water the oral argument re-creations, the rights to the present day. participants were asked to role play,” state the editors. “Thus the statements made should be taken as theater # When the Supreme Court delivered its decision on and an interpretation of history, not necessarily the opinion of the person making the argument” (p. 22). January 6, 1908, it created a legal precedent for Native Well, ok, if they say so. Some articles are heavily tribes on reservations in granting them a reserved water footnoted, others have little or no documentation. right that superseded claims under appropriative rights. Eventually interpretations of the decision would move well # The net effect of the variety of articles is to beyond Indian reservations to encompass any federal create a multi-dimensional view of a historic decision reservations, including national forests and parks. Native that resonates through the 20th century and into our peoples were given a modicum of justice at a time when the own time. Winters has become the elephant in the U.S. government expected them to survive on lands with room in discussing water rights and issues. While poor agricultural production and water siphoned off by some contributors believe the decision’s influence has upstream farmers and ranchers. Inevitably, litigation over been diminished, there seems to be little the reserved right sparked decades of lawsuits, court question that the Winters Doctrine decisions that lacked implementation, and disputes between will endure. ! federal and state courts over who had jurisdiction in the lawsuits. Expectations at the time that Native peoples would assimilate into the dominant society met with resistance Abraham Hoffman from activists who saw water rights as essential to teaches history at persevering Indian culture. Los Angeles Valley College.

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L.A. History 101 Revisiting the Yang-na Guest Writers by Leon Furgatch by Lalo Kikiriki

I was surprised to receive an e-mail recently from a history buff by the 2 de Agosto, 1769 name of A. Jenifer Palmer-Lacy w h o Here on the banks of El Rio commented favorably on de Nuestra Senora my article of a year ago la Reina de los Angeles about the Yang-na Indians de Porciuncula published in the Los it is August again, Angeles Times and later as on the day the Spanish soldiers in the Associates March found this sweet water, ringed around the 2011 newsletter. roses. Angeles for the purpose of At the same time she also surveying the city to find sites that Burned from the sun, they stood forwarded a fascinating poem she deserve cultural/historical in the shade of the willows, had written about the inter-action monument status, something I wiping dusty brows with filthy of the Indians and soldiers of the suggested for the Yang-na who are handkerchiefs Gaspar Portola expedition who overlooked as the actual first soaked in the narrow river, were the first white men to observe citizens of the city. filling their helmets to drink, them in 1769 on the site of the upstream from the horses. village where the Los Angeles Hopefully, all of these Police Academy and Dodger entities will get together in the near (Los indios watched from the bushes, Stadium exist today in Elysian future, including the new owners "acorn eaters, harmless as deer," Park. of the Dodgers and the LADWP fishermen to memorialize the indians, with hunters of rabbits.) That poem is reproduced some credit given to the Timid as cottontails, here under her professional pen Associates for pushing the matter. shy as quail, name "Lalo Kikiriki." What is they emerged from the chaparral, also fascinating is that Palmer- Palmer-Lacy also cleared sipping the viscous Lacy is a member of the Los up some confusion in my mind chai tea Angeles Historical Society and about the Tongva Indians, who are and they offered their brew to the soldiers-- also active with the Echo Park sometimes mentioned in an acquired taste the king's men Historical Society that interacts connection with the original hadn't the time to acquire. with the Los Angeles Department inhabitants, with these comments: of Water and Power in connection "Don't these savages have rum?' with its water operations. "Yang-na is the location of "Well, they will," said the captain, She mentioned employee the village. Tongva is the tribe. "When they work for us, Scott Fajack who has spoken to Other locations such as Pugvugna they'll learn." her historical group and conducted (Long Beach) and even Cahuengna And the priests recorded these observations hiking tours of Elysian Park. (the Hollywood area, and also the fastidiously in journals, name of a chief in that area) were rose petals drifting like snowflakes I found her full listed in Hugo Reid's maps. onto the parchment. of additional surprises. ! "Tongva is the native "They live in this delightful place among the For example, she alternative to the Spanish trees informed me that an Gabrielino, given to captured along the river," they wrote. Office of Historic people housed in the San Gabriel And all they lacked, it seemed to the fathers Resources was Mission. As I understand, it was was God... recently created by not a name used until recently and wine. ! the City of Los (1980's?)." !

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The Bay-Delta Controversy

By Robert Yoshimura. W&PA Board Member; Retired, Parsons Program Director

Thanks in large part to the common element of these laws is that threaten certain species of environmental movement of the ‘60s that they allow for citizen suits wildlife that live within the Delta. and 70’s, our waterways, lakes, and against the organizations that would Since 1970, virtually no progress coastal waters are now safe (or at violate their provisions. As such, has been made toward that goal. least, safer, depending on your point they created a powerful tool for In July of this year, Governor Jerry of view) for a multitude of uses anyone who would be or perceives Brown and Interior Secretary Ken including recreation, water supply, to be negatively affected by projects Salazar held a press conference to and for the sustainment of wildlife proposed by, funded by, or regulated announce the milestone adoption of including numerous aquatic species by government agencies. a “Project Framework for the that were on the verge of extinction Bay-Delta Conservation Plan”. 40 years ago. Most of us have The Framework describes the forgotten the term “eutrophication”, physical facilities and alterations which threatened to destroy the necessary to improve ecosystems, nation’s lakes in the ‘70s. And, when secure the levees against earthquake was the last time anyone can recall a damage, and provide for pumping of lake or river catching fire, as water to both the Federal Central frequently occurred in the ‘60s? Valley Project (CVP) and the State Our water quality standards for Water Project (SWP). rivers and lakes are so high that we now worry about contaminant This milestone, however, concentrations in the parts per does not trigger the construction of trillion range, which is six orders facilities that are described in the of magnitude less than the Framework. It merely triggers the minimum concentrations we were beginning of an environmental able to measure in the ‘60s. In review process for those facilities. many cases today, the impact of Both the environmental process and contamination on aquatic the Bay Delta Conservation Plan ecosystems has a higher priority must be completed before any than either their effect upon humans There is no doubt that we facility construction can begin. This or the cost of their mitigation. have benefitted tremendously from is the beginning of another round of such legislation and equally from the public hearings, discussion, and The changes described mindset and culture they created. collaboration between agencies that above are a direct result of the However, there have been serious are similar to the public hearings, multitude of environmental laws that and costly consequences resulting discussion, and collaboration that were enacted in the '70s, including from the application and misuse of has been ongoing since Jerry Brown the National Environmental Policy the above-mentioned laws. This was governor in his first two terms Act of 1970 (NEPA), the Clean brings us to the reason for this (1975-1983). While this was Water Act of 1972, and the discourse. The Bay-Delta planning occurring, water supply to both the Endangered Species Act of 1974. process, in one form or another, State and Federal pumps have been Numerous additional laws at both has been ongoing for more than 40 severely curtailed under court orders the Federal and State levels years with the specific co-equal pursuant to the Endangered Species followed, and in California, our own goals of providing a reliable water Act, primarily because of a decline versions of the above legislation supply to Southern California and in the numbers of a small species of were enacted that were broader in the San Joaquin Valley while fish known as the Delta Smelt. scope and imposed stricter standards resolving the environmental issues (Continued on page 11) than their Federal counterparts. A

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Saturday, September 8, 2012, was W&P Associates member Thu Dave McCoy’s 97th birthday. E Pham, LADWP Graphics Clampus Vitus (members refer to Manager, brought to our themselves as “clampers”) is a attention an article on the surprisingly ancient fraternal group dedication of a statue of Antonio that places historic markers Aguilar, a singer and actor, on throughout the western United the ground of El Pueblo. It is a States, recording places of historic great achievement for the Latino DAVE McCOY significance. Dave McCoy is a community showing their pride. former DWP hydrographer who had Pioneering Eastern Sierra Skier, Visionary and entrepreneur, The cost of the statue was the foresight to see that Mammoth Dave McCoy’s passion for skiing began in high school and $200,000, the city contributed could be an ideal place for a ski soon thereafter he joined the Eastern Sierra Ski Club in 1936. $50,000 and the rest was from resort and he had the fortitude, Dave was hired by LADWP as a hydrographer, conducting private donors. creativity and intelligence, to build snow surveys while skiing across the Eastern Sierra. It would certainly be it. The clampers Bodie Chapter Realizing the region had abundant snowfall, Dave began to tremendous and fitting to see a 46 honored him on his birthday by dream of developing a ski area in the Eastern Sierra. In 1938, statue of William Mulholland, he built the region’s first permanent rope tow at McGee placing the marker pictured here. dedicated in the City that he Former Associates board Mountain. In 1941, Dave and his wife Roma relocated to Mammoth Mountain, erecting the first lodge in 1947. loved and helped to create, in member Abraham Hoffman, also a Mammoth Mountain ski area was officially incorporated in time for the LA Aqueduct clamper, has offered on behalf of 1955 and Dave served as its leader for the next 50 years. Centennial celebration next his local Chapter of E Clampus Expanding and improving the facilities into a world class ski year. Without the water, Los Vitus to place a similar marker at resort. Due to his vision, efforts and commitment to skiing in Angeles would very likely have the Cascades in the San Fernando the Eastern Sierra, the name Dave McCoy will be forever remained a small town at best, Valley, next year, in honor of the linked to Mammoth Mountain and the growth of Southern and major events like the final 100th anniversary of the opening of Mono County. flight of the Space Shuttle the Los Angeles/Owens Aqueduct, Dedicated September 8, 2012. Endeavour would have taken on November 5, 2013. This would Bodie Chapter No. 64 E. CLAMPUS VITUS place somewhere else. Let us be done at no cost to the DWP. ! Mammoth Forest Service U S Department of Agriculture know your views about creating a statue. ! The Bay-Delta Controversy (Continued from page 10) Bay-Delta Conservation Plan, the They would leave it to the Central Metropolitan Water District of Valley farmers and residents of The reduction in water Southern California has removed any Southern California to find other supply to the San Joaquin Valley has, assumption of increased water supply solutions to their water supply needs. in turn, severely curtailed agricultural from the SWP in its short and production and resulted in high rates intermediate term plans. In my opinion, the current of unemployment and a depressed proposal outlined in the Framework, economy throughout the valley. In Many in the water and as well as other proposals discussed Southern California, water use agriculture industries have called the in the past, are more than capable of restrictions have been imposed in Bay-Delta situation a “man-made achieving all of the goals of the Bay- many communities, particularly in drought”, blaming the Delta Conservation Planning San Diego County. Water agencies in environmental Process. However, the process for Southern California are continuing to regulations for placing gaining a consensus on the Plan and increase conservation goals, and are the needs of a three-inch the provisions of the environmental planning for costly recycling projects long fish above the regulations will cause the process to to fulfill the growing demand for needs of people and the drag on for many more years before water. Steep increases in water rates economy. Others argue we realize any additional water from have occurred and more are planned. that the only solution to the SWP. In future newsletters, we the environmental problems of the will explore some of the complex In recognition of the likely Delta is to further curtail pumping reasons why I believe this to be the timeframe for resolution of the and avoid construction that will case and delve into the political remaining issues surrounding the likely further damage ecosystems. reasons behind them. !

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