Public Hearings October 5, 1
00001 .-;-:~--;-:;;:-;---;:'_...,,,------:,.------::--:-OOOO4 1 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1993,3:00 P.M. 1 Sitting to my immediate left is Jim Canaday. He Is one 2 ~Oo- 2 of the Steff Envlrorvnental Specialists. Steve Herren;, and 3 MR. DEL PtERO: L.cIIe. and gentlemen. If yOY would be 3 Steve Is In the back of the ro«n right there. he III ow othefo 4 kind enough to take yoUI' ..at., we wil begin. 4 Staff Environment. Specialist alltstlng us on thie fj·,atter. 5 Good afternoon. My name Is Marc del P\ero, and we .... 5 We have two Staff Engineers. Mr. R1ch~ Srtkowsld and 6 here today to convene a polley ....ion on behalf of the Stat. 6 Hugh smith. who Is the gentleman collectir19 the h~» c·,.·cl~ 7 Water Resources Control Board to discull the '"ue of water 7 outside, and then my good friend, Chief CounH! for tl'clllf 8 diversions from Mono Lak•. 8 heartng to my Invnedlate right, 0 Frink. 9 I am currently Vlce-Ghalr of the State Water RelOurce. 9 The State Water Board • ch ged with tM i>:'\i,~ c, 10 Control Board and thl. matter I. a matter that w. held polley 10 amending the City of Los Angeles' Wat~'f A1ghtl!l ~, ;,~':'m &;dn 11 hearings on yesterday In the City of Lo. Angeles. We wll be 11 to include tenns and conditions necessary to prCl"":lt t(·H. 12 conducting those policy hearings today. 12 fishery resources In the affected stream.:.. The ;:;tiitCi W(l~f!f 13 When I get done with that, tho.. who wish to make polley 13 Board hn 81so Wen ci'larged with the t'~~k of conlll ,... ~ .... _- L .••""" ...... "'''''''''' .. 1 0 r-,....,...nt""">Tr-n ,., 1 "]\ ,. Public Hearings October 5, 19£ .....,...._-----:-=-""=""'-:-:-:-=:-:,.----:,.,....- 0000.7 1 be awhile before I get to come back. 1 MR. CANADY: No. 2 Tim Sanford. Good afternoon, sir. 2 MR. DEL PlERO: Ladie. and gentlefTwn, we .. going to 3 MR. SANFORD: Good afternoon. My name is Tim Sanford. 3 begin. The fInt person I would lib to c" Iti Mr. Jarm, 4 I h.ve IivecI In Mono County since 1977, and I have been I 4 repreMnting the Grellt Bnln UnifIed Ak Pollution Control 6 practicing attorney In Mono County .ince 1980. 5 Dilltrlct. Good afternoon, ...... 8 I would Hlte to tel you • very brief story in which I 6 MR. JARVIS: Good afternoon to .. of you. My name i. 7 w••xpres. my feeling. on this issue. My parents arrived in 7 Michael Jarvi., and I am the Mono County .upem.or for the 8 town just the other day, and the very first thing I did was I 8 Rrst District. 9 took them out to dinner at Mono Inn. A. we watched the sun 9 Today, I am .peaking to you on behatf of the Grellt a..1n 10 Nt on Mono Lake, a. we like to do, it was a beautiful sight, 10 Unified Air Pollution Control DilItrict. 11 and we appreciate it, and it allO reminded me of the many many 11 Thlti District was crellted by the Stilt... the local Ak 12 hundred. of time. thllt I hlv. driven by Mono Lake on my way to 12 Quality Reguilltory Agency. The Grellt a..1n Ak Pollution 13 the court hoUR In Bridgeport over the yelr., and watched and 13 Control District hu a .ix-member board of dlrecton made 14 been a pan of the howling duat storm. across the lake. 14 up of two County SupervItiors from HCh of the thrM countle' 16 It reminded me and my parent. of the calamity that Is 15 in the District. The thrH count," In the DilItrict .. Inyo 15 about to bef.. the wlldHf. at Mono Lak., the brine shrimp 16 County to the eouth. Mono County where we .. now, and AIplne 17 and the gul popuIlltlon. It reminded u. of the fact that It 17 County to the north. 18 Iti I very beautiful ... that .hould be living up to its 18 It I. the strong recommendlltlon of our DilItrIct IV th« 19 de8lgnatlon •• I National SCenic Are•. 19 you select the 6,390 foot alternlltlve or higher for Mono Lalte. 20 I appreciate your presence today and urge you to join In 20 Our deci.1on was unanimouely approved based upon the 21 the consen_ that ~s to be evolving, and I urge you to 21 informlltion thllt w.. provided In the Draft EnvIrotmental 22 join In with the opinion .xpressed by the Wilson 22 Impact Report on the Mono Bnln. 23 adnnatrlltlon, by the Mono County Board of Supervisors, and 23 The decl.ion of our Board wu re~ after .x8r'l1inlng 24 by me, and approve the 6,390 level or above. Thank you. 24 issue. connected dWectly with the Ak Quality of the Mono 26 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much, .ir. 25 Ba.in. The 6,390-foot alternative wll .ubstantlally decrea.. "'7"_--:;;:-;~-;-_;___;_-;___:_"'7'"-_:__:___:____;_:_--OOO 11 00008 1 Ted S...ford. I understand you just arrived here. -:l;--7.the:--w"';"ind--::b-;lo-w-n-d7"u-st~fro-m---:-t7'"he-.7"ho-r-e-.-o-:f-:Mo:":"'"-no----:L-ak7'"e-.--:;T;;"'"he Federal 2 MR. SANFORD: Ye.,., I happen to be related to Tim. 2 government i. currently In the proce.. of de.lgnating the Mono 3 MR. DEL PlERO: I sensed that. 3 Basin a. a non-attainable area in vioilltion of the Nlltlonal 4 MR. SANFORD: SIr, when we fInt saw Mono Lake in 1959, 4 Ambient Air Quality Standard. becau.. of particulate•. 6 it w.. on the occnion of the fInt vi.it we hed ever made to 5 Now, theM paniculllte... known In ~lItory Jargon u 6 California from the Eaat Cont. W., my wife snd I and family, 6 PM-l0, which stands for partlculat. lNItterle.. than 10 7 hIve been coming to Mammoth, to this area .ince 1964 almost 7 micron•. The.. extremely am" particle••e Ie•• than 1110th 8 every va. beclUM w. love It 10 much. 8 the diameter of a human hair. It can eully be Inhaled Into 9 We have come here from Texu, from Delaware, and now fro IT 9 the deepest part of the human lung. High Ievelti of the.. 10 WasNngton State, where I currently resid., because of the 10 particulates POM a significant risk to the pubic health. 11 beeutle. of the ... and .. it hal to offer. 11 Mono Basin violat•• the National standard. of 12 We have been contributing to the Mono Lake Committee 12 particulates and this contribute. to the poor health of 13 since 1978 when the CommIttee WI. first formed. I would 13 individual. who Iiv. in or visit the •••• 14 dearly lit. It if In the future our contribution. to the 14 People who are p.rtlcularly sensitive to PM-10 .. 16 Committee could be toward constructive thIngs in the 15 children, the elderly, people who have heart dltie.M, thoM 16 environment Inatead of end.... litigation, trying to keep the 16 with respiratory problem. such .s asthm. and bronchitis, and 17 lake level where It should be, which In my opinion, Is the 17 people with influenza. Even healthy indiYldu. can 18 higher alternative being discussed. 18 experience difficulty in brellthing if they .. expaNd to the 19 So, I plead with you" to go for the higher altemative 19 dust storm. at Mono Lake. 20 10 that we can continue to come down here from Washington 20 In a recent study of Lake PM-l0 concentrlltlons that .. 21 State and enjoy the "I as we alwly' have. Thank you very 21 even lower than the Federal standard., they attribute to 22 much. 22 60,000 premature dellths In the UnIted Stilt.. alone. The 23 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much, .ir. 23 6,390-foot alternlltlve or higher would help impl'ove the air 24 Jody Ass. Howard Areularius. Good aftemoon, sir. 24 quality and bring the ..a Into compliance with the Federal 26 MR. AREULARIUS: Good .fternoon. My name i. Howard 25 Clean Air standard•. 00012 ~l;--"';'Are-ul7'"arIus-;--.--;-, .~G;:;:.-Are-=---u1;-a-.-riu-s--:-&-:SO::--n-. 00009 am--repre--eent--7:ing--;:'F - -:l;----:No~w-, t:::he~G;:;:re-IIt:-=a.:-sIn-'-":"UnifIed:-::;;--:;-Ak=-::PoIIutIon:-::""":":· -our--:Di;:;:';-at=-nct":""'-=-, 2 I want to thank you for the opportunity to give testimony 2 Control District, i. currently conducting I'II.ImlII'OUe studies on 3 on the very critical Iti_ that I. facing you concerning the 3 the Owens Dry Lake in Inyo County. The engineering solutions 4 future health of the Mono a.sin and itl water uses and 4 being tested at Owens Dry Lake .. not an option at Mono L.ke. 6 managamem. 5 It's in a national scenic ..... thatlti to be kept In Its 6 I am the property owner of 560 acre. of land which the 6 natural state. Ral.ing the lake level Iti the only known 7 lipper Owen. RIver run. through. Specifically, It Is the Upper 7 solution to the air problems at Mono Lake. The Grallt a.sln 8 Owen. Reach above Crowley Lak. bordered by the Inaja Compan, 8 Unified Air Pollution Control DllItrIct Board of directors 9 upstream and the Lo. Angele. Department of Water and Power 9 strongly urge the State Water RelOurces Control Board to adopt 10 downstream. 10 a 6,390-foot alternative or higher to improve the health of 11 My father and I h.ve been operating this property under 11 the residents and visitors of Mono Lake and to help us reach 12 general partnership for the paat 13 years. The property has 12 the National Air Quality standard•• 13 been In my fllther'. family .lnce 1919 and he has spent his 13 I appreciate the opportunity to .peak before you' Board 14 childhood Ieanq to c.. for the land and river and spent 14 and would welcome any question. you might have regarding the 16 hi. adulthoocl canytng on the tradition. of careful lend 15 air quality of this region. Thank you. 15 m~ementthat .. inherent In the agrlculturallndustry. 16 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 'had the p1e.sure 17 Thlti land and Its river .. part of my heritage and my 17 of meeting your Pollution Control District Offlcer on • field 18 concerns .. deep rooted and my hope for the future of this 18 trip we took here about. month and a half ago, I very 19 beautiful ..... 8lncere. 19 delightful person. She i. also. friend of my former Air 20 The lipper Owens RIver Is a unique natural resource. Just 20 Pollution Control District Officer in Monterey. Thank you. 21 a. there are spec:lflc concerns for the protection of Mono Lake 21 MR. JARVIS: ThInk you, and you've got to come back when 22 in its EIR, there .,. also specific concernl for the 22 you're not doing this stuff. 23 protection of the Upper Owens River. The level of protection 23 MR. DEL PlERO: I appreciate the inYitatlon. I am not 24 should be equal and the Upper Owen. River should be protected 24 only doing thl. stuff, I am the hearing officer few Big Bear 25 and not be sacrtflc:ed in order to protect another area. 25 in Southern California, starting IS of next Monday, so It mlY 00013 ______00010 -:---'::;C-o-nM-que--nc-e-s-and-;--e':;:ff;-ect--=-s:-s':';ho:-::-:-u71d-;-a;-lw-a-y-.-:b:""e:-'":"co":""n-s=""id7 ered Page 2 Tote-Scripts· by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5: Public Hearings October 5, 1993 2 during any proce.. of change. 3 deci.ion at this point. and wil not be prepared to do that 3 I would like to emphame the need to balance management 4 until the .vldentlary phne is over, you need to be aware that 4 so a. to protect already exiwtlng and ongoing fish habitat In 6 the Soard Ie .w.. and very cognizant of the potential damage 5 the Upper Owens RIv.r, spec:iflcally, the flow of wat... that 8 that. In __ ceeea, may have happened and In lOme c.... m.y 6 would be released via the twtnel to the Ow_ RIver must be 7 happen In the fulwe without • careful recognition of the 7 kept at • con.istent rat.. Succe.sfuI restoration of the 8 r..... Into the Upper Ow_. Fht of aI. let me .ay 8 upstream channel. of both Mono Lake trIbut..... and the Upper 9 that'. on our mind. 9 Owen. RIver .hould require controf levels to rnaMge high 10 Secondly. I have • question to ask you. In the .vent 10 spring runoff water. 11 that the Soard w.... to prep... wat... right. order for the 11 The Owen. RIver cannot be used to put .xce•• wat... from 12 Mono BasIn that addressed the i._. In terms of the Upper 12 the Mono easin in order to protect the Mono Lak. tributaries 13 Ow_ to your satisfaction. would you continue to oPPO" the 13 from high runoff water. 14 d.signatlon of Mono Lak. II an outstanding natural r.source 14 A consistent flow i. vital to mitlgat. the damage already 16 wat...7 15 done by the elimination of the tunnel water In 1989 and to 18 MR. AREUlARIUS: If w. w - 16 provide the river with • full level that wil anabIe the 17 MR. DEL PlERO: If you w atlsfled. 17 stream to begin to recover and establl.h an environment that 18 MR. AREUlARIUS: If I felt w. w.... satisfied, probably a 18 will not fluctuate and eXPerience drastic changes from ..ason 19 f.w y..... aft... the designation of water right., V". I 19 to season. 20 probably would be when. you know••verybody understand.. That 20 I support using the point of reference II of 1989, .. 21 is why • say that I think that we can reach common ground 21 that date is the most current and represent. the area rnot'e 22 betw..... Mono Lab and also the people of the Upper Owen•. 22 realistlcaoy than that of the 1941 dat•• 23 MR. DEL PlERO: One other tNng. We ware of the 23 I believe that any reference to lIv.atock ralalng In the 24 ..-. you raised In regard to livestock. we con.idering 24 Environmental Impect Report should be made from the point of 26 that very cIoHty. 25 view of the impact of the Mono Basin Plan on livestock 00017 00014 -:1,...---=MR-==-.""""ARE='=::-U::-lARI"':":':':'US=-:--:'And---:--:-.-am---:-fulIy:-::--.w-_----:-1just;--"-w-anted to "'"':1;---gr-a-z';""ing-.""""U,..,·v-e-st"""oc---.k-g-r-az"'"':ing;-"':"ia-an-;'"hiat';""·"""one.....,..·-al"""-uae--of::"'thI8::":'"':'-' 2 .xpreu my concerns about the flood wat... or the exce.s wster. 2 property, and if any referenc•• to management of this land LIM 3 I just wanted to go on record .. having that In the statement. 3 are to be made in the EIR, they ahouId be apeciflc and only 4 so that·. why I brought that up. Thank you. 4 identified after extensive and substantiated study. 6 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. air. 5 I do not believe that the.. objective. have beer! IMt with 8 The next individual Ie Don Bant., Chairman of the Lee 6 respect to the reference to livestock In the DEIR. 7 VInIng PublIc UtlIItIes DIftrIct. Mr. Banta. 7 The fencing of the property along the river has not beer! 8 MR. BANTA: My name Ie Don Banta. I am the Chairman of 8 evaluated to the degree nece••ary In ord... to identify this .. 8 the Lee VInIng PublIc UtlIIty DIftrIct and I am heN 9 a viable mitigating mea.ur.. The last .Ight y..... of drought 10 repreHntIng that Board and the people that .. wat... users In 10 condition. combined with the drastic c:hanga In the management 11 the community of Lee VInIng, and I had • lett... to you In 11 of Owen. River are variables that must be c:onaIc:IerM when 12 regard to that. 12 making any conclu.ion. concemIng the anvlrotment of the 13 Dear SIr: In regard to our application to the State 13 property adjacent to the rIv.... 14 W.... Reeourcee Controf Soard - this application w.. made 14 Mitigation .hould only be neceanry when • apeciflc need 15 eometIme within the Iaat two ve.... - In regard to the 15 Is identified. I do not .upport the IncIuelon of livestock 18 application to the St•• W.... Reeourcee Control Soard, the 16 grazing ••• part of the EIR untl the concern can be studied 17 Lee VInIng PubIc UtIIty DIetrIct request. that • minimum of 17 objectively and extensively In order to dr.w factual 18 3 cubic feet '* MCOrtd of stream water be Nleased u Lee 18 conclusions. 18 vinng Creek underflow, groundwater, or any de.lgnatlon that 19 I do believe that a common ground can be recommended for 20 might be det~. 20 the protection of Mono Lak. and also for protection of the 21 At the praent time, w... utilizing an excellent 21 Upper Owen. RIv.r, but no protection me...... 1houId be 22 quality and quandCy _ that has recently been d.veloped 22 undertaken when that me••ure is eNatlng harmfut and 23 and restored. 101o_, _ do not want to overlook the 23 devastating effect. on another natural re_. 24 poaaiblllty that our diver8Ion may at lOme time In the future 24 Thi. i. contradlctor;y to the definition of protection. 2& neceeaitate the LIM of w.... or diversion from the creek 25 The perpetuation of the Ow_ RIver II a WIIque superior -:-.....,.,...... ",,-- 00018 -:---::-..,...,.... --.,. --:--:-_--,-_.,..,...--._00015 1 it... 1 fishing stream must be protected. I am only aeIcing that the 2 The Lee VInIng PubIc UtIIty DIetrIct, In accordance 2 whole plctur. be considered In the very difficult t"that 3 with the Mono CowIty General Plan. f.... that there Ie • 3 you h.ve before you. 4 definite potential for community .xpansion In Lee VInIng. The 4 At this time. I cannot .upport the designation of Mono 5 Mono County a-wal Plan objectfvea _ - and this Ie found 5 Lake a. an outstanding national re_ wat.... There ..too 8 In Mono CowIty a-wal Plan - PolIcy 1. obtain land. 6 many unan.wered questions. ,and this dMIgnatIon has • 7 '-uary for the orderty exp..-Ion of Lee VInIng. 7 potential of further restricting protection of the Upper Ow«w 8 In ActIon 1.1, WOItt with the appropriat. agencln to 8 River. 8 provide for de""'" land. adjacent to Lee VInIng. 9 Thank you for the opport\a'IIty to .xpreII my concema, and 10 ActIon 1.2, deelgnate land. adjacent to Lee VInIng for 10 as you evaluate thla vital Intereet, pIeaae remember that the 11 community expaneIon and the 1and LIM ...... 11 protection of the Up,* Ow_ RIver should not be traded and 12 PolIcy 2. FW.n development to colncIde with 12 sacrifICed In developing • poley to protect Mono ..... 13 InfratructuN and lU'face c.pabIIIty expanalon. 13 May I Ie.ve thl. 1ett...7 14 ActIon 2.1. SUpport and ..aIst Lee VInIng PublIc Utility 14 MR. DEL PlERO: I have got • couple of qIM8tions, If you 15 DIatrict In aacurfng IUffIcIent wat... for community growth. 15 would be kind enough to anew... them. Fht of ai, I w" you 18 Action 2.2. ReqWe development project. to obtain wll 16 to be aware that In terms of flood flow. and the Impact In 17 ..",. lett.... from lPPIIcable earvIce agencIea. 17 term. of flood flow. and the Impact on the Upper Ow... RIver, 18 And that'. the end of the portion from the Mono County 18 I want you to understand there _ • number of other people 18 planning Department. 19 here. The Soard is very much .w_ of the perception In __ 20 Bact to the statement from the Lee VInIng PubIc Utility 20 caee. that the actual Impact on the Upper Ow_, partlcularty 21 DIabIct, and I w. begin: 21 the nature of the Owens and It. meandering courM from 22 M to date, the Lee VInIng PubIc UtIIty DIatrict meet. 22 significant flood flow. and also .Ignlflcant reIe_ to the 23 the neede of the community of Lee VInIng. The .xceptlon to 23 tunnel - we .,. very much cognizant of that and yow concema 24 this Ie during • few monthe during the peak water consumption 24 about looking after the Interest. of the Mono BasIn without 26 period, at which time CONerYatlon Ie sometimes requHd. 25 necesaarily concerning the Impact. on the Upper Ow_. I want 00019 00018 "'"':,:--""/t':"·.-the-:--:DIatrIct,.,....,,....,....,..,·-.""feeIIn--::-Ig--,tMt.,....-,.-add.....,..",ItIonaI,.,...-.....,..-w-at":'"...---:fIo=--w-.-w-=iI -:1;---yo-u---:-to-u-nd"""e-r-st7""and---:-,t';""he-=SO;-ard....,...,Ie,...... ,.Iooklng---.-:--at,.-the-:--entIre...... ,,;---picture~ • 2 be required to support additional growth. 2 and although the Soard wil not be prepared to render any 3 It should be noted tMt the Lee VInIng PublIc UtUity Page 3 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 4 District doe. not wish to allow or provide fOf' any of It. 5 MS. GAINES: I can .ay without exaggerating that the 5 allotted water to be tran.ported or used outside of the Mono e existence of Mono Leke h.. changed my mind. I moved to Lee 6 Ba.in. 7 VIning 15 ye.. ago to help atart the Mono Lake Committee. 7 It should aIao be noted that any unuaed portion of the 8 Mono Lake pulled me here and keep. me here. 8 requeated minimum 3 cubic feet per second .ha11 be distributed 9 I am lucky enough to have dally contact with this unique 9 II detennlnecl by the State Water Reaource. Control Boan:l. 10 body of water and It. tributer,. I swim In It In the summer. 10 Tin Is from the L.. Vlr*II PublIc: Utility DIstrict over 11 In the fal and winter I can w.1k the beaches to bird watch 11 my .Ignatln. 12 along the creek. In winter , tid along the .hore. or upslope 12 And may I .impty are: without any regan:l to the L.. 13 along an ice..terrace or volcanic crater. 13 Vining PublIc UtHity DIstrict, but • a citizen of the 14 People come from aI over the USA and the globe to marvel 14 community of 1.N VIning for over 80 ye... I Lqe you to do lIS at the femn. of Mono Lake. 15 whatever you can to maint... the level of Mono Leke at 8390. 18 The Mono Lake CommItt.. and the Mono Lake Fourldatlon 18 Thank you very much. 17 offer educational ctn... aI summer. Instruction I. In 17 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. -"-t fOf' yow 18 various field.. Subject••e flowers. bird., volcanoe. and 18 information. you need to be awn that st.tf Ia currently 19 gIacIera. 19 con.iderlng protection of water .uppIIea fOf' fut\.n In-baeln 20 The ~ canoe t_1a flied every weekend. So., 20 u.... So. If you hed not been aware of that, that II one of 21 lot of people beIidea myHIf make Mono Lake a focal point of 21 the thing. the Boan:l Ie giving coneideratlon to. 22 thelr Itwa, thelr vecatlons, Of'theIr vocation•• 22 MR. BAHTA: For the benefit of the people who .. here. 23 But the moat Important population to ••ve Mono Lake for 23 we have hed wonderful cooperation from the State Water 24 II the anrnata and plant. that lYe In the leke. They can 24 Resourcee Control Board. and we wOftt very wei with them. and 26 lYe nowhere ..... 25 we .. aware of that. Thank you. 00023 -:-_---,-,=-=--===--:::---:- ....,.... 000,20 -:,;--,y:i:ou:':":"'"t:":aIk:M:""':::about=::-:::t'::'he-'-:g--re:"'"at"':'e-st=-g:"'"ood--;-:f'-"or-t::::he-g-r-eat-:-e-st:"""n-umber, 1 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 2 and water for the brine ahrImp. for the jRRon. of brine 2 MlIIjorie SII. Good afternoon. 3 IhrImp and fIIea wins eully. 3 MS. SILL: Thank YOU. gentlemen. FIrat of aI. I would 4 TNt ecolYatem need. the creek. flowing into it. The 4 like to .ay I am a re.ident of Reno. Naveda, and • a re.ident 6 creek... flowing now and lIt·s keep It that way. 5 of the driest state in the Union, I really appreciate the 8 The anknaII need Mono Lake. we need Mono Lake. Let's 6 State Water Resource. Control Boan:l, and I am going to take 7 ••ve It for aI of us. Thank you. 7 the idea back to my own state. I think we need It. 8 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. I. Bob Stephan 8 I am the Federal Land CoordInatOf' fOf' the Tolyabe ChllPter 9 here? Jan WOftt? Gary NeIaon? Jean Oakeshott? Mark Lake? 9 of the Sierra Club. Thi. covers aI of Naveda and Entern 10 Gerald Purdy. Welcome. 10 California. 11 MR. PURDY: 'used to Iva over here for folM' or five 11 We have approximately 3800 members. We care a great deal 12 .,.... I am • P'Ofeaalonai englMer. and I ueed to work In 12 about Mono Lake. We have an historical Internt In Mono Lake. 13 the emfror-.mental englMerlng field with the engineering 13 We have ueed It fOf' recreation. we have used It for many of 14 eoct.ty over In Naveda. I w.. State Pre.ident of It a number 14 our members who are artist. and photographers. and Mono Lake 15 of.,... ago. and I w.. on the Great Ba.in Unified Air 15 i. a perfectly wonderful resource. 18 Polutlon Control Hearing Boan:l fOf' about five years as Alpine 18 I. myaelf. drove down from Reno today. and I atopped at 17 County'...... atlve. 17 Mono Lake. a. I always do. and just looked at It and thought 18 I have been on the Eastern Sierra aboUt 20 years. I have 18 about how great It W•• and I stopped again to _ Rueh Creek 19 lived In Mammoth for over five. and eight years ago we made 19 coming Into Mono Leke. The water Ie coming down ag.... and I 20 the moat feroftacf*1g air poIutlon control decl.lon in 20 wa. thrllled • I am every time I melee that drive. 21 CaIIfomIa·. history. 21 The Toiyabe Chapter NCOmmlIIId. allvel of 8380 or higher. 22 Loa ~ II retponllble for cauelng the air pollution 22 and we hope thst thi. problem can be reaoIved In a timely 23 probIerrMI down In Mono Lake and Owens Valley Dry lake. 23 fashion. 24 And boy. we __ aImoat reedy under the law to go ahead 24 I have here an article. rather a trantlCript of tntlrnony 25 and""" graveling mitigation me...... that were permitted 25 given by Huey Johnson In 1982 In May and before a 00024 -:1:---un-Ider-:---::the~la:-w-at~that:--:~tIme"""'-.--:-lnat--:-:-e-ed-:-.the:':""""-:C=Ity:--w-ent~-:t-o-' 00021 -:';--:;;;C-::-ong=-=re-::-.-::-."7Io--n--a1:;-;:;eo=mmItt==..-::-.---::;T:;:h-:'at:::-:"':Ia""':':":l:-:ye--..=-ago""""':'-."'rnot-:'--re-:than 11 2 Sacramento and burned through Senate BII 270 and got at the 2 years ago, and he entitled It "Mono Lab Doesn't Need to DIe-. 3 ~ PollutIon He.... Board and left us hanging, and It's been 3 At that time he thought that unIe•• aomethIng w. done. 4 eight.,... alnce then. And .. we have now I. more studle•• 4 It wouid die. Fortunately. It ~ tunItved. But we can't 15 more talk, more PM-10. 5 bank on It••urvtvIng forever without __ intervention by 8 The duat off Ow_ Lekele a national disaster. Mono 8 you. 7 LeIce lIn't much better. I .upport everything the Mono Lake 7 And I wouid Hlte to conclude by reeding .0metNllg from 8 CommItt.. Ia trying to do In term. of elevation and getting 8 Mr. Johnson'. testimony: The 10.. of Mono Lake. an incredibly 9 ntabllahed to protect tNng•• 9 rich and productive ecosystem. would be a tragedy of major 10 There Ia a terrible health hazan:l from that dust. As It 10 dimension. It was John MuIr. an eerty Mono Lake enthuaInt. 11 goes down Ow_ Lake. It goes 30.000 feet in the air and goes 11 who pointed out that aI tNng.1n Mture arelnt8l'COlwleCted. 12 cleer down. fer .. San Beman:lino. and .. we have Is 12 We shouid not ca.ualy contemplate the destruction of tNt 13 studies. We have been Invotved In • lot of water battle. now. 13 resource. We h.ve • re~ to .ave Mono Lake. a 14 The groundwater pumping down there Ia something tenlble. We 14 respon.iblllty to oureelvea and _ children and _ 115 have overpumped wid the water Ia coming back across the Valley 15 grandchildren and for the ...... atIon. to come. 18 from the West SIde. On the East SIde and the West Side, the 18 So. a. soon • you have yow hearing. where you have hard 17 w..... dropping down. We have had conaultant report. going 17 scientific evidence. I hope that __ decIaIon can be made 18 b8Ck 20 yeera that say If we puI water down. the gras. dies 18 very soon. Thank you very much. 19 at 3 and vegetation at 6. wid everytNng goes at about 20 19 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. I do need to point 20 feet. And nobody is doing anything about It. 20 out in regard to yo1M' Iaat queatIon. the State Board tIM 21 WheIw I am oomIng from with tin II we really don't need 21 alreedy indicated to our executive DIrector and to _ at.tf 22 falmen and equality. Wh.t we need from you fellows I, 22 that tin i•• priority In terms of production of an order. 23 protec:tlon. 23 Once the evidentiary portion of the hearing Ie completed. wid 24 The great crime of the Ow_ and up the Eastem Sierr" 24 once.n of the written policy statement. have been submitted. 25 Ien't what Loa AngeIea did to the paopIe here. It i. what thO' 25 it i. 01M' Board's intent to try to expedite ...,.eration of the 000;' ~1:---=St""'at""""'e-o"':'f-:::C:-alf'::':"'"0l-m"" -:-_....,...._--:--:-:---:---:-:-_--:-_-:- 000,22 ...""""'IIt""""'th""'l8l-m--do"""":-by""""f..""iMn::--llI-t.,...o-act...... ,-.-nd....,....p-ro-:t'ect 1 order. probably In the spring of next yeer. 2 the people. 2 MS. SIU: Thank you. 3 The rural communItIn don't have the depth of people that 3 MR. DEL P1ERO: Tim Alders. He Ie not here. Saly 4 you typify. We don't have the dual profe..lonals who are 4 Gaines. 5 profe.sIonaI ena"-s and aIeo have degree. in water Page 4 Tote-Scripts· by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 6 engineering. The City hu got I bunch of them down ther•• 7 Our Regional Board dlscusMd tN. in quite I bit of 7 They don't need anybody to take c_ of their inter.It•• 8 detail, and w. had lengthy dlICUlIion. at two of our AugUIt a They are pretty well protected politically, technically, 9 and september Board nweting., and w. wer. able to conden.. 9 and financially. I think their budget II what, about 3.4 10 tN. down to four p~. and kind of cut through and hit the 10 billion dollar. lye.... They .... one of the *V.1t utllltle. 11 point. that I tI*lk ..the molt pertinent. 11 in the United State., plu. they .... one of the '-gelt 12 Before I begin, I would •• to introduce one of our 12 unregulated utilitie. In the UnIted Stlte•• 13 original Board Itaft rnembera, CIndy WIN, IOmewhere back here, 13 They can do anything to anybody anytime they want to, and 14 and Cindy wa aligned the unenviable tHk of reviewing that 14 where they want to, I' long a they want to, for what.ver 16 document and going through It and providing Itlff perwpectIve 15 reason they want to. They _wer to nobody. 11 to put up In front of ue Regional Board I'lMIfnben 10 w. could 16 You men, and the FiIh and Game, the Stat. Re.clUl'Cft, the 17 have .om. Input. She did I terrific job In I Ihort period of 17 State Air Resource., failed to take the Ie~ In a 18 time, and aha II going to be here to _wer any technical 18 decisive sort of way, and you ended up with the dlagr_ w. 19 queltlons when I get through with my prelentatlon. 19 have got in the Owen. Valley. It II not jult the Owena 20 I wa Hked to .ummarIz. our comment" and in going 20 Valley. Salina. i. a me•• down there with a f.... to deal 21 through our poley Itatement, w... condenled from a 12-lnch 21 with salt water intrusion coming In from Monterey. Nobody hae 22 thick document down to four pag... And a. I went through thlt j 22 made a decision on it yet. Twenty ye.... they have been 23 In the Jut day or 10, .very Hntence ha a meaning her. that 23 studying that. 24 la Important, so I decided to go through and read tN•• 24 MR. DEL P1ERO: Watch the newlp...... 26 There'a lOme .xc.IIent comment. here. I know you" have a 25 MR. PURDY: Yeah. That'. been dragging on over the .ame 00029 00028 1 copy of It. 1 length of time. Take care of the ecoayltern over ther•• It'a 2 MR. DEL PlERO: Go right ahead. 2 just about down to 5 or 10 percent. 3 MR. AlDERS: But I tI*lk becau.. of Lahontan'. high 3 Pretty soon you end up with whar'.left to NY. and who 4 profile here In Inyo and Mono Countlea, not only a. a 4 is around to care. 5 commenting agency, but a a regulatory agency, I think it II 5 Thill thing, I don't think, Is about water. I think it Is 1 Important for the pubic media to know what our. position i. on 6 a test of will.. They don't need the water now out of ttW 7 this. 7 area, they didn't need It then. They only uMd 6 or 10 8 So, without any fwther ado, I would •• to begin. 8 percent of their allocation on the Metropoltan Water DiItric:t 9 The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board 9 back in the 70., and with the new legislation, water 10 appreclM.a ttW opportunity to prelent it. comment. regarding 10 marketing, water management, and modem concept. that .xlIt, 11 the Draft Elft for the revieW of Mono Balin water right. of the 11 there I. no need to luck Mono Lake dry. 12 CIty of Los AngeM. 12 But the only realOn w. took wat... out of ttW whole OW_ 13 Many of our comment. were lent to the State Board Itaff 13 Valley in the firlt place, It II gravity aI the way to Lo. 14 by AugUit 80, 1883. W. do not intend to relterat. tho.. 14 Angele., and make. lot. of money. They get 40. 60, 100 16 det.... and commenta a part of ttW policy Itatement. 15 dollar. flowing out of the tap. into the .wlmmlng pool. down 11 Inlt.ad, w. want to UN ttW opportunity to emphulze the 16 there. The only reaaon they didn't take It out of the Central 17 HIMCe of our ...... comment. and provide nece.aary 17 Valley Project I. you hav.to PUl'\'lP It at I couple of hundred 18 additional and revltled comment•• 18 : filet over the Tehachapi. into Lo. Angeie.. It colt. I few 19 The Regional Board pIKQ great Importance on the 19 hundred dollar. on the Central Valey. This 8Ide It II 20 protection of the water quality and beneficial u... of the 20 gravity. 21 Mono Lake BaeIn. Thia concept wa atreaMd to the State Board 21 But the people over here don't ahara In this kind of 22 by Regional Board RnolutIon No. 6080-32 In AprIl of 1980. 22 money, and by law I think they .. entitled to I percentage of 23 The Regional Board al80 conlidera the Owen. RIver a high 23 the revenue. that come out of the po_. 24 reaource value water. Thue, the Regional Board conaider. it 24 We don't have the sophIItlcated people who can reprnant 26 ..-wtlaI thM any ...... on the Mono BaeIn water right. of 25 our Interelt. in that ...ea, but It certainly .. there, and 00030 00027 1 the CIty of Los. AngeM provide for protection of water 1 what I hope you fellow. would do .. don't drag theM people 2 quality and beneficial UN of water of both the Mono Lak. 2 through another great long be-al, end-al ltudy and Iuw 3 BaeIn and the OW_ RIver water. 3 them hanging. I urge you to be dec:I8Ive. 4 lMIque and Important rnource v.... of Mono lake 4 We urge you to be more protective. I tI*lk It Ie your 5 certainly qualify _ an outltandlng national -.rce water. 5 duty and obligation to be protective of rwal comrnunItIH thM 8 W. 8UppOrt ttW de8IgnatIon for Mono .... and wlI conaIder 6 don't have the technical expertiM, the political and 7 deaIgMtIng It _ euch In a futww amendment to our BaeIn 7 financial .xpertl.. to d.fend their own Intereet., and thM 8 Plan. a hasn't been done. I The many YNN of dherelon of the main tributarlea to 9 And the real tragedy" If you fellow. don't, I apeak of 10 Mono lAke haw grady Impacted their beneflclal UN'. 10 you as the State of Callfornill. Ilk Reeourc:a, your 11 The NItLm of w_ to the trIbut..... and ongoing a. 11 Department, R.h end Game, and .verythIng, the Fed... going 12 well _ planned reetoratlon work Ie encouraging, and w. look 12 to do it for you Iik. they did In the ~-8radley blI and 13 forward to the .....abIIatimellt of the beneficial UNa of the 13 that i.n't nece••arlIy going to beneflt any of ue. 14 trIbut..... 14 I don't mean to be rabble rouaIng. I am Iincere In my 16 In our ..... commenta on the Draft EIft, w. indicated 15 comments. 18 that the Regional Board Itaft wa currently reviewing the 16 MR. DEL P1ERO: You make a whole lot of ~ to me. 17 Callfomla Department of Flah and G_'. report tbnDer 93-1 17 MR. PURDY: I'm a contnIctor. Ju8t came over today to 18 entitled -Upper 0_ RIver Stream Evaluation Report,. and may 18 get in out of the wind. 11 eubmIt additional commenta on the Upper OW_ RIver. 19 ~. DEL P1ERO: Got you out of the wind. Thank you, air. 20 RegIonal Board _aft hae completed It. review of Report 20 Alper•• Good afternoon, Mr. AIpere. 21 Number 13-1 and particu\arty looked • potentlallmpect. to 21 MR. ALPERS: Good afternoon. ~, how .. you today. 22 the Upper Ow..,. RIv« from A1ternatlve 8383.6 feet to 6380 22 Enjoying your vi.it to Mono County? 23 fMt. Thia range w_ identified by the Regional Board a. it. 23 MR. DEL PlERO: A1waya. 24 preten.d c:hoIce In the ...... EIR commenta. 24 MR. ALPERS: I'm here kind of pinch hitting for Leo 26 BaNd upon ttW review by RegIonal Board Itatt, we have 25 Poppoff, who II Chalnnan of the Lahontan Regional 00031 0002. 1 the foIowing addltianal commenta: 1 Water Quality Control Board. Being VIce-Chalrman and living 2 Comment Number One: The Draft EIft, on pagn 2 through 14 2 here locally. Leo called and aaked If I would pinch hit for 3 It...thM peak flow. exceeding 400 cubic feet per HCOnd In 3 him, so that'. why I'm here today. 4 the Upper OW_ RIver below Eeet Portal can damage the 4 My comment. today _ pretty much c:ondenMcI down to four 6 channel, and uan a flow of 300 cubic fMt per Hcond In the 5 page., and I wu really Impre.Md with our Itaft'. being able 8 Upper OW_ RIver In the development of alternative. u both 6 to pull that document down In two ...IIona. 7 a target and I maximum Itreern flow. Page 5 Tote-Scripta by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5,1993 8 Report 93-1 on page 214 stat•• that flow. of 250 cubic 9 And fIn.lIy. st 6383.5. the .ugmentatlon would be 44.000 9 feet per sec:ond would Ably re.uIt In eroded streem bll'llt., 10 ecre-feet per y••• would put the flow In the Upp.r Owen. 10 cut-off melncl.r. Incl the ••lOCiated 10.. of trout hlbltlt. 11 RIver to 131 cubic feet per HCOnd. lII'ld the tot.1 h.bltat 11 thlt flow. lIreater then 130 cubic feet per uc:ond would CIlUH 12 _'. the _age percentage Incre... over b.sellne would be 12 .roslon IIong the Anvl Rench reICh of the river unIes. the 13 37 percent. 13 north IncllOuth dlvenlon ditches operlted .. byp... chennels 14 ThuI, It either Ilk. level. Alternative 8390 or 6386.5. 14 simH. to the historic flShion. 115 the Upper Owens RIver 8COsyltem would be .ignlflc.ntly 15 Considering this Informlt!on from Report 93-1, the 18 enhInced over b...... conditions provided that the .xported 16 Reglol1ll Bow request. tMt the Stlt. Bon I1Il'W1 It. EIR 17 wat." conveyed through the Upper Owen. RIver channel In • 17 mod... using the lower t-v-t flow end ....vllluat. potent'" 18 prudent flSNon. 18 impect. from the vMious lIternatlve•• plrtlculllfy potentill 1. Report 93-1 on pege 217 _11m.lId. that Upper Ow.n. River 19 impect. to the Owen. RIver. 20 flow. do not.xceed .200 cubic foot per HCOnd flow regime 20 Comment Nu11ber Two: Report Number 93-1 on peges 213 to 21 which ~ • constant rlt. of IUlImentatlon nellly y•• 21 21? ktentlfiH -optimal- 200 cubic feet per uc:ond flow veer 22 round, rntorltlon end flow controll for reaches of the rIv.r 22 round. which w. rnelnteln total hIbltat _ It 80 pen:ent of 23 such .. operlltlon of the byp_ dltchel. 23 the mlXimum evallllble for Idult trout specIn. Incl • great. 24 The Report ... IncIudeI en equatIc hlbltat d.velopment 24 then BC percent of m.ximum avlilable for other trout life 26 Incl rnenegement pIIn on peges 218 through 238. 25 stag••• while not causing other detrimental Irnpect. to the 00035 00032 1 In lIddltlon to suggesting that the recommendltlon. In """1,....--w-at-.-r""".hed,....-:-.------....; 2 Report 93-1 be cer.fuIy conlidered when d.v.loping the Grant 2 How.ver. water In the ernount nec:e.1IfY to malnteln the 3 lak.JMono Lak. operation scheme. the Regional Bo.rd .110 3 optimal flow of 200 cubic feet per uc:ond .. not evallllble 4 beIIevn tNt the tlmkIg of flow. IhouId be aligned with the 4 und.r eny lake level lIt.mltlv.. 5 nltwal flow pittam of the rIv. on which ..v.ral phy.lcal 5 Comment Number Thr..: Report Number 93-1 Included. 8 and biological proceII8. depend. the phyelcal proc••s•• b.ing 8 d.t.iIed .valuatlon of two other flow condition.: 7 ltJ~ flow. to malnteln sp.wnlng lIrav.I•• and the 7 Number one. median b...Ana flow conditions of 70 cubic ~ ''''logical proce.... belng Invertebrat. Nt. cyc.... 8 feet per sec:ond. which .quat.s to no Mono Balin IUlIrnentltlon Comment Number five: The Regional Board recogniz.s that 9 other th.n -tunnel m.k.- from Mono Crlt.,. tunnel. ''iii .vllluatione In Report 93-1 _ b.eed upon the curr.nt 10 Thi. correspond. to en approxlmlt. 1Ik...ve1 of 6426 to 'annal morphology of the Upper Owen. RIv.r. which Is wid.r. 11 8430: lII'ld paragraph Number 2: An annual augmentltlon of 10.000 1~ ,i straight., Incllhallow. then the historic morphology 12 acre-feet or 14 cubic feet per sec:ond. which. when added to 13 which w.. deeper Incl nerrower with more me.nd.rs. 13 the b...line flow r.sult. in • flow of 84 cubic feet per 14 WIth low. Incl mont controlled flow••pplled ov.r time. 14 sec:ond. which corresponds to approximately • Ilk. level of 16 plus restorltlon In liqUMlc hlbltlt menagement. Upper Ow.ns 15 6410. 18 RIver IhouId begin to resemble It. historic morphology. 18 The .valuatlon showed thlt. fInrt, b...... flow should 17 A. the river morphology change•• the instream flow lII'ld 17 allow for Htf-perpetultlng populltlone of trout In the Upper 18 hlbltlt reltoretlon need.1houId be ....valuated. 18 Ow.n. RIver. The b...llne flow would rI1IIntein over 60 percent 19 Comment Number SIx: WIth eny ernount of.xport of wlt.r 19 of the total hlbitlt availllble. provide optimal temperltU'H 20 from the Mono 8HIn. the operltlon of Grant Lak••nd the Mono 20 nearly II .ummer. provld••ufficlent 'P8wnlng gr.veI, not 21 Crlt..t\I'Inel Ie • key element In determining Impect. to the 21 cr.at. migrltlon blfrierl. nst. be IUffIcIent for the 22 Upper Ow..,. RIwr. 22 continued d.velopment of rip.... veg«1tIon. 23 The Regional Bon conliderl It ..sentlal that the 23 How.ver. potential areenIc concentrltlon downetreem of 24 prudent operltlon Incl any _ery operltlonal flexibiHty 24 the Hot Creek confluence would need fU'ttMlf-lr_stltitatlon. -bz&----alre-lnc6udtlCUll-jl:Oll~IonIJ:_Of_ttl8__lImlIftded_Wl_ _rlght. for the 25 11/1/ 00036 00033 1 City of Los Angeles. """1:----A':""nd-:--HC-oncl---:-.-aug-rnent--It""'Ion--Of".....,.10'=""".000=,..acr.-----:feet""""'-wouId-· 2 Our final comment. Number Seven: Report Number 93-1 2 incr.... the Idult trout habltlt. total habft...., by 3 stlt..tMt lI"ezlng on the Upper Ow..,. RIver hIS contributed 3 approxlmltely 10 percent over b.....,. flow conditione, .. 4 to channaI eroaton. The RegIonal Bon continue. to propo.. 4 w.H •• incre... _. for other life steges, provide more 15 graIng management controls for thIe _ •• 5 sp.wnlng habltlt. lII'ld provld. for • longer period of trout 8 In ...... comment. on the Draft EIR. the Regional Board 8 growth. . 7 euppotted en aItM'I\IItM ranging from 6383.5 to 8390. lII'ld 7 The Regional Bon staff liked the Callfomle Depertrnerc 8 stlted tNt the RegIonal Bon Itaff w.. fU'ther considering 8 of Ash lII'ld Game for mont speclfIc information to quentIfy the 9 potentlellrnpect. on the Upper Owens RIver uncl.r .lther 9 degree of .nhancement In the Upper Ow..,. RIwr under the Ilk. 10 lIternatlve. 10 Iev.1 alternatlv. of 8383.5 feet. 44.000 acr.-feet of w•• 11 A. deecrIbed ...... , potentill IIdveree Impect. to the 11 .xported from the Mono Balin; end 8380, wtlIctI Ie 30.000 to 12 Upper 0_ RIver would not be significant It .lther 6383.5 or 12 37,000 acre-feet of wlter .xported from the Mono Balin. 13 6380. EIttw' aItM'I\IItM appe..to provide ad.qult. wlter 13 DFG staff I'IqIM'ed that. although the Report 13-1 did not 14 quality to support the river'. beneflclll uen. 14 specifically .valult. the .fhct of theee two lab level 16 Ho_. the 8383.5 lab level would provld. more wlt.r 15 alt.rnltlv••• the .ffect. under .ach aItM'I\IItM could be 18 to the 0_ RIver Incl theNby ~_the habltlt of the 18 estimated u.1ng Figurn 42 and 43 on page 108 of the Report. 17 Ow..,. RIver. Therefore. the 8383.6 foot level appe.rs to be 17 Comment Number fo\r. RegIonal Bon Itaff UI8CI FlgU'H 18 the superior aItM'I\IItM .. It relit•• to the beneficial u... 18 42 and 43 of the Report plus InformItion In the Oreft EIR to 19 in the Ow..,. RIver. 19 .stimlt. the following. W. have • shirt chert heN wtlIctI 20 The Regional Bon euppon. thne potential opportunlt... 20 Indicat•• different Iak. "veil, the fInrt lab level being 21 for enhancement only If they can be acc:ompA.hed while a110 21 8425 to 8480. theN would be no IUlImentlItIon from the Mono 22 rI1IIntalnlng the wit. quality and supporting the beneficial 22 8asin. The Upper Owen. RIver flow would be 70 cubic feet per 23 UMI of Mono Lak. Incl It. trIbut..... 23 HCOnd. and the total habltlt _'. In other word•• the 24 The Regional Board staff'••vllluation of the Dr.ft EIR 24 av.rag. perc.nt Incre... over the b.....,.. there would be no 26 showed that the 8380 foot lIternltlve results In f.wer 25 incr.a... ' 00037 ~1::---un-mIt--:::':""ig-It':"'IlbIe"":"":"--:-Irnp-ect"""":'".--:-to--::the:--:Mot:-:- 00034 ...."1O--:8nIn:--:;--8CO--.y-st"':".-m-.-nd f.w.r """1,....---:Dr=-0-pp-:Ing,....-"""do,....-w-n"""t~0-64~1:-:0=-."""the-:--,-IUlI-m---nt~ItIon":':--w-ouid---:-:-:-be' ... 10.000 2 unmitlglteble pw1Ittve Irnpect. over". 2 ecr.-feet. y••• which would Incre•• the flow of the Upper 3 How.ver. rett.r then identify specific lIternatlv.s It 3 Ow.n. to 84 cubic feet per uc:ond. would I'HUIt In •• percent 4 this time... envIroIlII1WI1tely superior. the Regional Board 4 lncre... ov. bnelne In total hIbltlt _ •• 6 contInun to support the range of lab level lItemltlv•• of 5 When the lake ..vel drop. to 6380. the IUlIfl'II"tItlon would 8 6383.6 to 8380 feet. ThIs w. allow the Regional Bo.rd to 6 be 30.000 ecre·feet. ya., which would bump the flow up to 7 conlider additi0nai InformItIon Incl dlt. Int.rpretatlon. 7 111 cubic feet per uc:ond. and the total habft. _ would 8 d.... the wit. right review procn•• 8 incr.... over the b.eeIIne by 28 percent. 9 In plftlcular, the Regional Board would •• to review Page 6 Tote-Scripts· by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 10 more information on the propoHd operatioM of Gr.m UIte -.1d 11 -.1d I have talked IIbout overpopulation and how the spread of 11 Mono Craterl Tunnel In other reHrYoin. 12 humanity hal deatroyed the natural habitat of ..veral specie. 12 Based upon all addition. Information. the Reglonlll Bo_ 13 which _ now .xtInct. She w.. quick to admonish • friend of 13 may, if warranted. Identify. different apecIfIc lIItemlltlv•• 14 oura, who w.. pregnant with her fourth child. she lCOided. the 14 Once the finlll lIItematlv. II Hl8cted. -.1d Implemented, '5 elephant. wlI lIti1k. But she ruIIy l.I1deratood about 15 the Regionlll Board believe. It II IIblOlutely .Ilentl. thM 18 .xtlnctlon, and she felt morlllly ...aponaIbIe to protect ovr 1 6 monitoring i. conducted to ."...... the ImpIlCt of the Hlected 17 wortd. I am tw. apuIdng tod.., foIowlng her .xample. 17 altemative on water qullllty -.1d benefidlll UN. of both the 18 I urge you to look at lIItemltlve. which wil not 18 Mono Lake and Owenl fUvw watenhed•• -.1d tMt b.Nd upon the 19 compromlae Mono UIte. My daughter II home tod.y with • f.var. 19 monitoring relultl that the water right. IIcenN be further 20 but when ehe he." her flther -.1d I dilculaing un hearing to 20 amended If necellary. 21 publicly Itat. ovr view•• she Hid If I would hold her she 21 Thank you very much. and I w. anlwer any of your 22 would" to come and talk Into the microphone. -.1d lince .he 22 questions and MI. Wlae will ."Iwer any tectnc. queationl 23 lIn't here. I wil tel you wMt she practiced -.1d practiced 23 that you may have. . 24 to tel you: PIe_ take good c_ of Mono Lake. The brine 24 MR. DEL P1ERO: I think juat for the record. w. need to 26 fIIn _ weird, the ItYImp _ cute. If I didn't have such 25 point out that a number of the thing. you r.queated In your 00041 -:1:---.-pr-ett1-=y-,....Iake...... ,.to-_-.-:I-:thlnk7-:--:-:I-w-ouId---,~be-VfWy--.-v-ery-.-v-ery- --=--:-_-.,_--:---:-_--:-.,.--:-_..,....,.,.,.-.....,.....,...-:--_.,...... 00038 1 Report have, In fact. either been initiated, or Mve already 2 sorry. Thank you. 2 been completed. I would like Jim Canady to ...spond at"nt 3 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you VfWy much. 3 to some of the general Issue. thM have been rlllHd. 4 Jody All. Good afternoon. 4 MR. CANADY: FirlIt of aM. I would like to dllcuu with 5 MS. Ma: HI. I am • Ibcth grade t.acher at L.. VIning 5 yo.ur staff how you got all that on four pag••• 8 Elenwntary School and for me. Mono Lak. II • living map. I 6 MR. ALPERS: Good staff. 7 feel totlllly fortuNIt. far tNt. The student. and I can walk 7 MR. CANADY: You and I met !at week -.1d dlaclnlld the 8 there from my cIIIaroom. My student. _ from the communities 8 water need. and the concern. the Reglonlll Board hal. A. you 9 of June Lak., l.M VInIng. Mono CIty. -.1d varioullocatlon. in 9 are aware, we are changing the model to lncre_ the 10 the Mono Buln. They have • good lRferatandlng of 10 flexibility 10 that w. can look at .. the operlltioM of Gr.m 11 envlroum.nt. -.1d eocIaI ImpIlCtI of the Iak•• 11 Lake. the tunnel. and the Upper Ow_ at diffefent lake ..vel 12 I would ..to share eorne me..age. they laked me to 12 scenario•• and different operlltlonlll reg~. -.1d w. recog'" 13 deliver to you on their behatf: 13 a. staff the importance of the Upper ow_ .xIRIng bfown 14 PIe-. keep Mono Lake at ...ve1 of at leu! 8390 feet. 14 trout fishery and we will be worklng closely with CIndy .. we 15 I would ..to ...... this bIc_. tInt~, I live 15 have in the past, and 10 most of the ~. you have tlllked 1e right next to the 1aIul, -.1d I have lived there .. my 1If•• 16 about, we are two steps ahead of you -.1d w. _ looking lit 17 -.1d I could never move. If the Iak. II loWered. the Ilk.. 17 them. 18 duet w. ruin my home, not to mention the ... gull. brine 18 MR. ALPERS: Thank you VfWy much. I just might add •• 19 Ihrlmp. tiger _ and brine flIN' home aIIo. So. pIeaM 19 Regional Board w. took more of • reglonlll approach to the 20 don't ~ thII beautiful Jake. .-.rv Hanlon. 20 issue. Bee.u.. of the m-.t-made c:onnectIon, w....aIIz. there'. 21 PIeue keep Mono Lak. lit ...vel of 8390 fNt - they _ 21benefici.1 u... on both sid••• 10 tMt·. the approach tMt the 22 .. along the Ina. I think. If the Iak...vel drop•• 22 Regional Board took during our two hearing. at our Board 23 .... duet wlI -.1d people w. _ poisoned, 10 think 23 hearing•. 24 about people'. MI. not just money. Loa AngeIea can get 24 MR. DEL P1ERO: W. appreclat. tMt VfWy much. -.1d I don't 25 wllter from eornewhere .... tNt won't c_.. much confusion 25 - know if you were in the room when Mr. AreuIarIuI made hie -:-_-.-__-:-__-:-::-= ~-::-.-= ----00042 -:-__--:-~------'00038 1 -.1d concem far 1IfMy. 8lncereIy. ErIc Dom. 1 presentation. 2 I would ..to reed just _ more: 2 MR. ALPERS: No. I h.ve hurd It many ~ along the 3 PIe-. keep Mono UIte at "nt 8,390 feet. If the lake 3 river. 4 level drop8, the land brIcIte w. be uncovered -.1d coyot•• 4 MR. DEL P1ERO: I don't doubt tMt. but I w.....ferrIng 6 wil be ...to ...to the mound. and ~ the gull' eggl and 5 to my comment. after ... 8 the g.... AIeo. my ded doH • lot of Itufflit the villtor's 6 MR. ALPERS: I'm sure he articuIMed hie point. well. 7 center. -.1d "the'" drin up, no more people wil come to 7 MR. DEL P1ERO: He did. Thank you VfWy much. 8 the vIeItor'e center, -.1d he wlI 10M .. joO. 8 Jan Work. Good aft.rnoon. • One other rueon II thIIt I live right by the Iak. -.1d If -9 MS. WORK: Good .fternoon. In cantril! to wNt you just 10 the Jake .... UP. there wlI be aerIoua dU8t "veil. I do 10 heard, my testimony Is not v«y tee:hnlclll. However. It II. 11 not" being poJeoned. PIuee keep the Iak. "val high. 11 dimension I feel Is worthy of conaIderlltion. 12 1'hanQ far IIttIng me share the... 12 For the p.st fIv. ye.. my view. on Important ..... have 13 MR. DEL AERO: Thank you VfWy much. If you would Ilk. 13 been directly Influenced by my role ... parent. 14 to IUbmIt thole, you can go beck -.1d tel your students they 14 Environmental questions. 8uch .. the _ at h-.1d, 16 heve been entered Into the offlcill record. 15 suddenly 111m more crucial than .". before. The protection 1e twry C. Dunnng, Pro'-- of Wllter Law lit U.C. Davll. 16 of Mono Lake i. more than just an .... among many to me. 17 You _ • long w.., from home. 17 Providing support tod.y II • chance far me to hIIp .....thIIt 18 MR. DUNNING: It .. certainly worth the trip. It'. 18 lOme of the natural wortd remIIIne IntIlCt far my two daughters 11 gorgeous.".., tInw I have the chance to come up. 19 a. they grow up. 20 I want to make • few bnef comment. on the relationship 20 We live In Tom's Place. due IlClUIh of Mono Lak8. NIrNidy, 21 between the PubID Trult DoctrIne which hal dfIven • lot of 21 on windy day. with Iak veil .. they _, we can _• hue 22 the Jake level ItIgIition -.1d wllter right.... ~ I've 22 over the Gla•• MoW1talna duet drtttIng ovrw..,. 23 been oOllcemed IIIout tar • long tInw. I got started. I gue.., 23 I am not willing to c:ornpromIee my chIdren'. future, not 24 In the .... 11701. The at..Wat. Rnourcu Control Board. 24 their health. not their chance to experience the ItrInge 26 actually lit thIIt tInw, w_ the chief ~for • Blue RIbbon 25 beauty of Mono Lak•• 00043 -,:---=Col~-m-""-:.-.n,.-,---,·",.-major,.-,--y':-.-w-o-f:-C".....,aIifoI::':",m-":"Iia-w-at~er-rlg:-:-ht~.-Ia""w. OOCMO ... I -:l:----And:--:--••-an-ad..,....uc-at....,....or-,-:'I-:f...---,-:'It",..:--.-eeentIaI-....,.....,....,..to...... ,..teach-.....ovr...;. 2 had the prIvlIege of aervIng •• staff director for that 2 children about the peril. of gradually chIpplng .w.., at ovr 3 commIaaIon. 3 own habitat until It II ugly or danv-. W. muR teach ovr 4 We did «Pte • \at of study on CaIIfomIa wat. law 4 children to understand that while Iunan need. _ met. we muR 6 trying to _ whIIt w.. right -.1d wMt w.. wrong. I think that 5 choo.. constructive lIIternatlv.. 8uch .. water rec:IamItlon and e w.. one of the earInt ~ that It w.. IUggelted tMt the 8 conaery.tion instead of diverting 4InOugh water to potantlally 7 PubIc Trult DoctrIne would Joglclllly have some applIclltlon to 7 jeopardize a fragile eco.yatem. 8 the.urdae of water right.. ThM point had not been 8 I teech my children to appreciate -.1d rnpect nature. • developed previoueIy In the court•• 9 They listen. They 111m to Innately f... the.. valuu -.1d they 10 ThIIt .ffort w.. foIowed by • big conference at D.vII In 10 are eager to stand up for whM they believe. My four ye. old 11 1180. W. had 860 people from .. over the State that carne and Page 7 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 12 explored many upec:ts of pubic tru.t, Inctudlng Its 13 Mono County and a put realdent of L.. VIning for six years. 13 appNcatlon to wat... rights. W. Met a lot of papen done by 14 I moved up here bee_I wanted to Ove at Mono Lak•. 14 diff.rent IIChoI.., and aome of tho.. papen In the end were 16 I am a homeowner and a bwlnns owner here in Mono County. I 15 cited by the C.afom. SuprerN Court In 1983 In the Audubon 18 "- a photography and IlUbht*lg bu8lne.s producing poatcard. 18 DecI8lon. 17 and other photo ~ of ttW _a. Mono Ba.in lICCOunt. 17 Of COUl'H, the Audubon Decleion • what bind. you and 18 for proballly 26 perc.nt of my bueInen. 18 muat guide you In a lot of what you _ doing In yow proceu. 19 I Mw _ the lab Ievet v-v about 12 fNt from a low 19 The point I want to make, and I really haven't been 20 of about 8372 In 1981 to a high of 8384 in 1988. 20 through the EIR myHlf exhaMtlvely, but I w. kind of put on 21 JuR lat week, I completed a canoe trip around the .hore 21 alert, I gue••, by aome c:omnwnt. that w_ eubmltted to you by 22 of Mono Lake eo I could _ flnthand what ral.1ng the lake 22 the Sierra Club. The point I w.m to maU • that Audubon 23 .vel would do. 23 clearly impo... a two-fold obligation. FIrst of .., Audubon 24 So, • _ that relet.. to Mono Lake on a vI.ual 24 i. clear with regard to procedure, that you Mw a duty to 25 Ievet, I would ..to come out In favor of ral.ing Mono Lake 25 take the pubNc truat Into account in making yow wat. 00047 00044 1 to 8890 or higher. 1 allocation decl.ion.. It 18 very clear you _ doing that, 2 As a fanner ruIdent of l .. VInIng, I would like to He 2 and the EIR obviously 18 very detalled, and you Mw bent over 3 the .... bed. covered .. much .. po..ible to reduce or 3 backwards, apparently, to look at different aapect. of thIa, 4 eImInM:. the dwt atarms. I used to wear contact len... and 4 and that i... to be commended, but there II a HCOnd part to 5 bHlcally quit wearing them becau.. it really bum. your eye•• 5 Audubon which make. It quit. dletlnctlve, quit. different from 8 I w. down at the tufa grove a couple of night. ago after 6 the Califomia Environmental Quality Act. 7 auneat to take picturn and I w. really disappointed because 7 There i. a HCond duty which JuRIce Broua..-d referred to 8 I couldn't find anything I w.med to take a picture of because 8 and laid down for the.. wat. right. c_, and that Ia the 9 there'. not that much wat. b_ or shore base tufa. On my 9 duty, in his wonts, to protect pubNc trust _ whenever 10 canoe trlpa that I did, there w.. a lot of - 10 feasible. That means this Ia mora than proceu, mora than 11 MR. DEL P1ERO: Now, you know what It is like. 11 procedure, more than having to consider this, that, and the 12 MR. STROUP: There's a lot of tufa aH the way around the 12 other thing. This means that certain outcomes _ not 13 shoN, actually on lend. Wei, a ways from the shore that I 13 permitted. You.,. not permitted to have an outcome of where 14 made a mental not. to myHIf that when the lake come. up, if 14 a feasible a1tematlve 18 not Imposed on the divert.. ThIs 15 It doH, that I am doing to have to come back here and take 15 i. a constraint. I think the Board since 1983 has shown 18 picturn becauH I think It w. be beautiful. 16 itsetf to be quite willing to accept the .xpanded pow.. which 17 I think that Mono lake ahouId be named an outstanding 17 are laid down by the Court In the Audubon declaIon. I hope 18 national 1"HOWCe, whllt.ver tho.. words are. I think it Is 18 the Board Is equally willing to accept the duty, the 19 Important to a lot of people. 19 obligation, the reaponalblllty to mak. "" the pubic trust 20 I w. In either Utah or ArIzona three or four years ago, 20 uses are protttCted whenever fea.lbIe. Whllt this me_ to me 21 and I w. talking with a German tourist. He had been touring 21 Ia thllt only aft... the Loa AngeIn Department of Wat. and 22 arowtd the UnIted Stat.. about six months, New York, florida, 22 Power has exhausted HI f.nIbIe alternatives Ia It po'aIbIe 23 and .. acroH the WHt, and he didn't know I Rved In lee 23 to hIve a lake Iavel which Ia going to cause darnege to the 24 VInIng lit the time, and I asked him, what was your favorlt. 24 resource at 18_. 25 place In Amertc8 and he HId, Mono Lak.. And sort of a JIttle 25 I would wge the Board to take that subat.matlve 00048 ()()()48 1 pride came over me, and I told him I Rved right by it. 1 obligation v.ry aartoualy and not to requWe another trip to 2 Mono lake • not just Important to us here, but it i. 2 the court. Since 1983, franldy, I Mw been dlacourllged by. 3 Import..to people" over the world. 3 lot that hat heppened with regard to the Board. The record It 4 The Ilk. doM Iootc Nn. htgher. Any mention of any 4 not good. The record the Board has In the COWh Ia not good 5 neptIve aapect of rllillng the Iak., environmentally, I think, 5 at aU. 8 Ia unfounded. I have _ the Ilk. low. than 6390 and Mono 6 The Board has taken It on the chln again and again and 7 lake doH look bett. higher. I really can't walt for it to 7 again. As you know, In the 1988 f.mou. R8CIneII Decleion, 8 come back up again. Th.... 8 with regard to the Defta, the Board w...."..,., crItictzed 8 MR. DEL PlERO: Th..you very much. 9 for what It hid done in wat. quality work. 10 RIchard Knepp. Good afternoon. 10 In the Low... AmerIcan c_, the Board came up with • 11 MR. KNEPP: Good afternoon. 11 physical solution model, but that w.. very aubstantlaly 12 My first encount. with Mono Lak' clme actually In 1990. 12 changed by the trial court judge, .JucIge Hodge, with regard to 13 I am • very recent resident. I got ralnecl out on a camping 13 the stream flows. 14 trip In yo....., and chased over the Eut Side, and coming 14 In the Basin right here, the Mono BasIn strum ftowe, and 15 down lee VInIng Canyon and wlltch!ng that Incredible basin 15 the Htiglltlon under the FiIh and Game Code pnMeIoIle, 18 unfold before me Iteraly changed my priorities, changed my 16 the Third DIatrIc:t of the Court of Appeal diIagnled with what 17 kid', priority, changed my life atyIt and really changed my 17 the Board w.. doing and impoHd furtt- obIgatloM, eo theM 18 life when It comes right down to It. 18 have COn..quences that _ det.im.ntal. 18 t Mw been here on the Eatem Slerrl now for about a 19 I don't need to unc:t._ the unfortunate thing that', 20 ye. and a half, and I Mw come to the point to where I 20 happening in the Deft. with regard to Stilt. ,....oI1IlblIly. 21 consider the health of the Mono BatIn to be very much an 21 The Stat., not having performed It. State ,....01"-" 22 Indicator of the hNIth of our eocIRy, both on the Iocel and 22 earlier and not having baM ...to produce DecIeIon 1830,_ 23 national and global levela, and on an anvlronmental and 23 now have EPA and the FIeh and WIIdIfe 8enIIce and the 24 .conomlc and spiritual level .. wei. 24 National Marine FIaherlH 8enIIce comk1g In and taking OWl' 25 I woWd atrongIy urge you to adopt the level of lit least 25 the Defta. I hope thIa won't happen In Mono BatIn. 00049 00041 1 8890 for the Ilk.. I further urge acceptance of It IS an 1 I hope It can be handled lit the Stat. Ievet. It ...... to 2 outstanding national I"HOWCe wat. _.. I can do thi. in 2 me, frankly, this 18 a wonderful opportunity for you on the 3 c1e. conacIlInce bec_ I know It Ia totally feaalble that 3 Water Board to regain aome leadership with regard to wat. 4 the ... can continue to uIat In I healthy stat. and thllt the 4 policy In California to pursue fuIy the mandat. that w.. laid 5 people of Loa AngeIn do not Mw to suffer. There's ample 5 down by Justice Broussard and the unar*noua Supreme Court In 8 fIacaI support through AB 444 and HFI 429. The people of Los 6 1983 and not have to be taken back to the Court and told one 7 AngeIn them...._ contributed ..veraI time. the amount of 7 more time .. In the Cal-Trout ~, this II what _ mean, ttW 8 wat. It would take to restore Mono lake simply by their own 8 is what you really have to do. Thank you. 9 coneervatlon efforts, and I really think w. need to continue 9 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. NIce to ... you. 10 aIongthoH ..... 10 You mIke a lot of ..".., too. 11 I am aIeo a photographer, so the I••'s aesthetics are 11 Jim Stroup. Good afternoon. 12 very Important to me .. wei. There It certainly no argument 12 MR. STROUP: I'm Jim Stroup. I am a 15 year rnIdent of 13 that .athetIc considerations w. be altered If the lake Page 8 Tote-Scripts· by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 14 level were to be increased, but certBinly by no me..... 15 W.at. 15 diminished. One only haa to enjoy the photogr..m. pre 18 We had just come down from Gardnerville and w.r. headed 16 diversion by photographer. to undent~tIuIt. 17 for Tioga Pus. We came down the grad. from Conway Summit 17 The Lo. Angele. Department of W.... ~ Pow... hal • 18 where we atopped to take in the breathtaking panorama, the 18 time. made atatement. tNit would Ie.t ua to believe they are, 18 centerpiece of which w. Mono ~•• 19 in fact. responsible for the t.ct tNit Mono ~. Ia on the map _20 W.., I took a pictln of the scene on a little tiny 20 politically speaking. W. are gr••1uI for tIuIt. 21 c_atNt we had c.-rIed along, but It didn't r.1Iy do 21 However. without intervention by people like the Mono 22 juatlce to the scene. 1looked • the snapshot just a few 22 Lake Committee. the Audubon SocIety. C.Trout, ....y number of 23 day. ago. 1took nota of the f-=t that the rather bIun'ed 23 environmental organizatlone, the SletTa Club, who have been 24 pict1n had the title -~ IcInd of a Iake.- 24 active. it would have taken It right back off the map ~ at 25 Wei, thiII offhand deIIgnatIon of thiII beautiful body of 25 a more primitive level. - 00053 ""'l:---w-at-:-...-,':"'1~tIl-:.-:.:-,-may-.....,...have-...,beeI:---n-a....",IIttIe,.,.,....-:bIt...,.,....p-ropI-.....,...'1et....,..,.ic-bec:--...;auu -:-_---,--,,...- ....,....,,...--:-:----:-----,,...--..,.,.....,....,..._-:--...;00060 1 I hope we can worK together to atop that from happening, 2 It realy II ~ IcInd of a lake for me ~ for a lot of other 2 and I think tNit m....y atride. have been t..... In tNt rega. 3 people. 3 One point that come. my mind ~. I've hNrd b-.nclng 4 in the year of 1845, my fIrat .algM18nt wu to come back 4 the pUblic tNat water right.. AI theN phr_ pert8ln to 6 to MIV8 in the OW_ Valley, and tIuIt brought us back clo.. 5 legal and other right. to a lake tNit people have. 1think e to thla lake, and 1found out that It did have a name, tNit It 6 that we need to con.id... limply the earth'. right for Mono 7 w. Mono Lake. And. that time, with a little bett... camera. 7 lake to exiat in and of It. own .. a very Import....t. perhap. 8 1did take ~ pictln8 of It and 1think I sent a picture of 8 the fundamental right th. there Ia. W. manag.t to atop the 9 a snow scene to the W.... ReIO\WC8. Control Bow, and It was 9 bleeding. and it i. time now to reatore the p.1ent to fuI lOa re" gem ~ It showed some of the propenle•• lOme of the 10 health. Help .ave and reatore Mono ~•. Thank you. 11 hou_ of friend. of mine right up there near the edge of the 11 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. C. W. Waklee. 12 wat..., within 200 fNt of It. And now the.ame home. are 12 MR. WAKLEE: I am C. W. Waklee. I ul.t to Iiv. in Mono 13 probably half a mile away from the w..... 13 Lake and I moved there in 1928, ~ I lived there until 1940, 14 What a ahodt It w. to me aft waleft Owen. Valley and 14 so that goe. back quite a way•• 15 wa carne back • decade or 10 Iat to ... the Iak•• and I have 15 The lake wa. a lot different than It Is now. and I would 18 to rae" that the feeling. 1had were not r.1Iy unlike tho.. 16 like to S88 it get back. 17 tIuIt I had experienced ju8t a short while back now and that 17 We talked about having wildlife there. W. have talk.t 18 w. I8eIng my brother-In-law who had cancer ravaging hi. body 18 about the hunting and fishing. You dldn't fish In the lake 18 for about ten manthe. The IHt time I ~ him. he wa. a 19 but you .ure did a lot of hunting in there. It w. a 20 robuat and healthy young IMn and then when w. HW him there on 20 beautiful place to duck hunt ~ goo.. hunt. - 21 hili hosplt.. bed. he w. ju8t notNng but Ildn and bone•• And 21 So. when we came in there ~ we nw the lake down, It 22 It w. a grote~ scene for me to ... a person in th. atat•. 22 -was sort of discouraging. If you would get back down to Mlout 23 Wei, thank. to people who have c-.d ov... the y...... the 23 the 6940 level in tlvough there, It would be greG. get It up 24 Mono Lake aIIde toww deGh hal been slowed down to lOme 24 alongside the road 10 you c.... drive in there ~ ... the 26 extent. And. I reflect upon thill, there Ia thla raelM'ring 25 ~eautiful lake a. It wa. years ago. 00064 00061 -:1~thought:-:----:'-:-,-_.dling-----:':":"'""-:..=---::::thiII:-;--very--::.:-eIy-;---:-couId=':""n-::'t:-a-v--en~happen -:1:----:':"-:':-a-m--;"ju-at"':""""a-skl:-.-ng--;"L-o-.-:Ang:---.':"""".-:t-0-uae--w-:NIt--;--:the':""""y--:"'ha-ve-- now, 2 today. I don't believe tNt our envlror.ment" law. would 2 \lse it wl..ly, but don't try to ate" from everybody ...... 3 slow the rape of one , nornatt... how Import....t It. 3 they have done in the pm. TNIt·. ju8t about It. Thank you. 4 reaourcea may have to people min away. 4 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. Martene Waklee. 15 1know we ~'t go back and totaly undo the damage tNit 5 MRS. WAKLEE: BeIng tNIt my husband'. chIdhood w..... e hal been done, not only to the lake but to the acoayatem ~ 6 initially in Lee VInIng and Mono Lake from the ... 1820.to 7 to the teUI erMroI..... In the Mono Lake Buln. What'. done 7 1940. we would really appreclMe M8lng the lake reatoI'M to 8 Ie done. 8 the 8390·foot level or higher 10 that OW' chIIdNn and 8 We ~ wring OW' handa and say If only there would have 9 grandchildren may relive some of the wondeffuI upen.1CM 10 been men IOUI1d envIrOl...... law. back then. 1realize juat 10 their grandfather had the prtvIIege to ~y, such ••wImrnIng 11 HyIng It won't make It tIua, but I don't think we ahouId 11 and fi.hing in Rush Creek, hunting pIentJfuI ducb and gMM, 12 dIamIae thiII thought out of hand. 12 exploring the land and having the mind-expanding experience of 13 It tNt thiII very thought could ...". ua wei today 13 hard-boillng egg. in a wire basket in the hot spring. on the 14 _ we with thiII problem. 14 island and learning about the volcano and earthquake 16 If ~ conclude tNt OW' current law. would not have 15 activitle•• 1e slowed the rape of Mono Lake to take ~, aren't we. in 18 W. w.re talking to my grandson before we carne up here 17 .tt.ct, HyIng tNt what happened years ago wu a terrible 17 about the .anhquake., about the voIcanoH, and he -=tually 18 mlatake and If ~ think about tNt, doeen't thla Nt a 18 think. that Papa IIvad during tIuIt time. He ~'t walt to 19 atanda for U8 by which we ~ evaluate the pm and deal 19 come down here. 20 with the preeanc crIaII. 20 And allO. there are chIIdNn tNt Ieam and appreciIIt. 21 If we agree tNt we wouldn't slow such a thing to take 21 and protect and watch neture at It. beat. 22 P'-~,~'t we come out and label • wrong what WM 22 I am th....kful th. w. have grown put the attitude tNt 23 aIowed to happen in the past, and If ~ do, that w. change 23 big citle.· need. for growth ehouId be the runber one and only 24 our appro8Ch and our at_. 24 priority to be considered and tNt the cltJn have no 26 It wi! MnIy have to be tNt not only w. wa enforce 00066 25 responllbillty to serve, but just to take and take to ntiIfy -:l:--CUI--rr-.-nt~Iew=-, 00062 ':"'"but-:-':make=---=e=_=-:':y-e-:::ffoI=n:-::to=-=mItIg:=;:;::-:.:::.=-p:':eat:::--- -1:--"'"'the,.....-;-ir-w-....t-:-.-.------2 wrongdolne. I know very wei tNt w.... right. law. are quite 2 I tNat that your narnn w. go down in hletory and be 3 ncred and pretty complicated, npecIaIIy in thla .... 3 taught to our children in achooIa • heving the forNIght, 4 I -.pC the pIWnlee tNt .. etternpta to right the 4 like tho.. of MuW and Roosevelt in eatabllahlng and 6 wrong. of the ,.. have to be lllijudlcated in OW' judicial 5 pres.rving our natur" relOurc.•• e .V--", neverttl.II••, It ....to me that .. the W.... 8 Plea.. praaerv. Mono Lake and designata It ..... 7 "-"-~ Board cII-. with the nitty gritty of leg.. 7 outatanding national r.lOurc. w..... Thank you. 8 and tectlnlcal mattere, aomehow ~enedpresent-day 8 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 8 envIrOl...... protection laws ahouId be there to IIhine like a 9 Luther Schwartzkopf. Good afternoon. 10 bNccln to guide them In the rtghI direction and _age them 10 MR. SCHWARTZKOPF: My name Ia l.uCher Sw.ukopt and I am 11 to be bold and aggreaaIve In Way8 whlch f_ .... enhanced 11 a retired Luther minlat... living in BIahop. 12 ret\m of vitally and health to Mono Lake which reaIy atll 12 It wa. 51 y ago thle peat 4th of July tNt I fInt 13 II some IcInd of • lake. Thank you very much. 13 saw Mono Lak.. My aemlnery roommata and 1 w.... on a 14 MR. DEL PIERO: Thank you very much. 14 hitchhiking program from Chicago out to ... the wondere of the 16 Verna Hanlon. Good afternoon. Page 9 Tote-Scripts by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 18 MS. HANSON: Good .fternoon to you. and I wWl to thank 17 come up here and they fought. been through the courts and so 17 you ma.t heartily for h.ving come tMIrII this afternoon to 18 forth. but pretty much. aren't we ju.t like we were 15 years 18 Ii.ten to all the.. wonderful people In varioue 8ltu.t1oM and 19 ago. end I have hen others s.., that. 19 various _ .. tMIrII who love Mono Lake. thM some Idnd of • 20 I. too• .tend on the deck of the north shore of Mono Lak. 20 lake th.t Luther just got through talklng about. 21 end watch that white tornado. first on the Poche Illand. make 21 I wll speak .s a penon who hn bewI COfI'Ik1g up here to 22 It. w.., to our shore end corning up to our dwelling just lik. 22 Mono Lake. I am Vema MIler HMeon. and we live on the north 23 It'l Irfing. I've got ya. just .e It don avery time. And 23 shore of Mono Lake. ~ if .,.,one hun't elq)el'lellCed what Mr. 24 I cough. It Is just - wei, MyhoW. help get the.. shores 24 Jarvis h.s talked about. we certlllnly have. and if anyone hn 26 und« water with whate"., number you want to use. I have 25 experienced the sunrises and the IUI1Htsln Mono Lake and the 00059 -:Wh=:-:at~e::-v:-:er-:-:w-;;II:-;:Inc:---re--.:-:~the~':":la":"k-.-::to~c-o-ver---:"t:his ___....,.-,,--_.,..,--:--:--__----:__..,.....-__..,.....-_00068 -:1;-";:he':"ard=-;8;;;3..90...... 1 moon rising and looked across and seen th.t m.-velo~ row of 2 polutlon. end remember to continue to pr.y to God to send the 2 islands that is getting so sad and b.-ren 0"., there bec..... 3 rain and the snow becau.. It Is He who cau..s the Increase of 3 of the water. you wiR know what I am referring to. 4 wat. and that the Water Resources Board may be good stewards 4 We retired 15 years ago and we came up to Mono Lake to 6 of this ~ end this gift from God. end I thank you again so 5 live during the summer. the spring. and the f... But where 8 very much. And everyone eIH who came here. Thank you. 8 we live now w.. all under water and you CM't believe It. 7 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 7 Maybe Mr. Banta remembers and some of you here. but where our 8 JeM Oakeschott. 8 son lives was ju.t b"'" showing out of the wat. and where 9 MS. OAKESCHOTT: I would Hlte to .tart by thanking you 9 we are. we would .. be under the wat•• so we _ not nkIng 10 for giving me the opportunity to speak also. I am Jean 10 you to make It come up the w.., It ~ to be. 11 Oaknchott. I live here at Mammoth Lake•• end , teech st Lee 11 We h.ve the.. mo.t merv~ tufa tow..that have shown 12 VInIng Elementary Schoot. ~r8deteacher. 12 their faces since the water went down. and when our boY' were 13 I would .e to .tart wlth Idnd of M historical 13 sm". they ~ to dive off tho..tufa tow.. and Iwlm to 14 perspective. I brought a text. This Is a fourth-gr8de text. 14 lhore. and now they _ so f••w.., you c.n herdty _ them. 11S 1989. ~ In this room m-v h.ve ~ thl. textbook. It 15 laame up first with my twin list•• It w.. In 1938 when 18 hn history of the DWP In here. They have got some great 18 we witt juniors In- high IChooI from OrMge, CaIIforrN. and 17 plctuN•• There Is not • word about Mono Lak•• 1989. There 17 the nexttime I came up w.s In 1941 on my honeymoon wlth my 18 w.. nobody knew about It then. I would ju.t like to read a 18 husb.nd, and we have been coming up here since then. 62 yeers. 19 couple sentencel to Idnd of sum up what they were trying to 19 So. we have seen • lot of changes In Mono Lake. We really 20 t.ach fourth graders beck then: Why lhould water be tak.n 20 have. 21 from Mammoth to be ~ by fermers somewhere el..1 The City 21 And like Luther Schwartztcopf s.ys. It Is M incredible 22 of Lee AngeIn ~ be prspered to let tho.. people have It. 22 I.ke. It Is some kInc:I of • lake. It really Is. There Is 23 ThM w. why the offtcIM of Los Angeles were offering to pay 23 nothing like It. 24 a good price for the lend and wat. rights In Owens Valley. 24 Our Miller family _ In the fourth sr-atlon of being 26 The people of OW_ Valey did not wish to .... FIerce 25 here at Mono Lake. coming up here. and our eons who live here 00080 00067 -::1:---qual--rr-.-=--.-:-"veIoped-::----:-.-Se=-".,-..-=-peo-p-:le---,d-arn-ag-ed....,....,t,.,..he-a-qu-ad-:'uet•• ~1=---at"'"'="Mo=--no...... ,.L-ak:-e-.-:In-c-.- -:Je~ff::-:'H':"'.-n-lOl-n--or-=TIm:--IOth"":'i ..-you-.,..kno-w-. y HMeon. 2 FInaIy, the Int atatement Is. the people of OW_ Valley 2 and they wouldn't go south for MY re_. but they might have 3 Ioet the argument. loti Angeles bought the water and took It 3 to one of theM d.ys if there Is no more wat•• 4 aw..,. TMt w. 1988, lad... and gentlemen. 4 We have...., changes. and I am _ of the __ who Mr. 15 I have good ne_. ThIng. have changed for the better. 5 Jarvil referred to .. tho.. poor lA'lforturl8te people wlth upper 8 TIW w. adopted by the State of CaIIfomIa In 1990. W. got 8 relpir.tory problems. 7 It In 1991. Lots of coIorgnphic. here. pictures of the 7 And I am affected by that d~ and each IUmfI'l8I' my lunge 8 aqueduct. Mono" In here end • plctuN of Mono L.k•• 8/so a 8 cry out. what _ you cornng back up here again for. How c.n 9 picture of-thing. have changed. The d~ .torms on Ow.nl 9 you do this to YOUI'HIf. and I I..,••e I did !hie veer. 10 Lake. not just Mono. DId I ..., Mono Lake1 A picture of Mono 10 pie.... Lord. Ju.t one more yeer that I CM come up here. 11 Lake and a ~ .torm on OW_ Lake. You need to know that 11 A doctor has told me time end time again the pollution 12 theM textbook. were adopted by the State of California. so 12 here around Mono Lake end we live right cIoee to the -"ore. 13 this kind of gtvea ..... of what the State thinks is 13 the pollution il wor.. thM the smog In Los AngeIn. 14 IrnportMl to teach, end It hn changed. 14 So. you say. why do I come up here each 1UmfI'l8I'7 Wei, It 16 TIrnn have certlllnly changed here. 15 is ju.t like I have heard eech _ of theM merwIow, 18 A quote from Mark Twain. end It is great. It talks 18 wonderful people talk about. how Mono Lake hn affected them, 17 about. then, where wit the CIty find more water. WII. new 17 how they love It. and that some kind of • 18k... reeIy 18 wat. reeoun:H bring more damage to the environment1 This 18 something that we thl'* _ more time. juR _ more time. 19 question wII continue f. Into the future. In addition to 19 And they _ pleading to !hie Wat. Ae-.rcH Bon, .. 20 e"vlrcunent...... your lJW*atlon. we're talking to kldl. 20 I .m. to I.ve this beautiful nnc:w.ry. thII god~ spot, 21 wll declde mMY other questions th.t wll affect the people 21 for the peace which we ...... end now __ talklng about 22 of the future. CaIIfomiII hn • lot of problem•• 22 the birds and the flora end the t_. .. of the little 23 The work .. not...." but It is very exciting. The chain 23 critters. animals. the snow gMM. You c.n't believe whC _ 24 of dorr*1oee contInun .. CaIfomIa makes new decisions that 24 used to h.ve on Mono Lab. mlgtatory bIrde. -"ore bIrde, It 26 wll ripple ttvough the future. Men people have begun to 25 wal ju.t something unbelIev.... 00081 -::1....-:t~h":"lnk:;:-:about=:::-:conHrV==:-:8tIon==-.------00068 =:-:IO:::ttl::-_=-veer~-. -:1;----;I-m-.ig-.ht:::-:no:-::-t-::m:-:8k=e-;:It:-.. -:':-:h::""ave----a-=hu:--m"":'IId":IfIfI..-:.. In 2 The Int part about Mono Lake S..,.. IOf'II8tImaI the meeting 2 the room at night end a purtftet beIctq out some "" air ~ 3 of need. of people CM c...- damage to the soli. water. 3 I can .tay one more surnrI'*. 4 animals, plant., and other pertl of nature that make up the 4 My chHdren and grandchldrwt need to have the cNnce IS envIroI.mant. But In 1941, t.w people thought .bout what the 5 that I have Io.t of pure and unpolluted air. 8 aqueduct would do to the enviroI.mant of Mono Lake. That 8 So. whatever It takes of your Board. you IhouId remember 7 question w. left for the people of tod..,. '7 what the.. people h.ve said. and I have just been amaed and 8 I think that·. what I am here for. I am teaching this to 8 just so heartened by what each _ hn ..:1. -n.y have bewI 9 my klda. end th.t book is not only being tsught In Lee Vining 9 so sincere. and they have b--. looking at t7'<", il1!Ch. They 10 where Mono Lake is located. this Is being tsught In the .mlre 10 have told you the truth. They f_ the fllCf:'! _ '\/Ve have -.t 11 State of CaIIforrN. end theM IsIUH _ being taught. 11 them. the thlngl that have happened and 1>":," MppeIW1g. 12 I do have pen pals In SMla Cruz and I sent them • tape 12 I can remember when we first retlred "'~ ago, my 13 on Mono Lake. ~ eYer'fbody is talklng about this. and .tud.nts 13 husband wa. one of the 12 who were on '" t.'OmmItt.., and I CM't 14 now _ wrelltlllllil with what were the declslonl made in the 14 remember all the other people. that were going to file a 8UIt 16 paR. why were they made, what _ the decisions that need to 15 ag.in.t the DWP. Ha. Ha. Aft"" yeers ago_ Except for the 18 be made tod.." what _ the be.t cholcH to be made. and I am 18 Mono L.ke Commltt.. and .. the..m~ people who have 17 here to speak In favor of the maximum lake levels th.t we can Page 10 Tote-Scripts by MORRISON & FOERSTER (2131 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 18 to support this resource so that w. CM have • b__ betw_ 19 aft. ye••ft. yar bec_ w. loll'. Mono Leke. 19 the needs of Los Angeles Md IIIso the needs of the community 20 I atrongIy IuppOrt the recommendetlons of the Mono Leke 20 in Mono Uke. It '- no long•• OM-Sided '-_. I don't 21 Committee .. f•• e1evedon Ie coucemed. 8390 or ebove. If 21 want to Ignore Los Angeles' need., but reelly fMl, with the , 22 I h8d my druthwa, I would .. to _ It • It w•• In 11M1• 22 funding to support etternatlve wet. 8OW'C8S for them, I thlnIt 23 It w... 8417 f., but that would prob8bly be mltJgetlng 23 that people are con.lderlng that their need. ere importent 24 against the compromIae proced," that w. UN in. democrecy. 24 also. We don't went to IooIt lit this OM-Sided need. W. need 25 I heve qulIl'NIt with the CIty of Lo. AngeIe.. I worked 25 to take a fuB view, and I reelly encowag. you to support • ""'but~100085 ---0---,--:---:--;,---:-- 00082 "'"'l:--·:-In-t.,-he""""=CIty,.,...... -of,,-Los,..--AngeIM:--.....,...... for-meny--,men--y-yeere--, do 1 high level. 2 think there Is much room for Improvement In conservetlon. 2 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thenk you vwy much. 3 I w.. eppallecl • what I ••w In my own town in Southern 3 BOb Stephan, Lee VInIng ChM1bw of CommeIce. Good 4 CalifOlTlla, AIhembr•• When It CM18 under retlonlng of weter, 4 afternoon. We had en address from the Los Angeles ChM1bw of 5 It w.. not uncommon to _ wet. running down the gutter from 5 Commerce yesterd.y. 8 • IprinIder .ystem end the .., people w.1hing their c.., 6 MR. STEPHAN: We hell'. to sUpport the Ieke level being 7 dlaregerdlng the precious convnodlty of wet•• 7 raised to 6390, for I think one mllin reuon. Evw since we 8 So, we thenk you fslow. for being here, for heerlng OU' 8 have achieved the scenic ere. stetus, OU' economy hea become 8 problem, end when you conaIdw end mlIke the final decIaIon, I 9 more dependent then ever on tourtam. The towtlts come here 10 IIncereIy hope you w. belIl'ln mind some of us who ere most 10 for only one re.son Md that Is the Mvironment. W." know 11 .ffected. PI1Y•• OWnwl have more to 10.. then prob8bly eny 11 how fragile It is. The IlIke Is very importent If w. ere to 12 of you If Mono Leb contInun to do down. Thenk you very 12 maintain the pristine etmosphere that the tourist. come to 13 much. 13 admire. 14 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thenk you very much. M. C. SmIth. 14 Most of you lIl'. probebly .were tourtam hea become one of 15 MS. SMITH: 181'1'I going to epellk briefly on my childhood 15 the stronger Induetrle. In the Stet. tod.y. I would hope the 18 rnemorIn of Mono Leb. I spent my childhood on the beck ..et 16 Board might con.lder the huge Inv.stment the Stet. hea In 17 of. '65 Chevy, end we endle.sIy drove north. Mono Lake on 17 maintaining their Investment In this resowce. Thenk you. 18 386 h8d rneedow. from 385 to the Ieke 1horI, that would be the 18 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thenk you very much, Iir. 18 western shore with cattII gr8Zlng. I remember Tioga ..... w•• 19 Vera Miller. 20 • gr8veled one end • hetf .... roed. 20 MS. SITZE: The name Is V•• MIller SItz.. I heppen to 21 I would ..to _ Mono Leb .. high .. could po.1IbIy 21 be Vem. Hanson's twin. 22 be melnt8lned eo that .. of the bird. that use Mono Lake cen 22 MR. DEL P1ERO: I ern • twin, too, Md they get me.Md up 23 be melnt8lned. 23 frequently. 24 My _.1OriM of the Ieke - wei, I_ It .. the time. 24 MS. SITZE: W. ere 76 ye.. old. 21 I InIIU It a point to be theN, but It would be nice If there 25 MR. DEL P1ERO: I keep t.... people I ern the bett. 00088 -:-.....,.....~-_:_:------000.e3 1 _ more Gennen tourist. who could _ It • I remember It. 1 looking of the two. 2 It would be nice If more mlgrlltlng weterfowl end 0CNn 2 MS. SITZE:· I represent four g_etton. of ... of Pop'. 3 bird. who come from the north there to neat could show It to 3 P1ac. thet i. on the north IhorI of Mono Leb. I live there 4 their chIIc:Iren. 4 with our fltlllily six months of the yew. Ow fether w.. the 5 Keep It • God 0- It. 5 laat operetor of the .ett work. from 1827 to 1862. 8 MR. DEL AERO: Thenk you. 6 Our family h•• been wetchlng their 13 preclcMM __ 7 MelvIn ShepIro. Welcome. 7 slowly and .adly di.eppe. with the Ieke. Thi. IUIIlI1'IeI' hea 8 MR. SHAPIRO: W. drove down from GlIl'dnsrvWe Ieat 8 been an unusual time for me, bordering on being lick. I have 8 Su1dey to tlIke plll't In~. It Ie wonderful. It is not • 9 even been apologizing to the fut'" remIIinIng crilt..that 10 dog end pony show, _ I've .lCp.r1euced In other heerlng•• 10 walk on the crunchy dead gr-. Md 1ooIc. the Ieke slowly 11 MR. DEL AERO: I left the dog•• horne. 11 diseppe.rIng. I lovingly eel Mono Leb • grande dame, but 12 MR. SHAPIRO: I em retired from the Los AngeIe. _. We 12 this stetely grecioua lady Is dying, end eech time I drM 13 lived In Mchigen • t.w yeere. W. have hed .11I- here In 13 down Lee VInlng gred. north I_ hw heert outlined on the 14 Memmoth alnce 1875. Aoughty, my 8CC8II to the _ hea been 14 sally .hore.. Have you .... 1t1 It'. theN. 11 ovw. 2().yqr period, end I ~ In the eerty 80s they used 15 I f1rmIy believe In God, the AlmIghty er..tor of hAven 18 to have IttIe thing. they caIed Huck Am Deys the fIrwt 16 and earth, and Mono Leb for me end others who here today cal 17 w..In OCtober. For pert of that w. h8d • motorcycle rece 17 themHlve. Mono Uk. 1011'''. 18 from. aIope ovwtooldng the Ieke. ActueIy, the tr8Clc Is 18 Our f.miIy continue. to prey that • God hee promised to 18 right down to the vIIltor'. cent« end you CM _• you go 19 preHrve hi. creetlon, w. hwn8ne ... have the chence to do 20 down 8H It IooIca .. en A. In lIl'fY caM, I tf*1k I rode that 20 our part. Our peraonaI feeling. ere poaItJve, end w. continue 21 rece two or tine yeere. 21 to pr.y for wisdom and juatIce for MCh indIvIduIII 22 LooIdng • the Ieke, end IUddenIy becoming .w_, wllit • 22 respon.lbiUty. Thenk you very 1dndIy. 23 minute, IOIMthIng Ie definitely wrong here. It Is bed. It Is 23 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thenk you very much. Ed SItu. 24 ..... bed. 1ncIdent8lly, 8390 or more hee • nice ring to It. 24 MR. SITZE: Thenk you very much. I 81'1'I Ed SItu. I did 25 .....etIng eomllthillli Mr. Purdy 1IId, Los AngeIM DWP hea 25 corne from. dlff-m penpectIve, howevw. I have been 00087 00084 ~llh;h8d~en.-;eIob.bi.;;;lIiI;;,.ii1ifrOlQmiii;-jMWDiiWiD1forfGI••klongiiia'lt1meiiiiiilthattiWititheiiie1yt"tihave never "'"'l:---m-a-rrled:-·"":-:'t-o-."""f:-amily"""""::·---:'"in-Y-0l:-...,..-"':'"""wIth.."..,."""MoI...... --IO--:-llIk-:-.-aIn"':'"""lC8---::,:":8=27. W. 2 used. TheN Ie odw w•• 1IY1liIebIe, eo lilt'. Nt that one 2 were m.rrIed in 1940. I come from the perepectIve of. 3 ...... 3 private property owner. W. _ t.w In runber. I doubt If 4 AIIO, • that time I tf*1k w. built • house In BIIhop In 4 there _ 12 of u. that own pri¥...... 'dence. In Mono uu 1 '81, end I w_ Idnd of commuting more or .... from Los AngeIe. 5 that live there all or plll't of the yar. Fow of thoee femlly S while .. wortcIng. I retired In '88. 6 residence. _ right next to the County PlIl'tc. 7 SomI.... In the arty 80&, eomsbody from the Lo. Angele. 7 My meln concern Md my urging to you foIca Ie that 8 DeplIl'tmsnt of W_ end Po_ CM18 up with whllt I thought w•• 8 you consldltr tho.. of us who have .... OU' property, OU' 8 • lunatic Idea. They IIId 1lIt'. IlIt the Ieke keep dropping .. 9 shoreline go from &bout 200 down from OU' house down to 8In'lo.t 10 we keep diverting the w_ end lilt'. _ how bed It effect. 10 half. mile .w.y. It Is sony to _ whllt hee heppened, end 11 the ecology. Their point of view being It wouldn't .ffect the 11 the dust that I. forming on the western shore. It" comee 12 ecology. 12 over from Tim Alper'. house, I thlnIt on the western shore 13 I couldn't believe whIItl w_ heerIng, end that thing w•• 13 there. 14 kind of I8Id to reat end notNng heppen8d. 14 But my wife 8Iao h••• respiretory problem. 16 Then Judge FInney ovw In EI Dorado County C8I'I'I8 up with 15 MR. DEL P1ERO: She Is nodding hw heed In the b8Clc. 18 • couple of ruing" end It -.ad.. DWP Ignored them. "m 16 MR. SITZE: My wife IIIso hea respiretory problema. She 17 not awe of the dlIt... of It. 181'1'I ewe you gentlemen ere. 17 is the under the cere of • pulmonwy specialist In Canon 18 Judge FInney IIId nothing heppened. I kept wondw!ng why 18 City. We tllke all the ceutlona we CM, but we come beck yew 18 didn't Judge FInney throw somebody In ... IIemmer for not Page 11 Tote-Scripta by MORRISON Ii FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 20 doing as he said. Anyway, thilt did not happen. 21 We feel thilt the grazing Ie...... not really a part of 21 Then, the,. was another 18_ C_ up recently, I think. 22 the Mono lake balance -v.em. Altlo. we feel that the Mono 22 I know, this i...... of mod... and ,...arch and reports and 23 County ~a1 Plan should be Included In the EIR to make sure 23 inve.ig.1ons and commltt_ ov. whiIt IMY h~ or might 24 that each of the alterniltlv.. .,. dtscusaed for consi.ency or 24 not happen if .a n .a NIppena. n interpmlng the model 26 InconNtency with Mono County'. recently adopted General 25 no, this 18 not accurilte. I can't dlecun tectlnlcal 18-...... -;;;:=- .....:00071 . 00088 1 Plan. 1 beeau.. I Ml not qu8lffled to do eo. I NttNt -.ide. 2 In cIoIlng. we .,...that the mitigation me••ures 2 I wil leave you with one thought _• "lIpl.1c ide•• 3 Include the crwatlon of • communIciltlon. Ink.between the 3 6390 plu8 - I think thilt the ... level today Ie eonwthlng 4 landowners. the CIty of Los AngeIH. and the St.e Water 4 like 6375. Thilt. lad... n gentlemen. Ie bad. Just plain 6 Resources Control Board for the next critical .ep. in this 5 old bad. 8 process n for future monitoring effort•• 6 A simphtlc Ide. would be. becllUH _ can atudy the 7 The Upper Owana RIver Ie an exiltlng vital rw.aurce that 7 pa•• we .,. "ady in the future. whiIt would happen in 8 hae been Impacted and w_ Impacted in 1940 after con.ructlon 8 addition to the 8390 tNt for • ten-ye. period nobody dlwrt. 9 of the Eut Portal and diversions began. n again. In 1989 9 a gallon from whilt would normaIy flow into the lake. and ten 10 when no water w.. allowed through the tUVMtl. 10 ye..lilt. we .,.. here - Iet·s _. I wII be 18 n I may 11 Pluee do not 10M sight or the urlder.tanding of the 11 not mlllce It, but if we do. I wII. then. at tNt t."..,.. 12 Upper 0_,,-, Thri you for this opportunity. 12 period. whiIt ia the lake level then. WMt hn happeneclin the 13 MR. DEL PlERO: Thri you very much. *. Carla 13 la. ten ye.., and then you could rwally evlllwlte and mlIIce a 14 SchedIInger. 14 definitive .udy and declalon 0_ whiIt hn already occurred. 16 MS. SCHEDUNGER: I'm CartII SchedInger. and I represent 15 We can't do anything about the ... of the put. WIuIt Ie 18 the CaIIfonN National Plant SocIety. 16 done ia done. We don't rwally know If under natur-' 17 The EIR under conaideratlon today rwvlew. the water 11 clrcum.enee•• not diverting ..., Wilt•• If _ could aven bring 18 rights of the City of Lo. Angeles in the Mono Besin. When . 18 the IlIIce up to 8390. I haven't heard that add,..aed iIt aI. 19 these right. w_ COhftiified in 1974. It w.. without regard to 19 Is it po••lble, or Is It not? 20 the Impact of a utIIzatlon on the environment of the MollO 20 Anyway, Iet's mlllce a good i1tab at the 8380 or plus. 21 Basln. 21 love it. Thank you very much. 22 Today, you'" rwevaluating the.. rights becau.. of the 22 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 23 fact that Mono Lake II a acenIc and ecological treasure of 23 WlIITtIl1 Edwards. Good afternoon. 24 ~ significance and Its ecological integrity must be 24 MR. EDWARDS: Good .fternoon. We can put a man on the 25 conaIdered now _ a ~. of public trust. Public trust I. 25 moon but we can't get a public add,..s sv-em. I would like to 00072 -:-___:_-:-:--..,.,....--=-~':"":""....,..-....,...... ,....,....-___:____..,:__-000e9 ""':'=--an-:-Im-IpOl---,rt-ant....,....,Ie:-.-....---,here:---.------· 1 yield my time. Everything I wanted to say hn been covered 2 Our nation worts on the _sumptlon milt wh. is good for 2 much bett. than I could ..y It to you. Thank you for being 3 prtvate enterprise II aIeo good for AmerIca. This Ide. .3 he,.. Gentlemen. I am mo. encouraged. 4 contrlbuted nrty in this century to the concept th. natural 4 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thri you very much. 6 rnourees exlated and should be used to provide the greatnt 5 MIllard Reed. Good afternoon. 8 good for the grwatnt number for the Iong« period of time. 6 MR. REED: Good afternoon. I want to thank the gentleman 7 ·ft Ie • lMthernatfcai lmpo.sIbIIIty to maximize for 7 for IMMing with the Upper Ow_ ~ property owners _aI 8 two vartables at the ...,. time. let alone thrwe, this ideal 8 weeks ago. We er10ved the_ visit•• and I tHnk _ INmecI a 9 hae led to a Nt of probIemI that this Board right now is In 9 lot and I hope he learned eonwthlllg from ue _ .... 10 a poaItIon to begin to correct. 10 I ha". a short .atamant which Ie -..whIIt of an 11 When Loa ~ 8CqWM the wilt« right. to this basin. 11 it••1on from thilt ""ing that _ had and ....lett. that 12 ft w. aeeumed tIwt the higher uee of water wa. for the 12 wa. sent to Jim. I am here 8pUklng _ President of the 13 domHtlc uee of Loa Angeles cItIz_. There h_ been a 13 United Land Cornp..., on the Upper 0_"-on the 0_ 14 -.net attftude adopted by many people to thle w •• 14 RIv. Road. 16 gatherfng mIHIon. Lo. Angeles w.. using Its own privately 15 I Ml here to speak in support of the balancing of Mono 18 held right. to proYlde for the need. of Its many con.ltuent•• 18 Lake n the low"" wat. fIowa dlwrted through the 0_" 17 WMt _ .,. coming to ..... now Ie that what we think 17 sy.em to Lo. Ang..... 18 of. prtvate property right. de. with the prIv._.. of 18 However. In .a doing•• b..envIrot.mentai .-.tIon may 19 onty one portion of..., enterprise. MmeIy, It. proflta. Lo. 19 arl... . 20 ~. 01*atlona in the Mono 8esIn certainly benefit. their 20 Should an existing n out.andlng tt.hery ..-«IClh 21 cltlzena. but the neo~ Impact. or the co•• of the.. 21 as the Upper Owen. RIver be ucrtfIced for a ...... ftItwy 22 operatlona.,. not borne sIrnIarty by them. Rather. they are 22 in another 1ac.1on thilt Ie onty eomethlllg tNt Ie In • 23 shouldered by the envIrot.ment of Mono Basln and by tho.. 23 calculated model form iIt this point. We don't haw an anew« 24 ~ of the public who have an int... In It. biological 24 to thilt a. yet. 26 integrity. 25 Secondly. we.,. rwcommelldlng an average "**"'-'" fIow.of -:-_-=:__--:---:--,---:---.....,....--.--.....,....-___..,:---00073 00070 1 The private anterprile _nerio. then. is one of -:1;--~13:;:0;-:-NCO:-:--nd'7."':'feet--'--and""""7-a-maxlmum==~-:fIo~w~of::-:-180=-"':"_--c--o,~Id'7.-i.fMtto be 2 privations benefit. and commoIlInd co••• 2 diverted to the rIv. _ to whIIt.- altemadYe may be 3 What _ .,. -ouIng for here II reduction of tho.. co•• 3 utilized. 4 to the public and to the envIrotoment that _ ...aciated with 4 The flow. are con.lderably below whiIt w .. being deIIYeNd 6 the benefit. of cheap. hIgh-quaIIty water to the City of Lo. 5 or diverted prior to 1989. TIwaugh thHe ,...flow. from 8 AngeIn. 6 the Ea. Portal. they rnuat be ramped .a tNt the _1tlftIvIty 7 The co•• to the envIror.ment due to the exercising of the 7 of the fI.hery along the Upper Owena "- Is IWCOglIInd and 8 CIty'. water rtghtIin Mono Bealn ..nurneroua and they .,. 8 is not damaged any further. 9 dlecuned in datal In the EIR. 9 I might add that Mr. AIpera. pt'eNI'ltation on the EBASCO 10 We have two remaining collcem•• FIrat... the ItreMl 10 Report or 93·1 referenee Ie. very valuable ..-that 11 flow Into the ... 1nc:rueH. the quality and quantity of 11 needs to be Included within the fIR procen n I tHnk he 12 rip'" vegetation would IncreaH .. well. Active 12 covered all the point. very adequately and very nicely. There 13 lWetoration mea aimed • recovering r1partan corridors 13 needs to be • communlcatlon IInIc between the prtvate property 14 .. quite fa and they have been Implemented elsewhere. 14 owners and the oper~ IlUthorItfH to ntabhh a d..,-to-d.., 15 ~._ fMI that healthy rIpMan -V.em. can and 15 monitoring of the effect. of increasing or decreasing flow 18 should be rwator..t to the trfbutery "'ams of Mono Lake. and 16 through the E•• Portal. We strongly auggnt that aI 17 tNt lncntaHd flow. should be mnated In an altematlve that 17 references to specul~ and lIIIeged grazing Impacta In tennl 18 would raiN the level to at lent 8380 feet. 18 of environmental Impacts and mitigation ...... be deleted 19 Second Ie the of cattle on CIty lands In the Mono 19 from the EIR untI a specific lnvetItIgatlon of graIng 20 Basln. GrazIng hn IdentIftabIe Impact. on certain r_ plant 20 activit•• _ a part of a separate ..,...,.. 21 popuiatJoI'lI and on w.erehed health In general. Page 12 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 22 Now, it may be that cattle we, In fKt, compatible with 23 Lak. to observe the diverse and abundant bird life that 23 watershed stab~ity in thil region. However, lpecifIc gO.1 24 congregates there. WIth aI deference to local citizen., not 24 and objectives that liddresl ecological as well as economic 26 Audubon rnernberI, you .,. Invited on our trip.. Mankind in the 25 values must be developed lind Implemented. 00077 -::-_---:-_---:- --:--:-----:-:_-:---,__....,..-_000.74 "'""1:--.-••....."..itsalf---::""'Ia--:-:thrs-at..,....-Ied""':"":"b-y..,..the:--:-Io-w-..-:"rIn-IlI-0-:f:-:the.,..--.,.."'-v.."""'o""":fMono 1 A grazing management p!8n, then, Ia quit. conIiatent with 2 Lak.. The aIk.. duet that blow. on the .xposed bed. I. a 2 the need to minimize the CCMt. to the pubic ..aocIated with 3 health h.Zln' to tho.. who Ive or mit there. 3 the profits to privste ranchM tNt utili. CIty In•• 4 Many touriats from "... and f. travel to Mono Lake to 4 Rnally, we note that by r.wng the ... level to 8390. 6 experience It. spacial wondell and while there, contribute to 5 the PM-10 generated by the .xpoNd a1kal ... bed would be 8 the Iocll and Stat. KonOfIly. 6 substantially reduced. RaIalng It to 8382 would aI but 7 Tourist" .. wei .. bird" may &hun the .,..If water 7 eliminate the problem. 8 dlverlion8.contInue and the ... become" a st....., 8 Since decreasing the export to LA In voIumH sufflcIent 8 .xcesslvely saline body eurrounded by a dust bowl. There Ia 9 to effect such a ri.. in lake level would 1nc:N_ LA's ah-. 10 no need for that dlImaI proepect to come about. 10 of MWO water by only a fraction of 1 percent. 11 It Ia abundantly cIe.- tNt Lo. AngeIe" can do without 11 We see no compelling rsason not to support thIa higher 12 water taken through dIver8Ion of the atrs-ns that flow Into 12 level as a mandated go.. The EIR de... with -*:.. wei 13 Mono lAke. Thank you. 13 as ecologic. v.u.s In the Mono Balin. RaIalng the ... level 14 MR. DEL PJERO: Thank you. 14 would inundate some of the ... fringe wetland.. The 10.. of 15 Rolf Jacoba. 15 the.. wetlands would probably be tempol'aoy bee_ they can be 18 MR. JACOBS: I want you to .xcuee my appe.anc.. I h.ve 16 replaced or mitigated. 17 ~ out camping for • week. 17 In the meantime, how.ver, touristl might be dluppolnted 18 MR. DEL PlERO: Vou.,.. long ways from horne. 18 at now seeing the large number of waterfowl tNt fr8quent 18 MR. JACOBS: W. haw to be rsallatlc. The Loa Angeles 19 these fresh water arsa•. 20 region need. water and they.,. going to get It. It Ia the 20 Also, a riling lake level could topple the tufa tow.., 21 _1Omic In8trum8l1t that drtvea CaIIfomIa and without a 21 which may dllappolnt tourist. who have come to ~. Mono 22 healthy 1o8 AngeIe& _lOmy, w. don't h.ve • healthy economy 22 Lake with the stark remnants of these stllndlng aquatic 23 In the Stat•• 23 features. 24 But, by the __ tobn, _ need a healthy Mono Balin 24 We muat rsmember t-e that the Mono Lak. Balin does not 26 _eystem to support a healthy KonOfIly out here, beeau.. thl8 25 exist for the convenience and aeathetic MfWibiIIty of hurn.w 00078 -:1:---_-IOI-m-y-d:-...-p"'---Id:-.-on----,t:-0UI-..,..iIl-'-~."'""W~.-al-::"":'kno-w---,tNt.,.....,:-.-:1f"....,.,.1t-:-1a· not a -:1;--~al:-one-.------00076 2 healthy ecoeyatem, touriat• .,. not going to come and help the 2 When the Yellowatone fires raged and .ventu.lly died out, 3 -1OmY. 3 leaving the park parti~ blackened and apparsntty 4 I am from SIIcon Valley. W. have tIM to deal with tight 4 devastated, criticlam .0.. over INI'lag8m8nt decI8iona tNt tIM 6 water auppIiM for • long, long time, much longer than LA. 5 been baNd on criteria of ecolystem health rather than on the 8 Vet, ow 8COl1OmY Ie tIvIvIng. How do w. do 1t7 W. have 6 prettiness of the park. YeIIowatone Ia recovering wei and 7 --.vatlon. W. haw tecfwlology. W. have recharged ow 7 visitors to the area have a chance to _ ecological JllOC8SIH 8 undergro&nt aquifer via percoIatjon pondl and Injec:tJon 8 in action. 8 w.... . 9 We must not allow ourMIve" to mourn the demIM of -*: 10 W. heve ...... plumbing ayatem from the sewage 10 ..featur.s that exist bee_ the integrity of an ec:o.yetem w. 11 treatment plant that doH Inacape watering ttvoughout much 11 compromised. 12 of san Jo.., and eventuaIy It', going to .xtend to the whole 12 The many scenlc and recreational opportWlitlH tNt wi! 13 valley and beyond tNt. Eventualy w• .,. going to recharge 13 be afforded by a wetter Mono Balin w. I110lW than 0"" the 14 the water Iyltam with t.-tIary treatment ..wage. It II 14 loss of tufa. 16 coming. W. know It II going to happen. 15 In conclusion, we support the adoption of a level of 18 My queation to you Ie why In the workl can't Lo. Ang.... 16 6390 feet at the v.ry rnInlmum, baMd on the II and I110lW 17 do thII. Vou haw got ~, half of them WI8I1'1pIoyed. 17 long-term concern of the ecological Integrity of the Mono 18 MR. DEL PlEAD: You need to haw It ell.- we ...,'t from 18 Basin as a whole. . 18 Loe AngeIM. 19 Thank you for your conalderation. 20 MR. JACOBa: I w. epeakIng figuratively. I'm sorry. 20 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very muGh. 21 MR. DEL PlERO: That·. oby. I'm from Mont....y. 21 Larry Blakely. Good afternoon, •• 22 MR. JACOBa: You heve It tougher than w. do. 22 MR. BLAKELV: Good afternoon. I am lMry Blakely. I am 23 My .-et'on for Loe AngeIe& Ie why, with aI the 23 President of the Eastern SIerr. Audubon SocIety and I heve • 24 tect.W)6ogy w. haw down there, why can't they do thII. Why 24 short statement to read on behalf of the SocIety. 26 can't technology be av.... to ,... rsc:IaImed water to 25 The Eastern SIerra Audubon SocIety Chapter of the 00078 00078 "'11~COlCOii...._:;;;ve;::-"j;my~godiiCiili:',¥youQU;COl;ukliiii"....iitNt~:ito:;t;halfi;i'iithei;iw;;.orkliiiiCtNt l1nNNoaiiitiOlo:nnaliiiJAi;iudiiiUubobOrni'iSocSOC:iiletyiiY;wiiilthii'12[6600iIociiCiilliimiii...mm..bW,...strongly;; 2 hal the ..... problem. You could ...... youneIf of • long 2 endor.." the EIR alternative of a ... level 8310 or hIghw. 3 twm eouIOe of wllter. You could ..eurs the future of Mono 3 As I. well known, the N.donaI Audubon SocIety hal been 4 Lab. 4 intimately Involved with the Iegll battle to _ Mono Lab. 5 "m juat aakIng that you kMp the ... level lit 8390. 5 Our chapter h.. tIM a cIoee rsIatJon&hip with the Mono Lab 8 That'" what ._tbodY ....to. BIoIoglats eay Iet'l put it 6 Committee for ten y... or 111OlW. 7 there. l.8It LA take my water above and beyond that level .. 7 David Gaines waa active during the ..ty formation v--e 8 long ae they kMp It there. l,M'. get on with It, IIOIve the 8 of our chapter. • probIIm once and for aI. Thank you. 9 We h.v. contributed to the c_rnonet"" wltl*l ow 10 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you. 10 modest me_ and In other w.y. such ae buIdlnt the .boardwalk 11 Sylvia Colton. Good afternoon. 11 at the west end of the lake. 12 MS. COLTON: live In BI8hop. 12 In apit. of the callouae8 acquftd In harnmwIng naIIe Into 13 V... ago the &tau permitted the loa of life of the 13 the redwood In that project, w. would aI be happy to ... the 14 OW_ LaU. We In the 0_ Veley dell with thII fact In 14 bo.dwalk Inundated. W. work for the --.vation and nlItUrll 16 many wayl, .... of which Include IncrscIIbIe duet poIutIon, 15 beauty of our wea and for the prMerVation of ...... habitat. 18 loa of wIdIh and rtparian habitat. W., the cItIz_, aIao 16 We have a lpaclal concern for the I18tM fauna. 17 supply vaal moNee to lItudy an attempt to mitigate thIa huge 17 Mono Lake, one of the wortd'. lneplratJonal wonders of 18 hIetortc IIIilItaU. 18 mankind, Is also lndlspenaable for many wid bird popuIatioM. 18 Mono Lab hal been IUbject to an Imrnenee number lind 19 With w.tland" dlminlehlng ....wt-e. Mono Lab takee on 20 vart&ty of ~,moet Importantly, water diversion". 20 added importance for the brMdlng bird" for .xampIe, 21 FIuctuatIone of the ... level haw had drastic .ffects on the 21 California guO, and the migratory wllter fowl tNt rely on It. 22 ... 1IftoNIne, neetJng __ on once lsoIatad ialanda. 22 Each ye. our group ached•• two of the tripe to Mono 23 The ... Ie an Important stopover for bird. migrating Page 13 Tote-Script" by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5. 1993 ) 24 from and to South America. 25 'NIl go ....wtwre for their weter. 25 There is a LI'lIque hurMn relftlonlhlp with the 11Ik.. I "'7'"---.u:;--===:-;=:-=:;-;-:--,:",,""---:-:-::;--~~-:---:00083 ...,...... ,.....__..,.-..,....---.__.....,...._...,.....---..,,...,.....,...... ,....__--._00080 1 MS. BENTON: Just quickly. I would Uk. to thank you for 1 have worted on three wort pertle. which Lerry mentioned. 2 JllteNIg to .. of us todey. and I he. DEIR I. an ext.nslv. 2 There is lIIeo enother boawlllk et the County hrk end from 3 and.xhausttve document and extremely wei done. 3 stste land., and _ heve mede two extensions to It .. the 1IIk. 4 W. reilly do appnICfete thlit. and he mentioned, even 4 ha. dropped, and ow third one w.. et the Nevy Beech sit. and 5 though we _ property owners In Memmoth Lake., W. do most of 5 we would Ilk. to ... them .. under wet.... 8 ow time In Lo. Angeles. 10 w. are some of the u..,... S I worked on the.. wort pertlea ttuIt buRt the boawelk. 7 I would like to .ey thet there·. a lot of people In 7 so thst visitors could get cIoH to the 1IIk.. They went to 8 Memmoth LIIk.. thet are eecond homeoWner1l and they .... from Los 8 feel the wet..., they went to ... the ftIH. and they went to 8 AngeIn. There'. a lot of people from Lo. Angele. come up 9 the kind of SHp' thet come up, the cte. wet... .-p. thft 10 and went to _ eomethIng .. unique and dive,... .. Mono Lake. 10 so dellghtful. 11 The very ..". people who _ using that water I know would 11 Mono L.ek. I. lIl'I astoni.hing, mystic". most LI'lIque pI_. 12 support en .ffort today to ._ Mono Lake. Thlll'lk you. I get 12 It d.serv•• mulmum perm-m protection. I support no 13 .xclted _ theM tt*tg.. Ther* you, gentlemen. 13 dlv.,..ions forever. 14 MR. DEL PlERO: Ther* you very much. Good afternoon. 14 MR. DEL PlERO: Th.... you very much. 16 MS. JAEGER: Good afternoon. My nerne Is Lisa Jaeg.r. My 16 Phyllle Benton. 1e en III In there. 18 Before w. begin with the next spellk..., Ilrt me ..- w. 17 I'm. businen OW1*' here In Mammoth Lake.. I have lived 17 .,. epproeching 6:30. W. cen go through, and I don't heYe MY 18 here for ten ye-.. 18 reHfVetlon. ebout going through the dinner hoIM', eIthough 18 A. a CPA, I'm cCOl!IIKlC8l:enm_ledld about the economy of the eastem 19 some of us might feint from ebstemiousnetl.. The one quHdon 20 SIemI.1 believe thet Mono LIIk.'. vitality Is Important to 20 I do hav., if w. _ going to tllk. a brellk et .., eome of you 21 ow .collomy. Tourtem III the core of ow economy and Mono Lak. 21 may not be eble to get on until 7:00 o·cIock. I. there enyone 22 III one of the attractions. It could be a detraction a. Owens 22 who M>solutefy Clll'l't stey until thft time? Four. 23 LIIk.1ll1n the Owens V"'y. 23 Why don't you go ehud? 24 I consider Owens LIIk. en .yellOre end health hazard. It 24 MS. BENTON: I would be g1ed to not milk. a stetement and 26 milk.. me depressed to drive pest It and reallz. how ..1fI.h we 25 just .ay I .upport everything .verytlody hee uIcI eo ...... _--:-"""":"'".....,...._---..,,...-__---,- ....:00084 ...... --._----",...- --'- 0008.1 1 _ to destroy such lIl'I ecoeystern. 1 eloquently. 2 W. need to keep Mono LIIk. heelthy. Our economy i. in 2 I have hed the opportunity to fly over the lIIke meny 3 poor Ihape at this time. end w. need .. of our tourist 3 time. and I look et the ring. eround the 1IIk. eImost •• the 4 ettractIone to keep going. 4 ring. on a tree trwlk. And you ClIl'I ... the ye.. and ye-. of 15 Stat. end Federal fund. _av..abIe to repl_ Mono 5 lowering of the wst.... e 8eeIn wat.... So. there III no .xcuse to ebUH thle resource. 8 I went to th.... you for being here. I juft fInIehed JoM 7 I would ..to _ Mono 1IIk. designated .. lIl'I 7 McK..•• book on the temlng of net\n, and I understand the 8 outstendlng national reeowce water In order to Nt mllXimum 8 difficulty you must h_ with .. the interest. here. Ther* 8 .eIInI&y etenda. to protect the 1IIk. and eco.ystem. 9 you very much. 10 I believe men Ihould UN intellgence to protect netur" 10 MR. DEL PlERO: Thenk you very much. There were tow 11 reeourees rether than ....them. Ther* you very much. 11 indivldu. who reiHd their hand. end .eId they were going to 12 MR. DEL PlERO: Ther* you very much. Is there anyone 12 have to le_. If you would be Imd enough, _ 'NIl do ow 13 ....7 13 best to try to find yow cents In here. the tow of you. 14 MR. STIMSON: My nerne III JIm StImeon. I edmire your 14 Announce yow nerne for the record. 15 1ntlnIt. patience, and I don't envy yow being here another 15 MISS HANSON: My neme III Mary Heneon. I em Treeeurw of 18 few hour8 tonight. 18 the Mono Lilk. Foundstlon. Thet III en .. voluntary boa. end 17 MR. DEL PlERO: You Ihould envy me and the realOn II a 17 w. support the Mono LIIk. CommItt.. through tax deduc:tIIle 18 IUI'Iber of people heYe .lIId It. One of the best a.pects of 18 donstlon•• 18 eervIng on the Stet. Wet... ReIOUl'CH Control Bolll'd that we 19 There h.. been mention of boawlllk.. W. heve f\nIed 20 tllk. advent. of .. dlecoverlng .xactly whet the citizen. of 20 bolll'dwalk.. The Audubon Society bull them. end _ peId for 21 Callfomla feel about their wet... reeourcetI. You IhouId envy 21 the lumber. I am a 17-y•• rnldent of Mono, end I juft wry 22 me. I em the lucky one In this room. 22 much.upport the 8380 or higher for reelly tine renoM. 23 MR. 8TIMSON: I _ looking forwa to a respon.Ib" 23 It'. written In yow thing there. The heelth reeeone, 24 decIeIon. My neme III JIm 8tImeon. I come bearing gift•• and 24 everybody ha. been tltlklng ebout tMt. end tMt III wry 215 tied thIe little ribbon myeeIf. Don't open It. 26 important to me. 00085 00082 -:1:----:My-=--neme----:-Ill-Jlm-:--::St:::tlI-.-,-,_----n-.-::'-o-w-n-a-:-home---o--n""':C:""ro-w-'-ley Lak. and -:1;---7v7'e-ry-:-f.-w-peop-7le-h:-_--m-lel-nt-::-ioI-'1ed--:-':":the-mlgnlt-:-"""":"ory--:bIrd~.. Mono 2 heve been a resident of Mono Cour1ty for over 18 y.... I ern 2 Lake ha. been deligneted .. a wntem hem..ph.... shoN bird 3 • photogrllpher by occupetlon and cwrentIy serve a. VIce- 3 resource because of the mlgnltory bIrde who come from South 4 ChaInnan on the Mono Cour1ty f'IarlI*1g Comml..lon. The view. I 4 America up to the An:tIc to nnt. They come down end regroup. 15 em ...... are my own end tho.. of my wlf•• Su• ." and our 6 put on double their weight .tter they .nv. • Mono Lab, e t_ chlIdfwt. Den end WII. My wife is a echooI teecher at 8 eating" tho.. shrimp and _. end ttlIe III en 7 Lee VInIng Elementary School. 7 intemational reeowce thet neecte to be looked •• 8 I would ..to _Id thet the Boa let the minimum 8 And thet'... I heve to MY, • \like level at 8310. e MR. DEL PlERO: Who .. next7 10 Mono LIIke hee been a eowce of IMpIrstlon and enjoyment 10 MR. BENTON: ThItI .. my wtt., PIIbtciII, end • _ AobeIt 11 since I moved to the Eaetem 8Ierra. I heve walked It. 11 Benton. W. have • ~ here In MemrnoItI ...... en 12 peItrnet.- and I hew explored It from the air. I know the 12 office In Lo. Ang...., and you gentlemen obvIouIIy heve. wry 13 ... 1ntIrNlteIy end Mono LIIke .... en old frtend of mine. 13 complex t"to eddres•• 14 You wi! probably be I'NdIng _ of documentation, 14 My bu..... Is prlmartly thft ..lOCleted with ~ 15 ICIentIfIc data COlIC8l'l'lk1g the 1IIk.. I cen't hope to add 15 and I ern senalttve to what'. going on In the MVtroIment. 18 anytHng to wtwt hM already been published, but I would Ilk•• 18 Mono Lak. and Owens V.-, are not mobile. Loe AngeIn ... 17 lnft.eeI. to direct my commentl to Mono Lak... a visual 17 I think there III much to be .eId about controIIng the 18 reeource end .. a -* atbectlon. Mono Lak. Is not only a 18 environment. thet Ill, of Lo. AngeIn...... end one me_ 1. natlonel tre...., but en intemetklnal gem. 19 by which that cen happen III through the nat\nI proc»n of 20 The perking loti along the 1IIk. and In L.. VInIng .... 20 mobility. People can leave if they cen't .atisfy their wat... 21 flIIed with the Inftux of intemetklnal travelers. They .... 21 issue.. I think It is very Importent for us to protect tMt 22 .. here speclfIcaIIy to _ Mono Lake. 22 which w. can end to recov... what _ cen. 23 I rKerltty had the opportunity to pinpoint and 23 I think w. cen recover much of Mono LIIk.. W. cen eIeo, 24 rephotogreph hlltortc.. p/ct\nI from the past. I wa. lib.. to 24 in the .ametlme period, recov... some of Los AngeIn If people 25 stand In the very trtpod holes of the old masters, and I stood Page 14 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 ____---,,....,...._----.,._.,...... --:---,----..,,..-__..,,----,_ooo.88 1 about Mono LaIut. 1 where the lake used to be prior to the w.... dlvenlon.. Whtlt 2 AJong with the battery of fllCt., figure., and Itatlatic., 2 struck me the moft WII how beartlful the Iak. muat have bMn. 3 I hope you w. COl'lIIder theM feeling. In formulatlng yo1M' 3 Imagine an immense ancient lake neftlec:l In the middle of the 4 decillion on the .... 4 Great Ba.in desert. 6 If you haven't aIrMdy done eo, I wve you to go catch a 5 WIth higher lak. levalll, thant w. be a va8t Imptovement 8 ~ from eouth tufa. AIeo, I look forward to canoelng 6 in vi.ual quality. 7 Mono LaIut lit the new S380 level. 7 Some might argue that .e-1Ic beauty w. be loft If any II have a poem for you that w. written by a very clo.. 8 of the tufa towen g. aubmar'ged. I have ..,old photographa .. friend of mine, caIIad AlkalI Flat. 90f the wouth tufa grov., and thIa 18 a fallacy. I tNnk people 10 Let the lake'. healing wat.... lIUn'OWld you, touch yow 10 tend to forget about the thouund. of tufa tow.... that you 11 body and rnnd and 1OUl, hNI you with joy of being, IR thIa 11 pan in the ru.h to get to the w....•• edg•• 12 lake IIva a mIIIon years mora. Dance with the brine IhrIrnp 12 If the lak. I. allowed to rIaa, the ovwtook tow.... w. 13 .. they oelebrate.... Watch the gula and grebe. play upon 13 be the one. to dot the new whoraIIne. 14 her w....., but let caetIM of tufa talut you bllCk In time •• 14 But thi••houldn·t be the Ia.ue. You have to look at the 16 the MCIant deaert w..... ftow within you. 15 big picture, the health of the Iak. and a haalthy environment 18 Somed.y _ d know the VlIlue of wat..., protect and 16 for it. inhabitant•. 17 COI'lHr'va every drop that w. can; but until thtlt day w• .,. 17 I would like to .ay just a couple mora thing. before 18 going to fight eome mora 10 w. can find pe_ on Mono Shore. 18 closing. Flrft off, thank. to the NMIoMl Audubon SocIety. 18 Mono LaIut, what'a at ataIut, the wwt.... the wat... that 19 Cal·Trout, California Oapartrnent of FIah and Game, and 20 feed. the CIty'. graed. Talut It back, take it beck, take back 20 especially the Mono Lake CommItt.. for their t1r..... and 21 the wat.... Let thIa lake live for a mIIIon y... more. 21 endless effort to .ave the place 10 dear and cioN to .. of 22 Thank you very much. 22 our heart. In Eaftem Sierra. 23 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. Anyone else besides 23 To the La. Angele. Oapartment of Wat... and Pow...,I hope 24 the gentleman at the podiu'n1 If you have to leave, let'. get 24 someday that they wiH feel worM shame and remorse for 26 you on now, and _ w. break aft... you. 25 dragging this illue out 10 long. I have bMn lIPPaIIed at the ..,l:---"':'MR'::"'."':'NA.,...,.HM,..,..:~My:--name----,.II....,...lan'y--:Nahm:-:-:--. 00090 ...,..-_.....,....,.,...._.....,.._:-:--=-.."....__-::--:-_-:- 00087 ""'I:-am-':"'frot-m--::Blshop. I 1 total di.regard and lack of respect for the environment and 2 have bMn living In Owane V....y for mora than a decade, and 2 the good people who live here. 3 .. a native Californian. I wltne.aed a rllth..- draatlc decline 3 Finally, I would Uke to thank the Board for taking it. 4 In nurnbera of waterfowl which vlaIt or IIva In ow Stat•• 4 time to liften to all the public teltlmony, written and oral, 5 I have aIeo, In conjunction with the other apeakera. 5 and hopefully, and over 16 ye.. of legal gridlock. 8 worked on the bonwalc, both at the north whore of the lake 6 If you haven't done 10 already, I would ancowage you 7 and the weat whore and ardently hope for the day when the 7 to vi.it Mono Lake, apend worM time on It. ahoreIIne, and you, 8 Iavel w. be eatabllahed lit • level which would Inundate that 8 too, wiD become entrapped and hopefuly talut thIa memory horne .. bonwalc and would, thantfore, wve the level of 8380 or mora 9 with you. 10 for the .... ThanIca. 10 When it come. time for the Board to make It. final 11 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 11 'deci.lon, I ask that you thumbtack thIa paR... I gave you In 12 MS. JOHNSON: My name Ie EmIly Johnson. 12' 'a prominent pl_ 10 that you can have a vIaual rerrinder of 13 I could talc a lot about my per-w connection to the 13 '. what Mono Lak. I... about. The foIla who IIva heN, the 14 ..., but I don't tI** I wlI talc about that. I have worked 14 ftruggUng eco.yatern and envIronme.. and acanIc treaan and 16 for Mono LaIut CommItt.. and for Mono LaIut Fow1datlon. I have 15 an heirloom. 18 conducted tours upon the ... on and off for about ten y..., 16 Mono Lake i. womethlng I want to p...down to my 17 eo I have probably 1ec:I_ a hundred tours, and what I would 17 children. 18 ..to speak about Ie the educatJonaI and recreational value. 18 Thank. for yo1M' time. 18 of the...... tours lit Mono I.aIut Ie • wonderful 19 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 20 expertelloe. 20 MR. POTASHIN: My name 18 RIctwd Potuhln. I am a 21 PeopIa are a1w~ ...tNng..., tHe Ie .. being 21 re.ident of the Ea8tern SIerra for about the Iaet five years, 22 on the moon. ThIe Ie ..-.thing I've never ...... before, 22 and over that time have d.veIoped • Rrong per-w 23 and It'•• very unique place, and I tNnk the IimpIIclty of 23 relatlonlhip with Mono LaIut. 24 the eooev-tem rnakae It a wonderful place to .xpIaIn d*Ig. 24 In.plred by David GaInaa, I began Mono LaIut ~ tours 26 ..w_ cyoIM and the food chain. 25 and have w.ched from my wtern ... 1n an 18 foot fIberg.... -gueea--what"""'~I-wouId-""""":::-""to-...,-'="'Ie""th':"'_--.-.,.--a-;-:1ot 00091 ,....,...... ,..-:-.,...... :--__--:-_---,.--:-_.....,..,_..."...~ooo.88 ""'1:---"""80:--,'="'1 1 canoe a. the laic. hII grown In popularity and In MlInIty. No 2 of people who aren't heN. I know you lIM Itftlatic. on the 2 longer doe. it dw" In the obKure Ihadow of Y~, but 3 number of vIeltonI we have to the lake, but I would juet .. 3 now i. an .qually d••irable Iand.c:ape to "'-It. 4 to InteIjeot a Ittle bit of their fMIIng when they _ 4 I witne.1ad the pow... of tHe magical Iand.c:ape to 6 thant, the big ..... that they lIM. It Ie not .. any other 5 tran.form tired, ftre.Iad-out eouI8, aIbelt for an hour. 8 place for vWtora. 6 The lake haa been referred to • a g. IhtIon for birds, 7 MR. DEl PlERO: Thank you. 7 but I believe it a1wo I. a g.. atatIon for the human prfChe I One ... penon. , 8 where ~ple from .. over the wortd corne to til up on ~, • MS. IOTO: My name Ie Jean Soto. My family buaine•• I. 9 solitude, and the spiritual ImpIcatIona of wIde-open apace, 10 conatruetlon and I juet wanted to mae. ow lIIJPtIOrt for the lOin short, to heal themMlYae. 11 negotiated lake level of 8380, and w. have bMn relidents of 11 Mono Lake hII given ue eo much. It 18 time to 12 Mono County .... 1.7., eo _ appreciate the retention and 12 reciprocate and give back eome of tNIt healing energy by 13 ...-vlltion of Mono LaIut. 13 rai.ing the lake level to at 0380 teet. Human needa 14 MR. DEl PIERO: Thank you very much. 14 a.ide, w. muft protect the for the .... of It..., and Ita 16 and gendernen, _ are going to break. It II about 15 unique and weird crellturea. 10 twenty to 1:00 and _ wlI be back lit 7:00 o·cIodt. 16 Ther. h•• been lome concern about the partial inundation 17 ~. 17 of the lOuth Tufa grove by a higher ... level. The eouth 18 18 tufa grove I. a fteady attraction, -.peciaIIy when you are 1. 19 driving by It In • canoe. 20 20 However, I am willing to trade off aeathetIc tufa Yilt.. 21 21 for Ie•• duft, file. and ahrImp on a Iow-eodlum dlR, and the 22 22 opportunity for the gulls to take bllCk what Ie r1ghtfuly 23 23 thei,., Negit laland. 24 24 The outpouring of lett.... you recelvad In IWIfICl"H to the 26 25 DEIR I. an indication of how much people faelin their heart. --::==:-::;--::v::==-;;-=~:;:;;:""' -00092 ______00088 -::-__ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1993,7:00 P.M...... Page 15 Tote-Scripta by MORRISON" FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 1 J 2 -000- 3 grelltnt opportunity to pllrtlcipllte In OI.W procesl, we 3 MR. DEL PlERO: L.ct1H M1d gentlemen, w... going to 4 have lCheduied thitl policy helll'ing tonight in order thllt all 4 begin, if you will be kind enough to take yow ..1It1. S of you could adYiM ua of yow bellet. M1d opinioM in 5 WhIle the \at partlclpant. tNt .venng .. Mng 8 reg'" to wtuIt II approprtlIt. for the Mono Lake Basin. 6 in the door. If you .. would be kind enough to ,.. yotJIt 7 There'1 three ruin In tenne of policy preNntlition•. 7 hand•• how many of you w-. nat heN tNt .ttemoon7 8 They don't have to be l'f'HMted unci« oath, they can fairly 8 W... going to start OVW Ilglin. 9 reprH«1t the potIftlon of either the organlzlltlon or the 9 Tho.. of you thllt w.... here tNt .tternoon. forVlve 10 IndMdual who II prMentIng them. but they wll not be used 10 me. but It doesn't do anybody any good If they don't know 11 .. part of the evIdentlrf portion of thII heering. 11 whllt'l going on. 12 AddltloNlly. I liked ...... M1d I wi! a.k aglln. 12 I wll try M1d summarlz. the 1'f'HMt8tlon. but • the 13 anyone haYIng a grellt overwhelrnk1g desire to applaud. I 13 same time. I am going to try to let .verybody under8tM1d 14 would ~. It If you didn't. If you have a really 14 whst the process II here. 115 overwheln1rig de.... to applaud - I left my dog and pony lit 15 Ladle. M1d gentlemen. tho.. of you that w.... not here 18 home thII rnomlng. 10 there'l not that much of a good .how 16 this afternoon. my name II Marc del PIero. I am VIce ChaIr 17 here thII ..,.,q. 17 of the Clllfornia Wllter ReIOlJrC8l Control eo.... 18 W... going to try to go through .. of the cards. 18 The mlItter thllt II being considered tNt evering II 19 W. have a whole lot of them M1d w. wlft go through them as 19 policy helll'ing. in reg'" to frelhwllt... dlvenlolll from the 20 expedltloully .. poallbll. 20 Mono Lake Basin. 21 The heartng notlcl IndIclited tho.. individuals making 21 This matter II before the Stilt. W.... AnowceI 22 prnwIt8tlonl would be IIfforded not more than five minute. 22 Control Bon beeauN the St.e Wilt... RHourcea Control 23 In order to make their policy st.ement. I would apprecilite 23 Board II the agency estabHahed by stftut. by the St•• 24 It vwy much If you .. kept to tho.. time hs. I wlft 24 Leglsiliture to be respon.lble for wilt... right. In the Stilt. 215 try M1d move thII along .. quickly as possible 10 thllt 25 of Callfornl•• 00096 00083 1 everybody get. the opportunity to lpeak bee'UN I know all 1 The Stilt. W.er RelOurcn Control Bo'" Ie a five- 2 of you have t • .., the time out of yow buay ICheduiel to 2 member board mad. up of five Indlvlduall who .. appointed 3 come out he<', ~""'aht. M1d It Ie important to get the option 3 to clltegorlc politlon•. 4 to tel me ~ TlV staff .xactly whllt you think about Mono 4 The Chair. John Caffrey II currently serving In the 15 8a11n. 5 wllter quality polltlon. .... WII formerty Deputy Dlnlctor of 8 I would ,III:. to Introduce my staff 10 everyone knoWI 8 the Department of Wilt... Reeources. W. have _ IndMdual 7 who II alttIng on my 11ft M1d my right: firat of aI. I 7 who I. reqWwd to be a cIvI ena"-. .... name Ie John 8 would •• to Introduce OI.W cowt report.... who II Alice 8 Brown. .... worked In the prtv•• sector for 0_ 30 ynf'lI Book. When she uya stop. I stop. Everybody stop.. Nobody 9 and he II acknowledged .. an .xpert In agricultural 10• tab __If she doHn't record It. It II not in the 10 irrlglltlon. 11 record. If It II nat In the record. you dldn't lay It. So. 11 W. have • general ena"- whoM name II J.... 12 she II the _1derfuI perwon who foIow. u. aro\A'ld the stilt. 12 Stubch_. Mr. Stubchaer spent 30 va" .. the Exec:utI¥e 13 helping .. out trelllIlldo.-ly. 13 DIrector M1d a-al Manager of the Santa BartJ.. FIoocI 14 Alto with me tonight I have two staff environmental 14 Control M1d Wilt... ConMrv.tlon DIetrIct. _ well _ the 15 apecl..... JIm Canaday on my 11ft. M1d St.ve Herrer•• who 15 Santa Bartl.. County Wilt... Afency. 18 II wnlng his hand INick there. Alto. w. h.ve two staff 16 W. have • pubic member. Her,..,. II M.y .... 17 eng___, fIcIwd Slitkowlld. who hal his hand up In the air 17 Forster. She served for an.xtended period of time on the 18 In the INick of the room. I have Hugh SmIth right here. and 18 San DIego Regional W.... QualIty Control Bon. and alto. II 1. my good fNnd M1d chief counsel on the Mono Lake matter. 19 an employee of the Orange County W.... DIItrlct. 20 Dan frink. who II on my Immedl.. right. 20 And then. the fifth member of the Bo'" II the 21 W. have • whoII lot of c.... to go through and we are 21 Hearing Officer here tonight. The potIftlon that I til II 22 going to begin now. When I cal yotJIt names, If you would be 22 thllt of an attorney. My background 11.1 spent 11 va" on 23 kind enough to come forw... to the podium. apeak directly 23 the Mont_y County Bo'" of SupervlIOf'll, 11 va" on the 24 Into the mIk., ••• yow name for the record 10 th. AJIce 24 Mont_y CoUnty Wilt. ReIOWCl. Afency. I chaIrecI both of 215 hal It Incol'porated Into the record. 25 thoN organlz.ionI • couple of tImeI. I alto served for 11 00097 00084 1 0.,. \at thing, If you wIeh to have a copy of the 1 yearl on the Monter.y UnIfIed Nr PollutIon Control DIItrlct 2 record of thII heartng. pie.- contact AlIce aft_MdI and 2 and aerved •• chair three tImeI of that agency. 3 Ihe wi! be happy to arrange to gtIt • copy of the record for 3 My expertise tend. to be In the ....of w_.. 4 you. 4 weH I' air qualItY. 15 The tnt perwon I would •• to c" II Andrea 5 Th. give. you a brief I\mrNIry of whIIt the St•• 8 Lawrence. Good..,.,q. 6 Wllter Resource. Control eo... II and who we ... 7 MS. LAWRENCE: Good.venIng M1d thank you very much. 7 I have been ch.-ged by the Bo'" to .-we .. Heartng 8 M1d welcome to Mono County. 8 Officer tonight. I aerved .. HearIng Office yesterday In 8 I want to tel you I w_ vwy warmed by yoW' comment. 9 .Los Angele. when we conducted poley heartngI for thoee 10 thII afternoon In reg'" to pubic MrvIce. 10 indlvlduall who cho..to ...... themeeIveI there to prnwIt 11 I am _ County SupervlIOr M1d appreci•• whllt you 11 policy stlltement. to the Bon. M1d I wi! alto be the 12 Ald. It·. an honor to have you here. More than thllt, It 12 Hearing Officer on the evIcIendsry portion of thII procne 13 II an honor to have an option to addrIII an Is_ thllt's of 13 thllt wll begin In about two ..... 14 enonnoue aIgnIfIcsnce to" of ua. I tf*1k.1n Mono County. 14 Thllt .videntiary procell w. begin and be conducted 115 and not only that. but now .1It.wIde. nlItionwlde, M1d 16 in Sacrllmlnto lit the St••W_ AnowceI Control Bon 18 globally. 18 headquart.,. building. 17 I am heN _ an IndtvIduaI member of the Bo'" of 17 The Stilt. Bo'" hal been c:Nrged with the tallk of. 18 lk.IpenotIOI'lI. but alto. I have an enonnoue I1IM'Ilber of 18 .mending the City of Los AngeIn' w.... right. In the Mono 19 conetltuent•• _ number of whom you have already heMd. and 19 Balin to Includ. term. M1d conditlonl necnaery to protect 20 w.....etront support..of Mono Lak•• 20 f1lhery rnouree. In the .ffected streams. 21 0.,. of the things. M1d ... former auperviIOr you 21 The Stilt. Bo'" aIIO hal been c:Nrged wtlh the taak ~2 wi! undentand. It II vwy impoI'tant to ua ... county In 22 of con.iderlng the effect. of w.... dlverlionl on pubic :3 reg'" to Mono Lak. ItMlf; • huIthy envlrol'lment to ua i•• 23 trust resource. in the Mono 8aIIn M1d protecting thole 24 vwy healthy ~. M1d In Mono County, whllt the Mono Lake 24 public trust felOwce. where fa..... 25 CommItt.. hal accomplished In bringing this to this point I. 25 Whllt II going on here tonight. ladlH M1d gentlemen. 00098 000815 1 • phenomenal succe•• M1d h.. railed enormous Important 1 il known a. policy stlltement.. In ord... to Inewe thllt .. 2 I..... to .. of ua. not only for the stllt.wld••itulltion, 2 of the relident. In the affected ...... afforded the 3 but alto. Mono County. Page 16 Tote-Scripts· by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 4 It il clearly one, if not the !wg.at, tourilt draw 5 juet a couple of encaplU&ating commentl, If I rNIY. 5 in Mono County. W. have people from ... ov... the world .. 8 I would also .. to commend the Stat• .00 Governor 6 you well know by now. The .ffort. of the Mono LAIk. 7 WIIaon'. poaltlon that he hae taken .00 Mr. Strock'. 7 Committee are weD eatabllahed locally, and on the 17th day 8 comment•• 8 of August, Mono County Board of·SupervIaora paned a wei 8 I would ....to mentJon I also remember the Ak 9 deserved r.aolutlon honoring the Mono UIke CommIttee. I 10 PoIutJon CoraoI DIatrtct, how wry Important It Ie to keep 10 will Ieav. It with you bee.- It Ie a wry Impol'tant 11 the lake, and ow poaltIon hae cINrty beer! 8380 or h1gt.'. 11 statement about how wa have abeorbecl the Mono UIke 12 TMc'. the penonaI pm of my clIecuaalon tonight .. 12 Committee. They .... ua, thIe Ie their home,.oo w... 13 wei. It Ie wry Important to do that. 13 share thl. wonderful county of 0WlI. 14 There Ie no quutIon the County doe. not need to Mve 14 Where.., given the int8fdependence of" 15 the legacy of Owena LAlka, which II coating -.moue amount. 15 ecosystem. and, indeed, of ... a8pect. of 18 of money to _ try to find a way of mitigating It, much Ie.. 16 natur., the protection or partJcw. ecoayatema .00 17 finding e way of mitigating It. 17 natural reaources Is among the molt laudable 18 The od.-1Hng I would •• to point out on baNtf 18 human endeavors; .00 18 of the Mono UIke CommItt..,I think the other thing I 19 Whereas, with an economy which Ie baaed on towlam 20 ~find eo remnable .00 eo wonderful I. a. County 20 and recreation, the protection of Mono County'. 21 Suparvieor and .. a poIItIcierl, to find a group of people 21 reaource. and natural beauty Ie In the beat in- 22 who _ w~ to come Into a community .00 wOftt toward 22 terest. of our citizelV"(; and 23 eoIutionII, and that group hae clone that vwy admirabfy. 23 Wheres. visitora to and cltlz_ of Mono 24 AI you know, AS 444 Ie a pot of 50 miIlon doIara 24 County are witnelling the r••urrection .... 25 .... adI hae not beer! property utllzed to find rapIacament 25 reatoration of a unique and pricaIe•• eco.yatem 00102 00088 1 wat.... These _ the effort. that thia group INI. brought to 1 which ha. been .ignificantly damaged by the 2 the-.. 2 acts of man in diverting It. watera, and 3 The other 1Hng I would •• to do In my own 3 Wherea., the rewatering of the 1tre8m8 4 ablOlutely nofHegai way, but ... human being, II make lOme 4 tributary to Mono Lak. and the reatoratlon of 5 comment. about the public tru8t bee_, .. you know. Mr. 5 the stream environment zone. aft... decade. of 8 del PIero, tho.. of ua who _ In pubic poley politlon•• 6 disuse and deatruction hal been !wgely 7 you don't .ver quite 8M ".-rowed down to juat the !erlguaga 7 accomplished; and 8 of the regLUtion or the Janguage of the intent. You 8 Wherea., the relloratlon of Mono LAIk. to • 8 InvMab!y aM caught up In lOme very human valun. 9 Ieval which wiD a.lure It. awvtval ... wat... 10 And the pubic truIt value, to me, Ie not lmIted to 10 systam nourllhlng the fIor. and f8Unll dependent 11 the trIbut...of nevlgable bodlel of wat.... 11 upon It. a. wall II mankind'. I8IthetIc 12 I want to ..... couple of comment. bacauae it Ie 12 inatinct., I. bacoming • long cherIahad rMIIty; 13 wry Important to underatand, for me ... County SupervIsor 13 and 14 In Mono County, the dimenaIone of the public tru8t concept, 14 Wherea., the effort to uve Mono UIke and Ita 1& and l.m rudIng theN from Be" Reltachnelder, who read 15 environ. h•• become • 1NItt... of MtIonaI HI theN lit thaW annual 1MetIng. I juat love them. I have to 16 lignific.nc., demonatrating thIIt amaII lIroup1 of 17 ...thMI with you for the record. 17 Informed and determined people C8l'I protect 18 She wrote: I.Mt ye.- the Loa AngeIea Conearvatlon 18 environmental reaourcea In the fKe of nearty 18 Corpe vtaIted Mono UIke for • wMk and wOfited on atre.m 19 overwhelming oppoaing economic Interut. and 20 reatoratlon. OM of the participant. wrote thIe for the 20 Wher..., the Mono UIke ConvnItt.. and It. Itaff. 21 Mono UIke CornmIttM newalett...: My name _ Fernando Gomez. 21 volunteera, who.. effort. continue to bring the 22 18, of Loa AngeIea, CaIIfomilI. My 8lqI8I'Iat1Ce In the Mono 22 alplratlonl of Oavld Gaina. into rellllty, _ 23 UIke field c.mp hae beer! • wry Inftuemlal experience In my 23 the embodiment of that determination. and 24 life. The excitement of .-epIng In tents out In the open 24 Wher•••• It I. the Mono UIke CommIttaa which 215 air, ...... and worIdng In the aame MYIronrnent made It more 25 II larg.1y reaponalble for ..Ying and 00103 00100 1 educlltlonal to me. It taught me the wondera of Mono UIke 1 revitalizing .... eco.yatem eo Important to ow county. 2 and Ita aurroundIng bNuty. The .....that concern un 2 Now, theretore, be it rnoIved, by the Boerd of Super- 3 lake lIhouId get people thinking about where wat... comea from 3 vllOra of the County of Mono, at..of CaIIfamIa. • 4 and It. affac:t In nIItUre. tt.opIe lIhouId atop to think what 4 follow.: & we _ leaving future generalona. ThIll'. the public tru8t. 5 Thllt thll Board, on behatf of the cltlzana of Mono 8 MR. DEL PlERO: Pardon me, Mr. Gomez ~ at the 6 County, congratulate. the Mono UIke CommIttee .. It 7 heMng yaaterday. 7 celebrate. Itl flr8t tift...... ,.... of affort and U- MS. LAWRENCE: He did. ThIll Ie beautiful. That·• 8 lignlficant accornphhrMnt. noted In thIe -'utIon; •8 the beat yet. 9 That tllli Board rec:ognIzaa the contribution of the Mono 10 Wei, Mr. Gomez, I have to mMt you one day. That II 10 Lake Committ.. to U- development of the pubic truIIt 11 very good. I Ilwa It. 11 doctrine in Califomlll. an effort which wII ~ to 12 Mark DavIe, ExecutIve DIrector, euccnafuly lobbied 12 protect the wat... _ In .. pm. of ow atate. 13 the 8tIIta l.AIgIaIaiture and Congreaa for fundi to help pay for 13 That In adopting thie reeoIutIon, thie Boerd wgea the 14 -..vlltion and I'8llUrnIItion to enable Loa Angela. to CfUt. 14 Mono Lak. Committee to oontInue It. afforta to haw 115 local w..auppIea. ThIa C8l'I protect the enWonmenl .... 15 Mono Lak••atabllahed lit • rNnImum lewl which beat pro- 18 help pr-.t L. A. ~from footing U- blI for 16 teetl the public interut, and more Important, which 17 DWP'. rnIatakM. It _ lIVing Mono UIke, but It _ aIeo 17 baat protect. the lake It...,; 18 CNIItinIIDcaIy baeed w..auppIes for peopie of Lo. 18 That thIa reaolutlon Ie adopted In memory of Dntd 18 ~. ThIll'. U- pubic truIIt. 19 Gaine., who carried on In the apirlt of Henry DevId 20 And ftnaIIy•• t.w .,... ego I apob to • group of 20 Thor.au and AIdo Leopold In taachlng ua that ow aplIt- 21 fIlM and ebc ye.- oIda In an !Mer city lIChooI. The achoof 21 tual and phyalcal w~ depend on the natural ..... 22 _located right under the Santa Monica freeway. There w.... 22 vlronment which haa given ua baing. 23 no ...... no 11I'-, juat aaphaIt .and c:oncrwte. 23 I think you h.v. heard adequIIte tntlmony today about 24 , ...about Mono UIke and lit one point uaed the 24 the lignificance of the baIn and It. IICtMtIea to ua, both 2& word axtInl:t. A tNctw atopped me and liked the atudent., 25 /////// 00104 00101 1 chlIclNn, thie Ie • new word. Doaa anyone know what the 1 economic and environmentally. 2 word extlnct ....7 Some hand. w_ railed .00 one little 2 I would Iik. to take • moment bacauae I really don't 3 boy atood and u1d: ExtInGt _ when an animal dlel, 3 want to go far beyond the five mInut.., but I do re8pect the 4 eomethIng In ua cliH. too. 4 assignment you h.v. before you, but I would •• to make 5 And I would ..to lay beelUH tho.. who know me Page 17 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5.- 1993 6 around here, the Mono Lak. Committ..,I have nothing but 7 f•• degred.1on of Mono LlIk.. W. support much broader 7 enormous regllrd fOf wh. they have done. It goetI so beyond 8 regional m.,,1Ig4HYllIf1t of th. kind of resourc., a pric.less 8 individual importance Of H1f-intllf'Ht. It goetI out to a 9 reeource, ~ w. support yow role, obviously, in gathering 9 very large world ~ they have made ." enonnous contribution 10 public te.tlmony In support of yow truMH role. 10 and one of the nice. thing. that I remember Ia In my 11 Thank. very much for coming. 11 interpret.lon, the community of Lee VInIng, they have 12 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thri you very much, MayOf. 12 worked a. a community to put a walkway, pathway, down along 13 Also, lam a aupervIaor, and plea.. appreciate the 13 the r.stored stream. 14 fact tNt I personally understand the relatlon.hip between 14 And without, I hope, being pt'HU"IIptUOUS on the people 16 the envlronment and economy. Monterey County, and I know 15 and lndlvidu" who Iv. In Lee VIlq, there is enormous 18 both of you are very much aware, Ia .. he.vIIy dependent on 18 prid.. The coming together .. a community to put thIe 17 tNt formula for auece.... Mono County Ia. 17 facility In h.. restored • tremendous --. of community. 18 MR. WATSON: I apprecIMe tNt. 18 Ther. I. a pride In tNt, ~ when I went to the VIsItor 19 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 19 C.nter I wa. caught ~ struck by the local people who weN 20 O-v Nelson. Good evening, 1Ir. 20 standing out In th. wonder VIsItor Cent..~ looking 21 MR. NELSON: Good evening. My ~ is Gary Nelson. 21 around and said, God, I never really redzod how IM4IUttfuI 22 I am a I'MIdent of Mono CIty and during normal clear day. I 22 thlsplacew... 23 can look out the window ~ _ WhIt. Mount8ln peak., which ) 23 So, we ntltorecllt by taking the pubic trwt to It. 24 Ia the highest lnOWltain In the gre. bnln area, ~ It·. 24 fullest dimension to ntltore and enhance ow --. of 215 about eo ""'" away .. the crow tIIH. 26 community, ~ moat Important, ow __ of pIKe, ~ 00108 001015 1 OwIng wInt.. days I c." _ about two miles, and the 1 that'. the real connection we need ~ where _live, ~ It 2 only thing I c." _ flying fa toxic alkali duat from the 2 is a1eo, I think, yow largeM ~ In rnaIdng • 3 .xpoaed laic. bottom of Mono LlIk•• 3 decision thM clearly allow... theM valuee to come Into 4 I am the ChaIrman of the Envtrorlment, PubHc Works 4 thinking. 6 ~ RecreMion CommItt.. of Mono County Grand Jury, and I am 5 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 8 aIao In charge of Mono LlIke Fou1d.1on Canoe Tour Program. 6 David W.aon. Good .venIng. 7 OwIng the pelt five ye.. I have given thousands of 7 MR. WATSON: Thanks very much. I have hIId the 8 vlaltora a personaIlntroductlon to Mono Lak. Canoe Tours at 8 pleasur. of addr.ssing thitI group a few tImH In the pelt. 9 Mono's south tufa area. 9 I w.lcome you to Mammoth ~ hope tNt you er10y yow stay 10 SomethIng ow tOUl'l offer tNt c.,,'t be .asHy 10 here. 11 exp..lellced on the walking tow is the chane. to ... tufa 11 The first thing I would Ik. to do is reed to you a 12 tow... underw.... 12 stat.ment which represent. the poeltlon of the town councI. 13 Our prnent-day view of these huge towers rising from 13 After Andrea, .verybody fa somewhM pt'OnIc, 10 I 14 the darkness of the lalce bottom must be very much the .ame 14 win just go ahead ~ do this. 16 ...... travelera' Irnprnslon of the now .xposed portion of 15 I certainly support .verythlng she laid ~ I am ... 18 the south tufa grow. Beneath the lake tufa ...... clo.... 16 our Councl doe., too. 17 rock. can get to being lYIng organillma. The towers .... 17 I am here today representing the town of Mammoth 18 co-.d by • Ight gl'eWl coating of aIg.. speckled with dark 18 Lakes. Shortly after incorporation, the Town CouncIl agreed 19 cIumptI of alit.. fly pup.. ~ .... It..aIIy crawling with 19 to support the Mono LlIk. Committ.. In It. effort. to 20 adult fIH encaeed In tiny bubbles of • with a plume of 20 preserve the W1iqua ecoayatem of Mono LlIk.. To tMt and, I 21 brine shrimp hovwrfng • the top of the tow.... Is a tel- 21 clearly endorae setting a mlnirnum Iak. level of 8380 fwt 22 tala of rtaIng freshw.... 22 above ..a level or higher. 23 WhIe theM aubrnerged towers don't leap out • you 23 The current condltionll In the Mono BaaIn .... 24 with the ....clarity of thelr dry land brethren, 24 unacc.ptable to ow community. DeclInIng Iak• ..". and 215 underw...tufa have a hidden unIquenen which cornea from 25 decreasing • quality ttn.en the -.vtval of the _'. 00109 00101 1 occupying thelr natural place In the ecoayst.m. 1 biological system. and the health of the bnln'. human 2 It fa the dlfferel_ between obMrq a living 2 inhabitant•• 3 anmaIln Itl9 nIItM habit. and aeeIng the same animal 3 Only by rllillng the lalce level can theee haa'l:Iow 4 stuffed and mounted In a natural history ~. 4 condition. be permanently revereed. 15 Soma people have exprneed concwn th. access to 5 In issuing 1Icenae. for dlveRione, the Board rnuIIt 8 tufa by land wi! .",.,.. a rnult of rIaIng lake lev.... 6 recognize It. tru.t.. reI.1onahIp with the people of the 7 I feel tMt tufa, eapecIaIIy the tufa above water .,. 7 Stat. of California. The Iong-t.-m health of the St..•• 8 but one arnaI part of whM mak.. Mono Lake special. HIgher 8 • nvironment and rnIdent. must be the paramount condltlol_ lake IewIa and conaIatent atreamftow. nece.sary to achlev• 9 in deciding the m1tig.1on manum to be Mtac:hecl to the 10• them wi! make the entire Mono BaaIn ecoayat.m much 10 IIc.n.... 11 healthier. The great.. pwcentage of fntahwater wll 11 Setting a minimum lalce level of 8380 fa crttIcaI to 12 deere... uIInIty IewIa In Mono Lake ~ make It polilble 12 allure ed.quate mltigMion of dIverIIol•• 13 for brine shrimp and .... fIH to live once ag8ln Instead 13 Thi. letter h.. been .... above my ~ to yow 14 of just hanging on In a comprornlsed ecoayItem. 14 offlc. In SlICI'amento .. wei. 115 The Incre..... flow of freshw..._s.ary to bring 15 I would Ilk. to aIao add 1IrtafIy, though, thIe 18 up the lake ..".. may wei herald the return of mlllons of 16 .v.nIng some comment. of my own which go • IttIa bit 17 duck. and other w.arfowl thIIt uaed to be found In Mono Lak. 17 outside of our CouncI·. apacHIc reaoIutIon. And theaa 18 before dIverIIol_ beg.". 18 comment. just have to do with the v.... of the people tMt ,. Raw."'" atreame wi! once again become thriving 19 I r.present, or feel I repnttIent. 20 rtparlan ecortat- aupportIng viable tIaherin. 20 We .... much." envlrollrnentaly oriented community. 21 You Board mernbenI have no doubt been inuncI.ed with 21 Our economy depend. on recreMion and tourtarn. 22 mount'" of d.a explaining the various ecielltlflc npects 22 W..... aware of our need to manage the u...t. In the 23 of the Mono Lake question. I feel tNt the is-. facing 23 Eastern Sierra such .. traffic, dimilllet*llI • quaMy, ow 24 you can be de. with very effectively on moral grounds. 24 own w.er demand., ow trash and, obvlouely, the Impact. of 2& The PUblIc Trwt Doc:trtne origlnMed from the id.a 25 our shared numbers on the carrying capacity of the region. 00110 00107 1 th. by the law of Mture theM thing..... common to 1 Our Town Council h.. addressed theM Inuea and 2 mankincI, the ., running w..., the ..a, ~ con..quently, 2 continues to do so, both In ow immediate _ and 3 the ahoree of the _. 3 regionally, and we feel th. strongly reflect. the people _ 4 The fact tMt thIe rernarkabIe doctrine has survived 4 r.present. 6 thoueand. of years to guide us today show. th. It 5 A gre. part of ow concern focueee on the fubn of 8 recognlz.. the fundamental npect of ow pre..nce on earth. 6 Mono Lake ~ the need to keep It • 8380 or ...... It. We 7 ~, being the transitory CNatunI. w. are, can Page 18 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 ) 8 never truly own the air or WRera of OU' pMoet. W. c." 9 exact WRer level at which the pNdROfi c." come In and 9 only borrow them. 10 destroy the breeding population of the bird., I think w. 10 In the letter I Hnt to you Jut month I ItRed that 11 need to Joolc at the lIituatIon very c..fuIy. 11 Mono Lak. should be retwned to It. pNdlverelon level of 12 And I think we need to bring the thinking of the Lo. 12 6417 teet. At the time I really w...,'t completely aw_ of 13 Ang.... Department of WRer and Power thR take. the WRer 13 my rationale for this opinion. Now, I rNIIz. why I fMI 14 from Mono Lab. we need to bring their thinking out of the 14 that way. My fRher alw. taught me when I bonowed 16 dark agee. They need to come up with WRer COMerVRIon and 15 something to return It In the nrne condition I found It. 18 redamatlon proQI'ama and not bep making unceaaing and 16 When I used to bonow the neighbor'. Iawnmower, I 17 _aaonabIe~.upon Mono Lab. 17 made sur. I returned It with a lui tri of gu. 18 I w.-.t to aay that one of my vwy fInIt vIalt. to ~ 18 The City of Lo. Ang.... has b--. bonowlng WRer form 18 Ang.... gave me a vwy unuauaJ experience. It WM nothing 19 the Mono Basin for quite eome time and neither the ... nor 20 to do with traeway gridlock. or vast wb." aprawl or yellow 20 the streams have been benefited from t1W. I think that ~ 21 smog. It had to do with humidity. 21 Angeles should return the Mono BuIn to the people of tIW 22 I aaid to myHlf. how ~ tIW ~. which Ie 22 planet in the same condition In which they found It before 23 auppoaecl to be deHrt. be humid? And aI ..-ow1d me w•• the 23 they even thinK about bonowlng WRer from here again. 24 .vIdence of humidity. more .wlmmlng pools th." I had - th." 24 I realize aU of you have eome real heavy decIeione 26 the mind could poulbly imagine. perfectly manlcW'ed emerald 25 to make and sometime. making decIaJonlI ~ tum on elmpIe 00114 00111 """1=--g-r.-.-...... ,...Ia-w-na-.--:rtn"""'Ik,...,.Ied.....,...conaJat-.....,...-entJy----,=--.tropIc--:-al-:-plant.,..--.-w-R-er'ed "'":1:--:-:th"'7in-g-s-.------2 to perfection. 2 If taking a canoe ride on Mono LaIc. w. In ."y W.., 3 In Ihoft, ~ AngeJea County U88I WRer Ik. there Ie 3 facilitate your decision making, gtIt ahold of me and I w. 4 no toinomIw. 4 be happy to take you out. 6 If you gentlemen don't do aomethk1g for Mono LaIc., 5 MR. DEL PlERO: Thri you. 8 tt.e m.., wal be no tomorrow. 6 Robert Harrison. Welcome. 7 I em here to auppoft the Iuue of MVIng the WRer of 7 MR. HARRISON: Thri you. Bon members, lacIiM and 8 Mono LaJce. 8 gentlemen, staff. good .ver*1g. 9 Thri you vwy much. 9 My name is Robert HMieon and I M north of s.... 10 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you. 10 Francisco in the Bay Area, and my wife and I drove here 11 Ruth Ann CorwIn. Good .ver*1g. 11 through the rain and h.. becMIM we w.-.ted to do the bMt 12 MS. CORWIN: Mamben of the staff. Bon. ladles and 12 we could to come and auppott the Iuue of Mono Lab. 13 gentlemen. 1-Dr. Ruth Ann Corwin. I hold a degree in 13 I would say thR u a touMt vIaltlng thia country 14 environmental pIamIng. 14 for the first time 16 y... ago, I WM aJreedy aw..of the 16 My hulband and I _ Northern CaIIfomIana who enjoy 15 beauty of the Eastem SIerra and Mono Lab. I would aay that 18 vlaiting and epptedate Mono Lab u one of the natwal 16 most travel agent. In England and Ewope probably _ wei 17 treaalM'M of OW' It... 17 aware of that. . 18 W. auppon the designation of Mono LaIc. u ." . 18 In the 14 y... Iince I have b--. IIYlng here, I 19 outstanding natwal rnource WRet. 10 thR the.aIInity 19 ..'OII0uld say that my most memorable holidays have b--. In thia 20 level w. be protected by the Department of WRer and Power 20 region. and I come again and again u often u I ~. 21 of Loa AngeJea. 21' I want to glv. you a penIp8CtIve of a European 22 W. have come up !we from NoVRO•• town north of S." 22 visitor and now a reaident of yow country. 23 Fr~.to teatlfy before you. W. could not attend the 23 I would say thR alnce the middle agee many European 24 cto.. hearing In Sacramento due to bualnea. 24 countrle•• Including my own, England, have b--. vwy vwy 21 But, the truth Ie when we ..w the Mammoth IocRlon on 25 heavily settled and the r.auIl hM b--. that aJthough aome 00116 ~1::--~the-8CI"""':"'18d--:-uJe-:-.-we--w-ant~ed~t-o-COl-me--:'here--:t:-0-:t-:.-:Rlfy~-and--:'-:-take -=-----:,-,-;-__,--.,...,...... ,...... ,..",__---.,."....-.,..,..__....,..-_...;00112 1 of the countrylide Ie st. vwy PNt!Y, the eeoav-t- u 2 thia opportunity for a brief vacation. 2 such are almoR entirely deatroyed. They _ not what John 3 MR. DEL PlERO: W. flglftd tt.e wu aome Rtraetlon. 3 Muir would ever cal wildemen. 4 MS. CORWIN: It wun't the opportunity to testify, 4 Thi. kind of thlnlclng came from what w. now cal the I you understand. It w. the opportunity to come here again to 5 dark age., and thR certainly applIea, not only to lack of 8 Mono Lab and It. environment that affected us. and that Ie 6 reiiglou. freedom. but equaJly much the term could be 7 pIKiMly the point. 7 applied retroactively to a total lack of envlrollmenul value e Mono Lab Ie a apeclal place. one that people come 8 awarenell. • Jong dIatance!t to Me. W. take OU' friend. thaN whenever 9 At thR time. people thought that .. of the MturIl 10 we can and we urge OW' vIaIton to CaJJfomIa not to mIaa 10 resource. of the world. the ....., the ...., the w_, 11 It. 11 were presented to them for their we by the CNator, and 12 I have had the good fomaw to travel to m....y 12 were Iimltle... I don't thklk anybody In thia room Ie going 13 countrJea In the wortd and I ~ tel you tt.e Ie little 13 to suggest thR the reaoun:ee that we _ taIdng about, the 14 with which to comp.. Mono Lab. PwNpa the cIoMet Ie the 14 water In the E.stem SIerra. Ie ...... 11 Daad Sea In the MId EMt. It, too, Ie large. aaJty and 15 There are time. when I drive p88t and thaN Ie • lot 18 aurrowtded by heNdlty and tunan hIatory. 16 of snow in the hiIII and mountaIna, and odw tImM thaN'. 17 It hM no marvetou. minerai acuIpturM to .xclt. the 17 very Attie. 18 Jmaglnadon, and It hM no .., no brine 1hrImp. no nesting 18 I w~ to .ay that the N8Ult of thia kind of 1. bird. to .... upon the brine 1hrImp. no ...... of 19 thinking from the dark agee In Ewope hM given rJea to auch 20 migratory bInIe to edd color and exdternM1t to It. b_••• 20 circumstance. aa St. FrMCle of AaaJat. who wu auppoud 21 It Ie dead. It Ie .. InteNetIng pIKe. but It Ie not Mono 21 to have communlcRed with the aongblrd., to the ~ when 22 LaJce. 22 there ar.n·t "'y songbird. becMIM the Jocal people have 23 M .. ecoIoglet, I would ..to ...... you of t_ 23 them a. and have .aten them. 24 vwy Ielftah. Import.-.t and .xcelIent reaeone for government 24 My own country w.. covered with gl'Nt forest. In the 21 bNnle auch u youra to work town. preHlVing the 26 middle age.. Now only a I'8l'IlI1.-.t .-naIne. 00118 ...,1:---;:~,..._-Iit1::-.,--of::-hNlthy::--~-.-natur--:'---al:-8CO----II1-Yst~--,-.--apecl----.-.aIy:--unuMl~ 00113 ... aI -:1:------;:Y';""0-u-g-e-nt:-;...-m-l8I-n--_-CUlt-:-odiana'""::"'--0"':'f~the;--w-ater;---0':'"f':'"MoI:-:w 2 ones to protect OU' future tunan .xJatence. 2 Lake in • 18nae. which makee you 8~of that 3 One Ie the epee ahIp earth metaphor. Perhap. you 3 ecosyst8m. 4 have aJreedy heard of It In ..... teetlmony. 4 I am here to implore you not to let that ayRem die. Ii Evwy tlma a apecln or • natwal ecoaystam 6 I thoroughly .upport the Jut 8p8aker'. point of view. The 8 dleappe..from OW' planet It Ie ...... oetw rivet giving 6 water should be returned to 8417 #MIt. I think In thia d.." 7 w.., In the epee ahIp. W. ~ Joee one and _ther, and 7 thi. age of enlightenment, while w. _ able to meaaure the e d the Ip8CI ahIp .. travel. but at eome point one Jut 8 exact salinity level R which the brIrW IhrImp die. and the • rivet w. 110 and the ahIp w. come ap.-t. W. cannot Page 19 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 ) 10 predict which one wil be the f.1II 10••• 11 Is cruclaIIy dependent on It. lIbIIIty to be flexible and to 11 Perhap. you m.y think the pl.-t c., wei 10.. Mono 12 change to respond to the need. and de.ire. of its people. I 12 Lak. and nothing HrIow wil happen, but that would be • 13 am quit..... that the cohctIve con.clence of this county. 13 form of arrog_, for If there • one tI*1g we do know In 14 this H•• and this CO\W1try Would agree with me that Lo. 14 the environment buU1H., It • the Intricate c:onnec:tIoM 15 AngeIn hn no right to own someone ..... w.er. 15 th. go to make the bill.- of .,. and the vat .xtent of 18 W. have corrected much more onerous mistak•• than 16 our ignor_. 17 this In ow pat. If we could free the slaves and give 17 There '- • HCOnd .xcellent reftOn, protection of the 18 women the right to vot., certllnly w. c., return the wat.rs 18 dlv.,.. g.ne pool for .cientiftc, medic.., the egrtcuItur" . 18 of the Mono Bnln to their beautiful home. 19 lnduHry. and other re..M'Ch needs. 20 I apprecIat. the Bo...•• Involvement and their 20 You cannot know whether • Mono Lake spec:IH, for 21 diligence In this proces., and I wve them to recommend a 21 .xamp", m.y some d.., provide the cIw to deuItIng the 22 pre-dlverllon level of 8,417 feet .. the maximum lak. "vel. 22 poisoned agricultlM'a1 land In the Centr.. Vrltey In 23 Thank you. 23 Callfornl., for .xample. Or, perhaps It might provide • 24 Wt. DEL PlERO: TherIk you very much. 24 clue for one of ow grandchildren'. medic:aI needs. 25 RIcherd Berrett. 25 It _ the better pert of whMtom for us to Ntaln 00120 00117 -:1:-----:Wt=.-:BARRETT::-=-::==:-:-:1:-w-ouId---:''':''''::Ik:-.-t:-o~th,.,...... ank....,....y-o-u-f"...o-r..,.,th:-:I-. time. ~1:---a."""'iJr-.-.:-.-:-b-...-o-::f~n--.tlM'-:--~":-:bIoIog~--'Ic-"'"':"":'1nf=0nnetI0n-=""""'::for~ow--- 2 My,... II RIcherd Berrett. 2 and ow chIIdrwt·. futlM'e. 3 Just • my wife and I cerry the weight of 0lM' 3 Mono Lak. provides • wonderful ecologic" Ienon In 4 c:hIcIrwt'. futlM'e, this Conwnltt..c.m.. the weight of the 4 it..lf, so Hraightforw"', so c1e., the food chain, the 5 futlM'e of the Mono Bnln. 5 interdependence of spec.... the envIroIoment" ~., e There Ie ., old None credo that could be a. old •• 6 and the Hmltlng factors. The spec:IH In Mono Lak. don't 7 the lake, nothing In e_. 7 have the option to go "'where for their wat.. It Ie hard 8 TheM _ should not be meftlM'ed by what can be 8 to 110'~ the Hmltlng factors In hum.-, ecoav-t- when • hum.-, 8 extracted, but be weighed by what c., and wlR be Ioat with 9 pop"i,,.HQn c., bril~,~ In _ from other bicH'egionlI, 10 thII ongoing depletion. 0H0IatI0n of the Mono Ba.in i. 10 but "II.eIy. tM plant '- no different th., the Iak•• 11 1ISlU'ed. NothIng In ._. 11 ~. ··1JShw.er Is • Hmltlng factor In many regions for 12 Thank you. 12 humans •• wei .. other spec.... Los AngeIn must face 13 'MR. DEL PlERO: TherIk you vwy much. 13 tho.. HmIt... the reR of California and the West wi! not 14 Herry BIackIovin. Good .venIng. 14 glv. up their needed wat. to allow "'*nIted growth In the 15 Wt. BlACKLOVlN: Good evening. Thill._ m.y be s 15 Lo. Angela. Basin. and that time Is now. l.-t us make the 18 IUbI.- of what • going on tonight and I totally recognlz. 16 point by dr.wlng • line at deRroying • unique nahnI 17 the Mono Lak. Conwnltt..•• drive to retum the lake to It. 17 r.sourc. In order to allow Lo. Ang.... to go • IttIe 18 former size. but on the other hand, I am • f1y·fllhing guide 18 further on. dead-«ld roed. 18 and enthusInt In the _. 19 I would Hk. to clo.. by requeHIng you consIc*' 20 I have recognized the dectIne In • resource that Is 20 adopting. IlIk. level higher th.-, that represented by the 21 very vIt.. to this communlty, the Owen. RIver, and I hope 21 Mono Lak. Committ..,• level at the predlvwaion elevation 22 that you c.-, tllk. Into conlideratlon that one .lde tend. to 22 of 6.417 abov.... level. or vwy cIoM to that. 23 /ole and another one lalne. I know It donn't Hem that 23 One re.son Is the dernage .....ady done to the Mono 24 w.." but I hope that In the futlM'e both side. will win. that 24 Lak. Ba.... and the need to reROfS the many reeoun:es which 25 the wat. ilret\rned to Mono Lak., but on the other hand. 25 it h... I gather you've hen about the wetlands, the 00121 00118 -:1:--t::::here~~.~.,~Ht=ab=• .,,~MId~f1~.~hel..._...'I-re-source---...... -:that~:-w--a.--:depe-----ndent -::1~p-rod--:-uetivlty--::--;:-,-:fII=-::the':'"""":-llIk:-.-:bed---:--:-to-prot-:-eet--:-:the::--':"'"hIl':"'".-Id-;-s-, -and--:- 2 upon that water. and It hn carved out. channel that I. 2 so on. 3 unnatLnI to that Itreambed, and hopefully, It can be healed 3 A HCOf'Id renon Is the Ignor_ to which I referNd 4 aIeo. 4 .arller. W. _ only beglntWlg to scratch the surface of 5 WIth cutting It. source of water off. I have noticed 5 our undemanding of natlM''' ecoav-t-. One w.., to 8 • decruee In that fishery, and I hope that you can t.k. 6 acknowledgtl that Is to establish Ierve buffwtI which provide 7 Into con.lderatlon that point of view. 7 some proteetlon for the varlabllty of av-t-, • ,....". 8 TherIk you. 8 which recognlz•• the plus or minus nature of ow t Wt. DEL PlERO: Mr. IIacIdovln, just 10 you know. I 9 conclu.lon•• 10 don't believe you _ here ...... this aftemoon. that 10 I urge the St•• Water RellO\RH ControIIIoard to 11 queatlon aro...... PIeaM understand that the Stat. 11 recognlz. the outHandlng v... of Mono Lake. their neetIng 12 Bo.... vwy much .w_ of the problem In the upper Ow.n•• 12 and migratory bird .anctuery, • unique ecologic" ..,..". and 13 W. _ aIeo vwy much .w_ of .cmle of the ....rtlon. 13 scenic worlder worth .avIng for .. ow c:ItInM now and for 14 that have been made • to how fIuIhIng flow. and flood flow. 14 the future. 15 have cher;wlelzed that rtver and caused Impact. on It. 16 Th... you very much. 1e previously meandering nature. 16 MR. DEL PlERO: Th-* you vwy much. 17 W. _ going to have that vwy much In 0lM' minds H Stuart Scofield. Good --*'I, 1Ir. 18 during the __ of ow deIIMl.lons. 10 p..... be aslured 18 MR. SCOFIELD: My,... Ie Stuart 8cofIlIId and I am 18 of that. 19 speaking ••• property owner and buIIInne owner In the 20 Wt. BLACKLOVlN: TherIk you. 20 community of Lee VInIng. and • recruttonaI ..-of Mono 21 Wt. DEL PlERO: Certainty. 21 Lak•• 22 LalM'en DavIe. Good evening. 22 A healthy Mono Lake and Mono 8MIn -v-tam Ie vIt.. 23 MS. DAVIS: My,... lelalM'en DavIs. I am. resident 23 to my own economy and the economIe. of Lee VInIng and the 24 and homeowner In Lee VInIng. 24 EaHam Sterr•• 25 I have appreciated .. the comment••veryone h•• mad. 25 People would not come to Lee VInIng to _ tufa 00122 -:1:--t~od-:-..,-reg- -:-__---:-_---::,.--.". ...."...,._.,..----,---,,...-,....,,,...... ;0011. ...--::'Ing-the':":'"""-:bIo-:-:/og---:'Ic-..-:--and--:--eco-no-mIc....,.....-v.-:Iue-·-.-o""':f:""='·Mono 1 tow.rs In .n .lkllllne .lM'np. More Importantly, Is the value 2 Lak•• 2 of the lak. and the b...... natlM''' IftOU'CS that 3 One tIWIg I thought I would Ike to bring up th. I. 3 deserve. to be protected and I1lM'tUred In and for It"" 4 Important to me that maybe ha.-,'t been t.lked about too much 4 without any aconomle jualflcatlon what~. 5 '-.cmle of the cultural Impact. that the declining lake 6 The City of La'" AngeIH should not own the right. to e level hn had on the communlty of Lee VInIng and Mono Sasln. 6 Mono Basin w.er, Y;,. feet that It may have • paper 7 A feIow this afternoon mentioned Huck finn d.ys In 7 document th•••YS it don. Is n.tevant. They _ flam • 8 Lee VInIng, and lleughed because he w.. cIo.., but Huck 8 different era and the politics of that time _ greatty 8 FInn never made It to Mono LlIke, but Mark Twllln did. so we '"9 mi.aligned with the poIItlce of this time. 10 have Marte Twain days In Lee VInIng, and w. just had one on 10 The .xperIment that Is the governrnent of this COWItry 11 lund.." and • I watched .. the kid. playing. It was In the Pag, 20 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 12 town park, and a. , watched all the children playing and 13 for" .local buIines.... 13 climbing the grealed pole and thing. like that. and people 14 Ov. the ye.. Mono LMa Ind the lI.ue. which 14 eating barbecue. I thought lIbout the older Mart Tw... day. 15 IlM'I'OUr1d the health of the acoeystem hal ended up becoming 15 that I heard about that happened In the twentiellnd 18 0118 of our moat coneIatant tourist draw•• and I betleve that 16 thirties when they firIt began. 17 • lived latta w. continue In that vein. 17 Back then they were held right down on the Ihore of 18 This tourilt draw Ie good for bullnall here In Mono 18 Mono Lake and there'. a lot of old pictures about tho.. 19 County, I '- good for my bUIinan. Ind It Ie good for the 19 early time. when the town would get together Ind celebrata. 20 employ... and lUbcontractore who work when I get job•• 20 And one of the thing. I rullzed w.. there were a lot 21 But I haw eoma broader COlICeI'M that I would like to 21 of activitle. that h~pened that wa can't partlclpata In 22 lIwa with you • wei. The day that the firIt drop of 22 anymore, One of them w.. a giant fI8h fry Ind there would 23 freshwat. w.. diverted from the Mono BalIn w.. the day that 23 be photographs of trout that were just unbelievable that had 24 public trUIt lelUH COlICen'llng the Mono LMa Balin natural 24 come out of Rush Creek Ind L.. VInk1g Creek. They were big 25 relOWC8I were fIrIt violated. The Iaka leval dropped ov. 25 fish, 00128 -re-Il-D-~--:degr~-ad.,.atioI..,.,..-n-w- -COl-m-Ifl-D-W1-Ided.,.-:-and-~today 00123 -:1:--the.,.,....-.,....--. .. we ---,the:--y-o-:ft~en--:hId--:,....apeed-...... ,.,~-~racee ""'1:------,A,....nd-"...ano-":":ther-..,.,thlng,...,....-w-.. 2 are struggling to identify whIIt Ie the proper b... Ina from 2 on the lake, and now8days the few tImea that I haw gone out 3 which to rebuild that ecosystem. 3 on a motorboat on Mono Lake Wa haw hid to spend howl WId 4 The proper baMIna '- the predIYarIion condition of 4 hour. flu.hing the motor out becauee the wat. Me become eo 5 the baaIn. PredIver.... condition Ie reaJIy whIIt the 5 salty and alkaline that It just Nt. up the 1MChInery. e heMng, I balJave, IhDuId be .. about. Any low. lake 6 So. thl. 10ft of actJvIty juat 1In't done anymore on 7 Ieval than that which the DWP fIrIt found when they began to 7 Mono Lake, 8 Impact the buIn wit be an anvIroI.mental ~ff. 8 Another thing. I remember an oIdtImer HId they hid 8 The protactlDn of Mono Lake .. an outstanding N1twal 9 horse swimming races and I hid to ..him how they did I. 10 I'MOUI'C8 wat. Ie the goal that I W'1I8 you to lItt.... 10 He said. w.... the kid. would just drive their horNe down 11 It _ to me _ though the DWP Intend. to eIt Idle 11 to the lake and _ which one could swim the fatest. So. 12 .. Fadwal Ind State fw1d. eveporate .. the waters of Mono 12 I'm sure the hor..s don't mind that that tredition fel by 13 Lake haw .veporated. Send the DWP a cia. mes.age that 13 the wayside. 14 they should gat off their ... and. and get to work 14 A lot of the other things I certM1ly mise Ind Wa 16 developing other IdantIfIed wat. a1tematlYn IUCh _ 15 have heard a lot of people t-'k this afternoon about 18 reclamation Ind CClfWWVatIon. 16 building the boardwalks to the lake. and while I really 17 Were I not for the tIraIe.. effort of the Mono Lake 17 enjoy the boardwalks. when I Iootc at them I think about how 18 Committee. It '- cwt'" the DWP would have continued to dry 18 they symbolize how the Iaka just keep. getting further and . 18 up Mono Lake and they would have left Mono County with the 19 further away from u. a. a community. and we ...,·t really 20 urne legacy they haYa left Inyo County. perheps thie State'. 20 able to u.. It the way that we used to. and I remember .. a 21 great...tragedy. 21 kid back In the 1Ixt1e. how when we would go by the lake I 22 I would euggeat that DWP start looking for 22 just _mad to til the whole buln. It c.- up .,.., cloee 23 ~w_ now eo that they can be preperec:l f« the 23 to the highway. 24 Jnevttable day when they wi! be ,.... to epread wat... on 24 AOd in afternoons in the IUnV'I*'tlrna you would _ the 2& Owene .., leU for cIuIt IbatMnent. 25 thunderhead. just perfectly reflected in the lake, and I 00127 00124 111--0Ii5i1letlni;i;;aIg'~ulaliiiLfM..;cr;mni..iiiniiiilbarl_:c;oif'iitheiieiBoardioaid.",;you;U;arenDiplaj;yIng~ ""'1:---w-o-';uid,...,...._-m---:Nk::-.---,the:--:-horiz.....,...-on...... ,.hId...... ,.-rnalt...... ,.,-ed.,..--=T::-his.,.....whola-"....,.-.,....buIn· 2 out. crucial role In history. Your dedIJon can be a kay 2 was just filled with light and wat., And that w.. the 3 part In the procau that '- deatInad to be emulated by 3 memory I alway. h.t bKk then, Ind I II IOrMthIng that I 4 ottwr. In flit'" battIee .,. to be fought. We are ne.-lng 4 really mill now. & the and of UW century and ... century Me been a dllast. 5 Every now and then I atII get that feeling, but e for the emrironment. 6 there's 80 much alkali .ounca the lake that I JIM doMn't 7 Send the Loe ~ Department of W_ Ind Pow. 7 seem Iika Itself anymorw to rna, and I really hope that In 8 and Its e:uatonws a...... Show othan who w. cartaInIy 8 reconsidering how we felt about the w_ In the Mono BaaIn, • foIow you • bIuaprint for haaIInt our pIarwt. Long live 9 that tho.. kind. of vllun that are PNttY ~a1 can 10 Mono Lake. 10 maybe be tMen Into account Ill"', and I would really Io¥a 11 Thar* you. . 11 to _ the Iaka up that high once more for a lot of I'NIOIW 12 MR. DEL PIERO: Thar* you.,.., much. 12 just beyond the aaathaticI. I think thoee haw been 13 PhI A.W. Good awnklo. 13 documented wei. In other pIacaa. but I .., hope that my 14 MR. PlSTER: My .... II PhI A.W. I am a relldent 14 kid. will be able to _ the lake In that.lltuation. 15 of 1I\ahofJ. CaIIfarrU. 15 I have one daught. eight .,.... old and I ...... 18 I might add that the CIty of Loe ~ Ie catching. 16 thl••ummer that the whole time aha hu been aIMI, except 17 I In the teeth here tonight. 17 for 'ast wint•• there hu been a drought. Her IdN of Mono 18 one obewvatJon. If you live in 8IIhop, you are kind 18 Lake I. relllly dlff..m than how I think of I, Ind my IdN 18 of grateful you don't haw 1I'nOI, freeway gridlock. gang w.... 19 must be quite different than how the oIdtlmIIrs·thInk of It, 20 and drIve4y 1hootIng., that'a 0118 of the trade-off. you're 20 and so. I begin to underetand a lot of the pain that'. in the 21 getting for eoma of the wat•• 21 voice. of some of the older people when they talc about how 22 I don't at .. andone whIIt Ie happanlng to Mono 22 it used to be. 23 BalIn. That'. why I am here. 23 So. I hope that tho.. 10ft. of ...... can be 24 I euparvIeed the fW*Y managwnent re...-ch for the 24 considered by you. and I really thank you for coming to Mono 25 DaparuIwIt of FIsh and Game for the EMtam 8Iarr.. from 25 County and listening to UI on what we would .. to lay. 00128 -:1:--~18="7::6~to:--:1:-:8::80=-. n~I~NtII=--iid"':""::fI'--llII~m~St=ata~_= ~u:-:-.-:Mot~"lO .."....__-=-==~~==-=--=:--~ 00.12. -wII'::"...... LMe 1 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 2 • In my ...of jur\edIl:tIon. 2 Frank Stewart. 3 I fIrIt ..w Mono Lake In 1832 at the age of three 3 MR. STEWART: My name Ie Frank Stewart: 4 .,..... Mono Balin Me a1waya been • epecIaI piece for me. 4 I heve just handed you eoma written comment. that I • One of my fIrIt jobe In the Department of FIeh and 5 would Uke to have .ubmltted Into the rac:ord .. If re8d. e Game In 1853w. to ..... a c:tIeckIng station at the mouth 6 I am a general building contractor here In Mono 7 of Auah Creek • part of the trout reeean:h project. 7 County. and I am apealdng to you tonight • a property ownw 8 But engaged In UW work I often ItayecI at Rush Creek 8 and a buline.aman. 8 epewnlng cabin, alhort.--above Grant Lake. Thle 9 A. you probably have been heMng, I hope I am not 10 cabin w. udDd mainly prior to Woftd W.II by FIeh and 10 too repetitive. tourilm II the Ifa blood here In Mono 11 Game hatchery craWl who tnppad cutthroat trout In the 11 County. The money that II generated by the tourist Industry 12 apring. they moved upetIUm from low. Rush Creek and 12 flow. through and permeat•• our local economy. It '- good 13 Grant Lake to IpIwn. The fertlIzad egg. were then talten to Page 21 Tote-Script" by MORRISON 6; FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 14 Fem Creek h8tchery, 8lnce ~.ndoned, a Ihort dlR_ away 16 othetr IOUr'CII to repI_ that which h.. been diverted in 15 in the June Lak. loop ~ they would be h8tched out and 18 nlCInt ye... 18 reared to planting s1z.. The angling they produced In the 17 Future gIl....atlonl of America w. continue to be 17 .trearna In Mono 8HIn w...xcellent. 18 Inephd by the grandeur of Mono Lak. and Mono Basin. The 18 The tOW'i8t guide In my poneallon pubhhed In 192& 19 degree of lnaplratlon wII be • direct ,.fIectIon of the 19 speak. glowingly of trout fIeHng throughout the Mono 8HIn. 20 competence and aenaltIYIty of the Stat. W8t. Resources 20 !n the hietory of flah INNgMNnt along the .nt 21 Control Bon In 1IIoc8ting the baaln -'_ water. 21 .Iope of the SIerr..,I hIMl original record. d8ting back to 22 You ahouId lAM gMlt wiIdom and Inlight " you decide 22 1921 that lit millions of cutttwoat trout egg. being taken 23 on how beft to fulfil thII pubic duty. 23 from Ruth Creek .toclt and pl8nted throughout the Ea.tem 24 DurIng my cereetr I w. guided by the thinking .m 24 Sierra. Cutltvoat trout were known at that time .. black 25 phIIo«lphy of Loyola Leopold, and It w.. my prtvIIeg. to 25 spotted. They were the ftrIt trout apeciellntrodueed In 00132 00129 """1:---:ItUd--:'y-un-Ider..,...... ,.hII..,...... son--at....,...."Bertt,...... ,-•.,-..-y-::for:--..-ven--ye-..--,sp-a-w-ning "":1=--t:7he---:So=--ut~he-nt-:-em~S::Ie""'rr-a-and~':':the-y-w-ere--:-b-ro-ug--'-ht:-:-Int':"'0-:-:Mot:-"1O 2 the AmerIcan conaervatlon movement. 2 Basin from the IClj-m W.... RIver drlllnage where they _ 3 L.t me offer for yow coneIderation the det'iv8tive of 3 native In the 1850. In wat. blmlll carried on w~. 4 hII fImoUIland etNc, • mo.t appropriate guide for resource 4 Further on In my cereetr I worked with lion A. Talbot, 15 management dec:11Iona on Mono BalIn. I quot.: 5 one of the hatchfWy men InvoIvId In the Rush Creek spawning 8 Exan*1e IIch quntIon In tenna of wh8t hi 8 station, Fern Creek HltchfWy. HI often spok. of the 7 .uwcaJIy and IIIthetIcaIIy right, .. we. n 7 magnitude of the spawning gro\l'1d. In Rush Creek and of the 8 what II .conomlcally .xpedlent. A thing hi 8 excellent trout popuIItlon In the Mono BalIn during hII • right It It tlnd. to prnerve integrity, 9 early employment from 1919 to World W.II. 10 .tabllty and beauty of the biotic community. 10 It w.., therefore, very .ed to me to _ Rush Creek 11 It Ie wrong when It tends otherwhle. 11 dry betWHn Grant Lak. and U. 8. 396, and to wItnen the 12 If you foIow thhI concept, you c-.,ot make a poor 12 drying up of the NCtlon of Rush Creek betWIM U. 8. 396 and 13 dIcleIon. 13 Mono Lake foIowing the activation of the eecond to. AnglIn 14 Th-* you for c:omk1g _. 14 aqueduct In the ell'ly 1970.. 1& 'MR. DEL PlERO: Th-* you very much. 15 I hlV.1n my po....aIon a photo taken on May 2,1948, 18 Jean W••• Welcome. 18 which show. 13 8111I'" fIahlng In the low. Rush Creek a 17 MS. WALTER: Good--*'g. I thank you for the 17 short di8tance ~ve Mono Uk•. 18 opportunity to .....my opinion. 18 Knowing the potentlll of Rueh Cnek and othfW Mono 18 I am • 17~ rHIdent of the Entem Sierra and a 19 Basin .trearna to provide .xc.ptionllly good angling .. they 20 hOIMo_ In Squaw Meadow. 20 did for more than a century before the change In the w8t. 21 I I'IIpICt the difficult role that you hlV. and 8t the 21 management dried up the be.t tNHng _ .. In the 10_ 22 ..". time the enormoua opportunity to ptWlIrVI an IncI1ldlJly 22 reachel, 23 unique -vltem. 23 It w.. a thrlI for me to leem of the court mandate to 24 I urge you to make • proectMt dec:hIIon to auataln 24 fulfil reqUrement. of FIIIh and G_ Code SectIoM 6937 and 2& Mane like at a "**""'" of 8390. 25 5948 to maintain Mono Uk. at • IewI that would anurI the -=-__-=---:- 00133 00130 1 Thank you. "":,=--pe-rpet---:-U8t-:-:-Ion-o-::f'-;"It=-.-::bIo-=--=t-.-.------' 2 MR. DEL PlERO: Th-* you v«y much. 2 It hi my opinion that In order to accompIIh thII 3 EmIy HM. Good ewnng. 3 directive, Mono Lak. ahouId be malntained at • Iewl of no 4 MS. HART: PublIc epeaking II not my tort., but on 4 Ie•• than 8390 fMt ~ve ... Iewl and • high • 840fS, Of & thII 00CIIl0n I am going to atumbIe through It. 5 even higher. 8 My name II EmIy HM. I am • rHIdent of Mono 8 If the Intent of the court Ie fuIy adhered to, thin 7 County and I want to thank you rnembeta of the Water 7 all Nte forms, lncIucIing wetland. around the IhoN ..., 8 ReIOUrCII Control Board for c:omk1g ..today. 8 are to be given adequate consideration and protection. • ThII II • prtvIlegI to be p~ of thII proce... I 9 Ecosyatems, Ilk. apecln, _ unique and warnnt 10 w.. very pIHMd to _ In thII rnorrW1g'. paper aupport from 10 protection under the ..". prlnclpln that underlle both the 11 the Gowmor'. office for 8390. 11 State and Federal Endengered Specill Act. 12 I have been around thII ... for • long time and I 12 I with to .mph..iz. that natwal I'IIOUr'CII IUCh • 13 would •• to comment • little bit on the h1.tory, and also, 13 the complex th8t compriIeI Mono like and Mono 8HIn _ 14 whit I hope we can accompIIIh hIn. 14 never really owned by anyone. Even prlvat. OWl1ll'ahip II • 1& I got my degree at 0IIViI In the ..ventle.. D.vId 16 very temporary thing, and human Idnd limply bec:ol-. • 18 Gainn taught. cIIII that I took there called Natural 18 steward of the bol.my provided by nIIbn. 17 Hatory of the Sacrll'llll'lto Valley Region. The project he 17 This phlIo.aphy hi partlc\U'ly apple'" to the 18 ..1Igned me w.. to • under a bush for two ho... everyday 18 resourc.. of the Mono·8HIn. Mono like and Mono 8IIIn ,. and writ. down ftWtthlllIl laW. That w.. my introduction 19 belong to the world fore".. 20 to the ac"udflc 1MthocI. 20 W. now _ the Entem SIImI • one of the WOItd'. 21 MR. DEL PlERO: It w. the 1IIVWItIH, right. 21 greate.t rec:reMIonal rIIOUI'OM, aupportJng more vIIItor WI 22 MS. HART: In 1878, DnId and hII friend, Mft Ro", 22 than Yelow.tonl, Grand Canyon and GIIcIlIr NItIonII PIrkl 23 raINd UOO .... bI.mper IticbrI that .1Id, Save Mono 23 aft put together with much of thII WI -.ntng wItI*l Mono 24 like. That w. the bIgII'.II. 24 Basin. 215 In 1980, I c=-M to Lee VInng to be the fIrat cIertt 26 Visitation hi CfWtain to ...... It.-pfy •_ ..... 00134 00131 -:,;--:for:;:-:-:::::the:-:-:MOl=IO-:-;-L":;lIk:::.-:;COl:::~n:-::.i:;:IItt=-..:-:-.-:;That;:;:-::::-IUi=I'I'I:-::"":-:....~1":;alep1:=-;:In:-:the Lee ...,There==-;:II-::gM=at=w:::~Il:::;:a:::m:-:ln~the~c.I::;'::;ItI~OI=rnIe' -::':-"':t:'::he':""';:;2·,':::at:-:century==':"'• .. 2 VInIng County Part and I walked to -tt every moming paat a 2 Supreme Cout decIIIon that CMIIII UI to ...c..today, 3 g.. atatlon with my ..... b.. under my arm. 3 and I quote from the concluding P...... : 4 I left that job IftfW • YNr and • half. Tho.. w_ 4 We hope by Integrllting theM t_ doctr:l_ of 15 tough tImeI, but I never left the Mono BalIn. ,atII buy 6 spproprl8tiv. w8t. rights and pubic trust, to .._ay 8 g.. at that .tatlon and I .wtm In the"., and put my boat In 8 the leg" barriers which hive eo f. flNVWlted either the 7 that lake, and othfW people'. boat. blclUH thIa hi the 7 Water Board or the court from taking • new and objIctM 8 p1_ that iUltainl me. 8 look at the wat. _ of the Mono 8111n. The human 8 Today __ 15 yeere down the roed on this is_. A 9 and environrnlntal USN of Mono like, USN protected by the 10 great.a1 of -tt hie been done. W. _ here to comment on 10 Public Tru.t Doctrine, a-v. to be taken Into 1CCOUnt. 11 the docurnInt flNP8I'Id by you. 11 Such wage 8hould not be dHtroyed ~the State 12 The Board, Of _ property, the II'IIlTlbera of the Board 12 ml.takenly thought ItHif powerteaa to protect U-. 13 hive ~the at.want. of Mono BalIn .m I a.k that the 13 The court. hive now cI.tfIecl and atNIlgthellld ttlII 14 bnln ecoayat_ be protected undetr law. 14 power and water h.. been rnadlavlllabll to to. AnglIn from 16 About. month ago I w...ed thelak. with. geologist, ··tPage 22 Tote-Scripts by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 , 6 a bird biologist, that worked In the buln for 1Mf'Iy. y..., 17 the flIeI ,wenning on the shore. Mono Lake ii, indeed, a , 7 and people from Rsh and G.",., Md the Mono Lake ConvnItt.. 18 trsllwe. , 8 and the Forest Service and Duckl UnlImited, and w. t-'ked 19 Think you. , 9 about riperien habitat on the north Iide, end t-'ked Ibout 20 MR. DEL AERO: ThInk you. II yow daughter going to 20 duckl and bird migration, Iftd money Iftd ..... ~ In the 21 melee a prnentltionthen7 21 pothole pralriel of C""I, Iftd t", ebout \egoonI1ftd 22 MS. HOFFMANN: V... 22 making tUtory with a 1hoYII. 23 MISS HOFFMAN: My name Ie lInd.y Hoffmenn and I 23 And finally, on tNt day I think I undenItood whit Ie 24 ..It Benton BtetIon. 24 possible for Mono LM.. MIRy times I hive hNrd In the 25 Mono Lake Ie I wonderful p&Ice. I feel the like'. 25 stories of oldtlmerl whit WII Iftd whit would be. My 00138 0013& -:1:--eco--IyIt--:'em----w-::.~be~...,~-:--oyed--:~If~the:-:--":"IIke-:--":"Ie-vel-:-."":-':fJ:::3::::80~feet "=--ne---:"ig'h""':bo-r-u-led--:-t:-"o't=-"=-me'""""":t::'"t\IIt-:-·-_':""..-n-:-he-ceme-'"'"":"'hoI-m-."""":'from--' wone he 2 or higher Ie not l'IItorad. Thousandl of blrdl hive Msted 2 went over the sid. of the creek c.nyon Md down through the 3 on !hie like'. let.ndl for thouIInde of ye... Men and women 3 bramble and he fished Lee VInIng c.nyon right down to the 4 do not hive the right to clatroy !hie .yatem. 4 mouth where the water w.. Ilk... 5 I hive b8cIqIacked on Mono Lake. I hive witched the 5 And I have heard storie. of millions of duck• .00 fJ IUI'I go down on Mono II the aky turned pink Md wondered i. 6 shorebird. on the wster, but I hiv. MYer seen It. I hive 7 !hie II, would It eomeday dlleppeer Into a desolllt. duet 7 alway. known this pl.ce .. en arid t.nd bee_ It his 8 v"'y. Ilcnow It won't happen If w. II wone together to 8 suffered half a century of dl'OUllht. 9 ..". this wonderful pI.ce. 9 But this yeer w. had snow Md the creek. ren for 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: ThInk you.,.., much, lindley. '0 the first time In 50 y.... They rnIIy ren Md now I 11 Would you be good enough to give us a copy of your , 1 understand whst this pl_ c.n be. 12 statement eo w. c.n hive It for the ~7 '2 Whst I have learned 8bout st.wlrdlhip II thIt w. 13 Welter Hoffmann. Go ahead and beat the 'ast speaker '3 don't save wild pl.ce. to meIe. plrk. Md _ don't ..". them 14 now (laughter). 14 becau.e w. c..,. We live them bee... _ must. In neture 15 MR. HOFFMANN: Ilcnow by now you _ probebly , 5 diversity equals stability. W. _ pert of the dlverH 1fJ thinking that either !hie femly (JOt with It or Benton II , 6 community of living thing• .00 ow survlv. depend. on the 17 eort of en Inbred community. It Ie choice A. It II a 17 complet.nell of thIt community. 18 little hard for us to be ...... In the Inner city, but we 18 Thank you. 19 braved It. '9 MR. DEL P1EAO: Think you. 20 MR. DEL AERO: You're meIdng ~II the 20 larry Nahm. He .poke • .tler. 21 time. 2' Shelle Well•• Good .venlng. 22 MR. HOFFMANN: V... I -.n ...... blliclly beceuM I 22 MS. WELLS: Good .venlng. I -.n s resident Md 23 ow. a debt to Mono Lake and Mono Basin. W. hive been 23 property owner In M-.moth Laka. I feel w. Mad to 24 resident. of Mono County for oYer 20 ye... Approximately 24 recogniz., d.velop .00 ImpIemenl: en envlrol.ment. ethic, 11\ 26 tine y..-. ago Ibout !hie time I WII ordered to active duty In the 26 ethic where our concerns Indude I belief tNt the -:--=--:~_=_'l:'"'-:--"""":"_----.-::--_:_"""":"--:-----'00139 00138 1 ~ GuW. leerwd II I ~In I hard, noIey, i:-nd-:i:-v:-:id:-u-'aI~i~.-rs-IpO---n.-;:ibIe:-:-":'for---::the::--":"'he-alth-=-o-:f:-:the::--":"t.nd""""':-. '1:--' "":W:o:.- 2 mlIliIe-pu'lctueted envlroIoment with long howl Md conatlnt 2 ··Iook at the land more II a commodity Md WI need to ~ 3 noiM, end the IOIItude WII only In the mind. 3 the lind .. I whole. 4 I ceme horM In the sptng of '11, reunited with my 4 W. need to be COlw::emed ebout II the functtone of 5 femly, but there w. just 80IMthing I bit milling. I 5 the anvirorvnent, lncludlng support of ~, r.c:rutIon. I needed 801M 1OItude. I needed 801M decompnsaIon from some 6 wat.rshed, wild..".11 _II end the economIcI. 7 prwtty herd tImeI. 7 A healthy Mono Lake Ie Import... to I hNIthy EIItIm 8 80 Ildued my wife goodbye, not pennanentIy, of 8 Sierra and California economy. W. II shire that lind. whit • course, end headed on I ~ay blclcpedt for Mono Lake. It 9 it give. u•. 10 would tIb me I couple of deya to wllk to Mono Lake from '0 W. need to look at the whole picture. W. need to 11 Benton, end eo. I did. On the eecond day of the journey I 1 , assell ow valun Md weigh the loll I8I1n1t the g. In I 12 hit I little freehw" spring on the northNlIt IIde wsy , 2 realistic m."".. 13 abo". Mono l.Me. I Nt up camp there under I bluff. It WII , 3 W. hlv. a1r.ady pennanentIy IIIterecI or deetroyed eo 14 I bNutIfuI cemp. It w. I ...night. The fire WII , 4 much of what orIglnIIy .xistad on ow lind. W. Mad to 15 ..only sagebruIh c.n give off ember8, .... hot end '6 protect and d.fend whit WI hive left. 1fJ c:ornpect, end the cig_ u.ted better then normal. The creme 16 Mono Lak. cen be pennanentIy protected. TheN .. 17 8herry w. way better. , 7 other envirofvnentally sound 1It8l'Mtlvee to the contiN.Ied 18 MR. DEL AERO: THa w..'t wIIdeme.. experience. 18 w.ak.ning and POlilbly the uItIrnIt. destruction of I 1. MR. HOFFMANN: yOu _ correct, couneeIor. '9 centurie.-oJd eco.ystem, orIe c:onsIderM extrwneIy vl!ulble 20 Moet 1mpoftentIy. the like It..., glistened down 20 by tho.. who know It Md once eo IrnpoIta In the tIpNtry 21 there under -.right. You could ...the IIghtI of L.. 21 of IIf. In Callfomil. 22 VInIng way to the left In the dIet_ Md I could feel the 22 COnl8l'Vatlon IW_,educlltlon end prIIGtIce Ie I 23 cIecornpreu6on going on. 23 critic. element In the rnenagement of ow reeourcee. 24 On the tNnt day I wllked to a p&Ice celled Wsrm 24 Exhauating a resource, dMtroying the ecosystem thIIt cruted 21 8prfnp with I nasty. but ItII pelIt.... ItII drink... 25 it, and then moving on to the next .. Irr..pollllble end 00140 . 00137 -:1:--w~..:--.-:-1tIIed=-"':'-up""""':ttl~_~..~------, shortsighted. 2 The snow by !hie time hid Itarted to fll' a bit 2 W. Mad to apprec:IlIte whit _ hive, IIIInIge ow 3 bee.- there w. I bit of..... IboIUd spring, you might 3 resourc•• wisely, and look down the road 100 years Itthe 4 ...,. Md hadn't quite got with It. 4 effect of our 1Ctlona. 5 And I w...... !hie ~line for about five 5 Thenkyou. I mIIM. The wlldng wlllnl:redlbly NIY. It WII emil bIIck 6 MR. DEL P1EAO: Think you.,.., much. 7 pebbIIIldnd of Imbedded In the..... The dftftwood line 7 Ann Hoffrnenn. • 1ooIced .. bInched whIIebonN. There WII cottonwood• .00 8 MS. HOFFMANN: My name Ie Ann HctffnwIn, end I ..It • pine. _ hiIkIrIo etructuree, I bit of a rafter ...... and 9 Benton Station. I -.n ...... beAuee my 12...,..~ ~ 10 there, IOIIWfII- wNre the ... level hid been. 10 wwed to come end WI dedded to ..... I It...... 11 The ... ItMIf W. I mIe, pem.pe two mIIee 11 Mono Lake Ie personIIy IrnpoIta to me bee.- I 12 diItInI. M I w...... there I just ... agIIn the 12 feel it i. I unique system hIrtIoring...... I beIIew In 13 mlIIce end the thoughta of W_ going sway, I , .... IIk. s 13 habitat protection .00, therefore, ..... protection. 14 ...perNpe mob fNttw8. 14 I have csmped on the shore of Mono Lake. I hive 11 And I picbd up eIong the way, ..w It In the sand, 16 enjoyed it. spring., wondering It the frnhwater mingling 1fJ orIe of the molt buutIfuI arrowhuch I hid ._ seen•. I 16 with the salt. I marvel st the thou.Md. of neating birdl, 17 Icnow thoee from the Eastern Slerrl, w• .,., .croll thole Page 23 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 ) 18 occaslonlllly. 19 who benefited from the w.er .xtractlon. 19 I took my notebook out, traced It, put It btlCk. It 20 Arry of you folk. from out of OW' ..a who hav.n't 20 told me th. lIOITI8body w.. here a long time ago. 21 1Ided, or hiked, ot fiIhed, or camped, or done any of the 21 And on the fourth day I camped egaln and It ~wed. 22 hwldred. of thing. there are to do ....., cen't begin to 22 I got up, fixed rnyseIf a cup of coff.., looked at the creme 23 understand how Important ~ ..a .. for the recrelting 23 sherry and declded, wei, m.yM not thIe rnorr1k1g, but I did 24 pubic, and I am talking about the people of Lo. Ang.... and 24 have a c1g. and I wrote a bit, wlltched the bird. gtIttIng 215 Southern CaIfomIa, of courM, but .. Rvera! of our 25 incredibly cIoR. 00144 00141 ""':1;--::.pe:":.:-:akL.-::,.=a:h:':ave:=--::IaId::;:;,-:aIIO:;-:::~peopIe:":":~-:from=::-:pIe=nty~O'::f:-o-:t':'""her--p--:art. """'1,....-----=T::-he-n-,-•....,..-the.,....--enes--:--of::-tNlt,.,...... ,...... ,.day-,..,.I-w-and--,-ered-....-on-....Int...,...0"""'the 2 of this county and the world. 2 campground and w.. picked up, and my joU'ney .....-.tbIIIy w. 3 One area tNIt has not -.meet from the greG wat.r 3 flnlshed. 4 gtw away. Mono Lab. You wi! have other people today 4 TheN w.. a phaH of my Ife tNIt w.. gone and Mono 15 tel you how Important It II to mlgntory fowl and to other 5 Lake had taken th. sc. off me from a nnty encount. and 8 wld__, and I want to ...briefly on how Yltally 8 deposited It there In a1kal, I guen. 7 Important It II to people who lYe ...... en economic 7 The point 18 this, I kept thinking. I .aId, If my 8 ntICM'CI. 8 granddaught.... and grandllOl1l cen come back and make that 9 Mono Lake brInga towllt. to the Eastern Sierra. Th. 9 same trip a hwldred y... from now, they cen _ the ... 10 me_ OW' local economy and famllln and towns benefit, and 10 thing. I saw, smel and feel the s_ thing. I felt, and 11 enythIng that benefit. Mono Lake benefit. aM of us. 11 perhap., ju.-t maybe perhap., they could even _ tNIt w•• 12 Mono Lake II not juet a puddle of undrinkable, unfllhable 12 lapping along that drift...". Ihotw where It w... 13 wat.. It. a natwal wonder that'. InIpIred pallionat. admirstion 13 Then you have done yow job. If they cen't, then you 14 and fierce protectiverleu, not juet In a few environmental wlngnutl, 14 probably hav.n't done yo.. job. 115 but In a bread epectrum of people. TheIr numbers are In the 15 Thank you. 18 millions 18 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 17 My analogy on OW' Entern SIerra outdoors .. that it 17 Next II Mr. Hank SImpson. 18~ • eort of a HYing. 1ICCOUnt. 0 .. local tourist economy 18 Mr. SlmplOn, you have be«! here IInce three o'clock 19' equ..... the Interelt th. account draws, and w. IIv. off 19 and I want to apologize for taking 10 long to cal yow 20 that Internt. 20 Cft. It w.. not Int.ntlonal. I want to thank you very 21 But 10 many people have been making withdrawals from 21 much for staying as long .. you have. It'., franldy, 22 that IICCOUnt fot the pm leveral decade., building roads 22 indlcativ. of the quality of the people appe..tng at theM 23 across the .... migration c:orridorI, building condos, golf 23 hearing•• 24 COI.WMI In OW' beautiful meadow., cutting down tree. and at 24 MR. SIMPSON: I want to thank you for ependIng aI 215 of that atuff. 25 thl. time listening to us. I know I would not .. to be -:-__=--:--:---:--:-__-:- ""':"":"~~:::---00145 00142 1 The balenclng In OW' .aYlng. account II st.adlly ""':1:--s""':/tt:":":"'"Ing-up---:there":""""-..-you--..--no-w---:for---:hoI,n:----and--:-hoI,n=----and-: 2 ...tnldno bee.- nobody has thought enough about the Iong 2 stili appearing to be attentive, IIttIng In 1UIt. and tin 3 term effact. of steady withdraw.. and I gue•• part of the 3 for aM this time. 4 re_ for that II ttMtt the IICCOW'It e-to us already fuM 4 If you ever come btlCk thIe way; you .. welcome to 15 of fl.na and baIIcaIIy free of ctwve, 110 we have failed to 5 w•• jeen. and T...tlIrt.. We wi! be perfectly comfort__ 8 recognize ItI v.... 8 with you. 7 It donn't matt. how big a HYIng. IICCOUnt you have, 7 MR. DEL P1ERO: That'. the attire for tomorrow. 8 and It donn't matt. If you only take out a little at a 8 MR. SIMPSON: My name • H" Slmpeon. I am a • time; If you don't mIIka a dttpoIIt now and then, the balence 9 buslne•• owner In Mammoth Lak... I have IIwd here for 1. 10 wi! drop and the Interest you recefve wi! dlmlnlsh. 10 y...... For the pnt five yQrI I have worked In the PH 11 Mono Lab • part of OW' Entern SIerra HYing. 11 field helping mn. the Entern SIerrII to vIeltcn. I 12 1ICCOId. The Interest, the _1OmIC v'" of the tourilm It 12 have edited and written for Mammoth Mag... and Ma".noth SIerra 13 support•• Yltally Important to us. 13 Magazine, I've reRM'Ched and cre.eet Welcome to Entern 14 And let inll ..you, If the recrutlng pubRc from at 14 Sierra for Chatfant pres. which Ia a YleItor'. guide for 115 _ the world enjoys the benefit. of a healthy Mono Lak., 15 the .ntlre Entern SIerra recreation corrldor. 18 and If the local people enjoy the _1OmIc benefit. of the 18 I am cwrentIy writing free tence for ... SIerrII, a 17 ~ pubic, who really want. you to not r" the 17 new magazine In the ern and a hit outlide thIe immediate 18 level of the lake? 18 ar.a but stll In the recre.lonai Industry. 19 Wei, I don't think there'. anybody In this room that 19 I hav. allO edited the Guide to Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Mag. 20 want. that, and 1ICtUIIIIy, you mentioned your hearing in Lo. 20 zlne. When I fIrIt moved here In 1974 and hurd about the 21 AngeIn yntarday, and I would be Internted • the end of 21 Owen. V.y wat. w.. and thing. the CIty of L A. had 22 this to ..you what w. the percentege there for and 22 done to obtain the wat. rIghh up here, I w. prwtty angry. 23 egalnlt railing the level of the lake. 23 It ...med like a story of a big ~ be~ up IttIe 24 MR. DEL P1ERO: There weren't many people there 24 people to get It. way, and I didn't .e that. 215 egalnlt railing the level of the lake either. 25 But after a f.w ye..here I Itarted to ruin If L -::--__-:-=:""""=':':"':::=:-:-:--=,...... ,,....-_.,..-.....,.... 00.148 00143 1 MR. SIMPSON: Th.t'. good to he•• 1 A. had not taken molt of the water, we would have ~.. 2 MR. DEL P1ERO: There w.- IICtuIIIIy two. There W81 a 2 Ilk. Fre.no, a vnt egrtcultural and lIUbw'ban community that 3 gentleman from the loI Angeles Chamber of Commerce who mad. 3 would stretch from Indepelldellce to Brtdgepol't, and 4 a few c:ornmenR, and there w. a gentleman who had ju.-t 4 .ncroschment and exploltatlon from that conwnunIty would have 15 pntp'" a theaII on the _Klatlons of the Lo. Ang.... 5 .xpanded weltward Into OW' wIdernen Itartlng many cIecadee 8 Department of Water and Pow., that got up end mad. a 8 ago, and I am lUre by now _ would have ...,....uw.- 7 prnentatlon. 7 Sierra h1ghwav-, • dozen more aid _, and -..ty • Beyond ttMtt, there w. a student tNIt bec_ aware of 8 minion. of permanent rnidentI and human opn.... juIt • the he.-tng that day and c_ to lay that he thought It w.. 9 smashing fl. every Int vntlge of wIIdnen . 10 more 8p!:lI"Oflt'tae to generate jobs than It w.. to pr81erY8 10 Lo. AngeIn took the w•• with It. right hand and 11 the~. 11 with Its left hend It 0- us Idnd of f.I grace I*IocI on 12 Beyond thoM thrM - and there _ wei over 40 12 d.v.lopment, and fortunately, left WI • certain __of 13 .....vnt-'day, and then _ have got - Mr. Cenaday I. 13 wildllf. and open spaces, and I don't think I would 00 110 14 the keeper of the 4,000 IetterI _Kling the lake level 14 far 81 to send • thank you note to the Departmerlt of Water 115 be rIIiHd aIeo. 15 and Power. 18 MR. SIMPSON: Those three people were unfairly 18 But the interesting thing 18 we ended up with, In 17 bIHed. 17 t.rm. of recre.1on and scenic valuel, an exb.,"" v..... 18 MR. DEL PlERO: They spoke lifter Secretary Strock 18 commodity, one that 18 moat used today by the very people 19 ..liking on behalf of the _nitIiIbatlotl and A'Hmblyman Page 24 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON &. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5,1993 20 Richard Katz, lind al.c), the Lo. Angele. CIty CourlclIrMn Z.v 21 8390 tMt evwyone Ie recommending and • higher level of 21 Varo.lav.ky, advocating raielng the IIIke -.0. 22 fJ4OO, to me, -*i be ideaII bec-.-I, .. other people 22 MR. SIMPSON: I've juet got one men minute here. 23 here, rNIy dream of ...... the blrda and waterfowl and 23 MR. DEL P1ERO: Go ..... 24 the ecoeyatem • It once w.. I mean, to me, tMt', • 24 MR. SIMPSON: A INIjor part of the v"'" of Mono 26 dream. 25 Lake is its rarity. Anyone whO hu evw flown 0". Loa 00160 -:1:----::0ne~-:oI7"'::the~ob¥~lIow=:-::'8OII=~a~=to:-::;:the=-::w':":'at=er~pI:-ro-.b;-:----m -:---:-_,....--:-.,....---:----:----:-__...... ,..,,..--.,,,...... ,..._.,,...._~00147 ..... Ie 1 Angeles during the d.y 11M Hen the sunIlght ...fteeted off 2 reclamatJon and conaerv-a.. and I believe tMt·. something 2 thousands of back-yard .wlrnrnk1g pooI8 and JacuzzIe. 3 that _ .. face. 1mean, _ have been eex-vIng water for 3 Sometimes I wonder how many million of gallons of w'" It 4 many ve- off and on. It Ie really not so bad. I believe 4 takes to keep tho.. things fuI. 5 we" benefit from tMt effort, and the old philosophy of 5 If you comp.re the real value of this rarity, Mono 8 water Ie u.. to UN, Ie ruIIy no long« acceptab". 6 lake. with the non-t'arity of .. tho.. swimming pooI8, the 7 So, my co"c.n...for the p1WMrVation of the 7 negative impacts of raising the lake level, the 8 ecosystem tMt support. thIe vast food chain, and , d..to 8 inconvenience of mining • few swimming pooI8 or • couple of 8 say, I have an Idea where I am In the food chain, and I hope 9 acres of 'awns here .nd there, or a few .... c. w.she. In 10 you" do, and none of \W know. for sure eometlmes. I 10 Southem Californl., that Is really what we .. talking 11 think It Ie ,... important to conaIder. 11 about. Nobody Is dying of thirst down there. 12 AIeo, the health and Hf«yof ...siderlts and vIaltora 12 Anyway, that negative Impact Ie rrinor comp__ to the 13 to Mono County and Mono Lake - I don't know If you have 13 positive Impact of ralsing the lake ..vel and improving the 14 evw been "" there on • wlndy day, but I am sure you have 14 recreational and _nic values of Mono Lake for the n.-on. 16 been ha.-Ing about the dust, and It really Ie • problem. 15 of tourists who come to _ It. 18 , have been living here tlnc:e 1870 and I remember the 16 This saving. account I talked about Ie not just In 17 IIIke being vwy diff8lW1t then, and I have been trying to 17 the name of the local recreational purveyors, It'. not juIt 18 figure It out and It _ .. It wa about 8380 -I mean, 18 our savings account. We might get benefit. from It In • way 1. I have .. thMe numbers, 8380 and 8380, and It take•• 19 that translates most directly Into economic terms, but .. 20 whIe to figure out wNIt It means, but u.. w.... no land 20 the people who have ever come to _ the Eastern Sierr. and 21 brtdgea, u.....".. to be men bird. and It w.. Ilk, • 21 Mono Lake have taken .way benefits In recreation, stNH 22 vwy dlfferant place. 22 reduction and spiritual that can't be measured In rnonetery 23 And now hIIdng along the shores with them receding, 23 terms. 24 It ...alIy hu changed the aeathetica of It .. wei a the . 24 That s.vings account Ie In the name of everybody whO 26 health and set-ty, and also, .. I Aid, the animals and 25 choo"s to take advantage of it. 00161 00148 -:1~pIant-:--~'-and----:~~-:--~-""-:---,the.,..,--.,.bl""'rtn-.-."":'..-:.-'.-mp-,-and----:"":'I-also,...... ""'thInk' -:1;-----:;T;-od~.-y -y-ou-can--.ff::::ord---:-:t-o":"be-c:cJr..-v---attve-:':""-and---:'-."'":""". 2 the recrudonaI v... lIhouId be conaIdered. 2 higher, more beneficial ..vel for Mono Lake. We .. aaklng 3 I have mat people from .. ovw the wortd at Mono 3 you to help us put something back Into ow saving. 8CCOWIt, 4 Lake and It Ie juIt amazlng how Inaplred and how Imprt••d 4 and the Int....stlng thing Ie you don't have to spend 6 people .. by Il:8 ...... beauty, and I -.0 have traveled • 5 millions of dolIw'a taken from __ other WOfthwhie • lot of dlfferant pIacee and I have to say .. long .. I have 8 purpose, you don't have to st'" fund. from education or 7 lived here, .".., time I come back and drive 0". TIog. Paea 7 health care for the elderly. AI you have to do II give the 8 0# "" 316, 1_tears In my eva and It·, Ilk., you know, I 8 lake. chance to refllltMlf. Nobody wi! reaIy be hurt. • consider the Eastern 8Ien'a my home, and Mono Lake Ie really 9 .Everybody wil benefit. 10 an important part of my ....of place and being here. 10 Let's just do It. Thank you. 11 So, 1feel vwy protective of It, and I juet wonder 11 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 1Z whO v...the w.., need. of Loa AngeIe. men tfw't this 12 Sidney Quinn. 13 unique envlroIment tMt _ do have here? And In my opinion, 13 MS. QUINN: I wilbe .. brief .. ponlble. 14 no w...... ahouId be secrifIc:ed anywhen In the state; 14 My name is SIdney QuInn. I am • rMident of Mammoth, 16 but, of oouwe. men IrnportantIy right here, I belllve that 15 Mono County, E.atern Sierr., and I wil try to stick to my 18 the Mono .... ahouId be protected, and I would .. to 16 neat and tidy statement, but .... with me. 17 ruIIy end with • quote from the Cathedral Forest WlIderNsa 17 I h.ve been doing • lot of rudlng about Mono LaM. 18 DecW-a., and 1do believe tMt .. things .. 18 I have been wei .w.. for many ve- of .. the ~ 1. 1nteICOI..... and tMt do to the earth we do to 19 Issues and problerM, and It ruIIy does boI down to the 20 oureeIvee. 20 fact that the State of CaIIfomIa, and each and.".., one of 21 If we destroy OW remaInInI wid pIacee. _ wiI 21 Us, you, .s • member of the W.., ReeourcM Controt Bon, 22 uIl:IrnateIy destroy OW identity with the earth. WlIderNsa 22 does h.ve • duty In the pIamIng and aIIocaItian of ow 23 11M v.... for I1uIMn Idnd whIc:h no acIentIst can synthnIze, 23 water, be it tideland., stre... and ...., and acconIIne to 24 no 8OOI101'" can price, no tectolilo'ogical cllatraetlon can 24 the phlio.c)phy of the pubic trust, the I1uIMn and 26 ...... 26 environmental UMS of Mono Lake ruIIy deMrve to be taUn 00152 ...,1,...... -...,..,we,.,..-tItot-:-"'""uId:-:-pIOt--:tect-..,..,.tt1.-_--pl.,....-c-••-not---,-0f'Iy--:--:for,...... -_-own· -:1;--:-in-to-ac-co-unt--:-.------~oo14e 2 ..., but for the ...of the pienta, the animals and for 2 And that declalon to slow Loa AngeIM to divert 3 the good of austaInng the earth. 3 water many ye.. ago 11M really come to light • being 4 The .... and foreatI, ..you, .. me, .. living 4 perhaps a miatake by tony. atandarda, and ~ II ectuaIy • ~ ahouId .... InUIc:t solely for Its own 5 a question: I. It &til an option tMt Loa AngeIee •, wew.Jn no I1uIMn juatiIk:atian, rationale or ~ Ie 6 Depart~ of Water and Power -*i..to _ the .... 7 needed. 7 stabilized at something .. 8330 or 83361 I I'Md tMt and • ThaNeyou. 8 I don't know If that Ie stil an option. • Ml. DEL PIEROt ThaNe you vwy much. 9 MR. DEL P1ERO: No. 10 Robart P8rbr. 10 MS. QUINN: I w.. juIt reading about tMlr aaytne 11 Ml. PAAKER: Good -*'I and thank you. 11 that they might juet 1st It atabiIze - 12 Mr name II Aabert P8rbr. I don't know tNt I've got 12 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thay may be coming In with some 13 • lot of additional to say fnNn wNIt other people have Aid 13 rec:omnwndatlona during the evidentiary portion of ~ 14 aIiRdy. 14 hearing. 16 1em orIglnaIy from New ZnIand and I have realded 16 MS. QUINN: So w. don't know, tMt may be outdated. 1. here for 1. ve- now, and I ...for myself, my wife, who 16 At any rate, that ide. Ie fairty appalling to me, and 17 11M written. comp ".ve visitor'. guide to the ... 17 the charts that I have ..., show that Mono Lake would be 40 18 pubIIahad In the ye.- or so, and hopefuly, I wil also 18 percent smaller than it Ie tod.y, and tMt would be totally 18 apeak for my daughW. She Ie 0f'Iy three. 19 unacceptable. 20 Mono Lake Ie • unique place. My job ... 20 I would Ilk. to _ you Nt • standard of at .... 21 profeaeional mountain guide 11M taluln me dvoughout the Page 25 Tote-SCripta- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 22 world from the tip of South ""-Ica to Alnk•• to A.... -.1d 23 need you to underst-.1d today. the Lo. Ang.Ie. Department of 23 I found nowhere to .qu" Mono Uk.. Thet Is one of the 24 Wilt. and Pow...•• callous d.spollng of the environment. 24 r.asons why I decided to Nttte here -.1d IIw here. -.1d I 26 It has eI but destroyed the value of the once rich 25 have lived here now for 16 ye... ":"V;:.~IIe::'y:-. 00158 -,-__-:--.,....-..,...,...-:-:-_-:------:_---:-----:::--..,.,...... ,.,...., 00.163 -:1;-';;0::':w':":en=:'s ":::twnIng:=;::::-:::theA:":'"';;0::':w':":_=:'7Lak-=.=-'1nt=0:-.-:--.w--'-Ir1Ing::---c'loud 1 As I said. I foood now-. elM •• It. It Is • 2 of lIIkai duet. 2 unique place -.1d deHI'YH pnrtec:tion • an outetandtng 3 W. nk you today to put In P- ufeguards to insure 3 m.ster f.eture. 4 • simler fat. does not .wait Mono Uk•• 4 I set for the .aliIer MnIon -.1d I•••• lot of 6 Los Angeles w.... more wat. each day from leaking 5 people, It. remember the first time I uw Mono Uk.. I II or unattended lrrIgetlon systems -.1d unrestricted wster uses 8 hav••pent. lot of time there walking on the Island. hiking 7 than It dr.w. from Mono 8MIn. 7 around the lak•••wlmming In It. which was interesting, If 8 It Is ~ prudent of the Board to dem-.1d th. the 8 not. ple••ant experience. 9 City of Loa Angeles put In P- adequate me••ure. to 9 But with dismay. I have wlltched the land bridge going 10 IN. reduce the wat... prectlces before conilderlng an 10 out -.1d I know wei the problems of • dry lakebecl there from 11 appe" for thet agency for uee of Mono 8IIsin w.er. 11 Ow.ns Uk.. I would het. to _ that happM to Mono Uk•• 12 W. aI know the difficulties yow Department Impo..s 12 Last y••• my mother was vlsItIng heN from New 13 on the insignificant w••demand. to IMet ow Ioc.. need•. 13 Z.lIIand. W. took her around CalIfornIa from north to eouth. 14 lknIv. you can _ the obvloui damage thet wll be done u. 14 and et the and of her Itay w. nked her whM ... Nmen1bered 115 by not IrnpowIng restrictions on the rernov" of wet... from 15 most and her reply was Mono Uk•• 18 Mono LaIce. 18 SImII. to SIdney heN. every time I dIM down 38S I 17 A ... IIveI of 8380 feet ... f.... cornpromIse which 17 ItOp and look st Mono ..... -.1d It ruIIy affects me. The 18 wI!.w the ...to Iva and provide ow Itet. -.1d ow 18 view from Conway suinmIt Is the moet beautiful anywhel. with 19 communlty with the continued benefits It provides. 19 Mono Uke down below. 20 Mono County and Mammoth Uk.. does not need to .uff.r 20 It need. to be protected not only for me. not only 21 the coneequences which would certainly Item from your 21 for my daughter. not only for the residents of this ..a. 22 allowing Mono Uke to foIow the pattern .ltabllshed by the 22 nor of C.oml., nor for the UnIted Stilt... but evet"fbody. 23 destruction of the 0_ Uk.. ThIs Is ow opportunity to 23 Sixty-three ninety Is • figure that eYe! ybody ..... 24 IneIet that Los Angeles reconelder the .xlstlng policy of 24 I think It Ie a good point to aim for. i pereonaIIy would 215 cheep Mono Lak. wat.... the .xpense of •• surrounding 25 Iik. to _ It higher. back to .-diversion levels. SIxty- 00157 00154 ""':1:--co-mmunlt----::""'...-.-.-ven-thoug.,..,.....---,h,.....,..hund-':"'red--:-.-o....,f:-mlle....".-.-a-w-.-y-.-' -:1Itithr;..;;-;;jninetyi;;;it;'"iIs;-;.~com;;;;;;;;p;:;:romIHimi"'.-ltititle~.;ccot;mmlpl'n;:;:;0l;nm;jj....i8ibetii8twWi.., 2 We have learned to lICCOlI1l'l1Od•• ow de.lre. for wat... 2 the people of this ... -.1d Los Angeles. 3 to the avalable supply. They can learn as we•• 3 Unfortunlltely. II-ally. the main sun- of the 4 Thank you very much. 4 compromise Ie the envlrotoment. and lit 8380 the e"virollment 15 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very much. 5 i. ltiH compromised. It. not back to whet It w•• 8 CeroIyn TIeman. Good .venIng. 8 The Bo.-d lit the moment has the ablIty to Implement 7 MS. TIERNAN: I epprecIet. yow sitting there .. 7 ch.ng•• 8 thIe time with • muctl attention as you have given us. 8 From my conversatIone this morr*'I with the I My name Ie CeroIyn TIeman and I have • Bachelor'. 9 Department of W.... Anources -I don't know whM their 10 DegrM In Ecosystem AnaIysII. -.1d I am • physician in the 10 connection to you Is - they tel me that hopefuIy • of 11 E"em SIerra -.1d I am CNef of the Emer;ency Room in the 11 November 30 you wi! be reeyel"l ..., wllt. In CaIIfomIII. 12 hospIt" In Ihhop. I wortt up -.1d down the Sierr. and I 12 It w. no longer be • leg" crImII. 13 have Ived heN _ ten yeare. 13 MR. DEL PlERO: They don't have muctl reIlIltol.... 14 we, In this _ you, have to IMke some tough cholc•• 14 with 1.18. 1& 1ft today'l world. I -*I roughly .. to p.aphr_ the 15 MR. PARKER: Unfortunately. to IMke people tab a 18 wordtI that Mr. PhI Plat. epoke ....today. the retired 18 It.p to recycle w••often tllluls • large Ievw. I,... the 17 fIehery Il'oIoailIt from • r-.t tlllk thet he lave. He.iId 17 Board has the ability to provide pert of that Ievw and 18 that stlortIy before hII taIt he received two phone calls; 18 force people Into change. 19 one from a.,...., who said. w. UMthIclII not to put 19 WIthout being forced. Loa Angeles wi! continue to 20 people flrst wNn It __ to wat. decIeIot.. between Lo. 20 t.k. wet... without reg.-d to the ~. 21 Angeles -.1d Mono Lab. 21 If MYthInI. having alit through the ...... , 22 The eecond cal w. from a per.- who said It was 22 I underlltand the .ffort It tak.. you foIke to eIt and list.. 23 unathIc.. to destroy the unique envtrorment of Mono Lak. 23 to aN of us give Incoherent epeeches. Ifthere .. anyttq 24 julIt to satisfy Loa ~ first. 24 I would Ilk. you to take .way from this. It .. not IIOIM of 2& Juet whIIt .. ethical? My own feeing of thIe lesue 25 the quot.. you've heard .... from 8ectIon 8, ,...._" 00158 001&5 ....,1:--Is,...... ,.that,...... ,....,.b-y-.-tt""tII:-IlI-• ...,.h..,-IIgtl"'=".-"'""...:-:-....,...... -veI...,..-_--w-:::.:-not---:'-c-auee- ....,1:--.-u...,.b-aect---=.,-1on---=2:-,-et..,...... c-et,....er-.-."""It-:Is-more---:-::that--:-.."the:--p-l8l-a-pII':"'-who.....,...... ;.. 2 the people of Loa ~ to die of thht. They h.ven·t 2 .peaklng. the moment have a genuine love and appredatIon 3 even had to ftueh their toilet only .under certain .peclflc 3 for this ..a. -.1d for moat of ..that love and appredatIon 4 circumstances. or to stand ~ buckets In their showers 4 i. not dependent on any fInencIaI baeII or profit _ can & such. my family and friend. have had to do In the Bay 5 make on It. 8 ArM. 8 If you genttemen haven't had. chance already, I 7 L. A. wi! find their wat.. Just IooIdng • the 7 .uggelt you 10 to Mono Lake early In the morr*'I. get rid of 8 pictures on TV of aI the floods In the p.. winters where 8 the ties. tight shoes. wlllk around and wlltch the eunrtM, I they had way too muctl wat•• I think they can flnd • way to 9 listen to the bird.. If you do that. you might even 10 cot_W IIOIM of that wat•• but they may have to p.y more 10 persuade Lo. Angeles or IMk_ Los Angeles lItart pumping wat. 11 for It. 11 back up the aqueduct -.1d gR the Iak. ftIed even f..... 12 W•• aI of ue... custodians of the neturlII wortd. 12 Thank you. 13 and w. have been given the choice. but once w. ruin 13 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you very muctl. 14 eomethinI. _ can't get It back. Of _, It Is .xpen.1ve 14 Gordon Alper. 115 to prHltI'V8 the envlroIi"ent. but It IIeo Ie coetIy not to. 15 MS. ALPER: I·m. RlbstltUte. I am 8Nron Alper. 1e If you look lit the ~.for .xampIe. In 18 Gordon had another commitment ttW eveninI and asked me to 17 Eastern E..... and even Western Europe, such .. Mr. Harrlaon 17 r.ad some of his c:omrnente. 18 tlllked about, I think It Ie very .xpensIve not to preserve 18 Gordon Ie. member of the Town CouncIl of Ma"i"oth 1I whM _ have. 19 Lak••• 20 I believe thet Mono Lab .. a unique neturaI treasure 20 The brut.. contr..bet..., the __ §tory of Mono 21 that must be "._ved In the healthiest condition po.ilbkt. 21 Lake. twilight with Ite pallt" blues and pInka, and the 22 including maintIIInng the .....w-. birds breed -.1d _ 22 dusty choking .... below the 0_ duety Lab, .. wMt _ 23 urwuchabIe to predatore. keeping duet to • minimum -.1d () Page 26 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON a. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 24 maintaining Owens River. 26 higher, Met making ptIrINnInt flow r.comm.lldation. for the 25 I believe that 20 years from now .ach of you can 00182 00168 -:1;---:tribut:-.:--:-..,---:atraarne=-=:-of~the~Mot:-:---IO-:Ba=--sIn;---.------' --:1;-----:eitc:-:he-r-=-loo---;-k-at-:-;"MoI';'"-"W--;Lak--.-.:--w";:ith:;:-:pride-:;·~-;-n-y-ow--:o-:w'::n:-:hNrt::":"':"::":'"s 2 Mono Lab Ie one of the molt Important gul roobrIe. 2 knowing that you were reaponlible for It. huIth arld It. 3 in North America arld • key migration atop for thouaarlds of 3 beauty, or you can _ Mono Lak. with a fHlng of p. n 4 bird, who come to feed on the brine ehrImp arld .... file•• 4 your heart and a feeling of regret knowing that perhaps It 6 It 18 • dramatically tcenIc ... anc:hantIng vilitors 5 could have been different. 8 .. wei .. ,.akier1ta. 6 I doubt that 20 y.ars hence you could look at Los 7 A dacIIion 10 protect Mono Lake'. acosyatam 18 both 7 Angeles in the same sort of way bee.- of the deI*Ion. In 8 acoIoglcaily corract arld aconornIcaIIy 1OUnd. 8 the long run. the decision won't matter nearty .. much to 9 Mono Lake'. futwa 18 In yow hancI.. Thank you. 9 Los Angeles as It will to Mono Lake. 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 11 WIlma WheaIer. Good .Yer1Ing. 11 Greg Newbry. 12 MS. WHEELER: 'want to thank you for having he.-lngs 12 MR. NEWBRY: I have been a rnIdent of Mono County 13 ... In Mernmo«h LAkelIO _ could attand. I hay. lived In 13 for approximately 18 years. 14 Memmoth LAkeI for about ftv. years now. arld IIvtng on the 14 The Indians In the area a long time ago conaIdeNd 16 edge of the g'" baIn, the land hal very IIttJe r. arld 15 Mono Lake to be a magic" he8llng Iak.. When they were 18 very IIttla water. arld w. know w. mutt Hve Mono Lak., which 16 sick. they jumped In the lake thinking It would make them 17 II. ~ acoayatam. 17 well. It Is really ...y to undentand how they would come 18 It _ to rna It II foIy to taka water from Mono 18 to that conclusion after they let the lake c.-their eouI 19 BasIn arld from Mono lab, who.. water level hal been failing 19 while visiting it. 20 drMtlcally during the Iaat hw years bee.- of the drought 20 Of course, Mono Lak. 18 a r__vlroriment arld jewel 21 arld the diver•• of water from the stra.... 2 1 In the Ealltem Sierra of C8Ilfomia. 22 And , urge you to support a Iak. level of 8390 or 22 I underlltand there .. many Impacts such .. the Ow_ 23 higher, preferably 8417,10 help"...... ,. arld protact Mono 23 River. air quality, riparian qu8IIty. and In Southern 24 Lake. 24 Califomia lawns arld swimming poole to be CONiderecI In whIIt 26 And ...,• hope you wlI declare Mono lab., 25 alternative is to be .ciopted In managing the Mono Lake 00183 -:,:--out--:~at:-andIng--:::---nlltUr-:--al-:- 00180 ---w-at-.-er-,-arld--:--::!hIe-:--w-ouId-:-:-"'-:--" haIp -:1;---8;:"a-s-=-ln-.------" 2 protect It. 2 Mono lake Is an extremely Import... atopover for 3 Thera'. _ many _ to _ Mono Lake, but just 3 migratory birds ranging from Argentinll up to AIaaka. It. 4 for a hw, Mono lab II about 700.000 yaars old at ..... ' 4 importance goes beyond the scope of CEQA and the lmIted 6 undarItand. And since _ have such • Ihort If. Ip", I do 5 impact in determining the Import_ of !hie r.. 8 not think that _ haw the right to daItroy !hie Iak•• _ w. 6 environmental jewel. 7 have to do avarythIng 10 protact It. 7 How can we ..k South ~to "...... ,. their rain 8 Mono lab It not only for people, It 18 for birds 8 forellt if w. are not wiIIInQ to do .. w. can to ~ 8 bee.- It II Invaluable ... netting JIl- arld Itopover 9 the environmental resource., particlArty when such 10 sanctuary arld feeding JIl- for migratory birds. They .. 10 resources have multJ.contlnentai ..wtrollm.lItallmport_7 11 now at rIIk bee.- ICII'I1I of the watland. arld ,.fuga. have 11" There could be no level of protection for Mono Lake 12 dillPPlared due to devalcipment. 12 ·,that I. too great. Mono Lake mutt be protected, not for 13 And with the lake level .. low .. It II now, thera 18 13 "future generation. of tunene, but for future ..-atIone.of 14 probably _ • poIutIon, arld , know people have epok_ 14 all .arthly flora arld fllUNl for .. long .. the natLnI 15 to theM ...... befora, and , hope you w. certainly 15 environment.. evolution 'NIl permit. 18 COI1IId« them. and ..., help the people of Los AngaIH 16 To fOrlake such r.. _vlronm.ntal jew'" II to 17 COIIIItYI water. 17 forsake our own exlatence. 18 It ...... when they were ..... to conMrV' t_ percent 18 I would like to _ Mono Lake •• llvel of 8380, .. 18 of their water, they,..,onded by conaervIng 20 pan:ent, _ 19 in my heart I know that the norHliversIon level II reaIy 20 they IhouId ClII'taInIy be encouraged to do this, and let·. 20 the level that It should be. Saveral .....have 21 ...... ". Mono lab, ow ...... oaeIe In a'" land. 21 recommended that you go to Mono Lake and up....lIc. It. , 22 Thank you very muctI. 22 hope you have the opportW1Ity to 80 early n the momIng and 23 MR. DEL PIEAO: Thank you Y«y much. 23 late in the .venlng, arld partlcularty you IhouId hIU the 24 SuAn Daa BaiIata. She II not .... 24 time to taka the tow arOW1d NagIt ...... , and you IhouId 25 ..... 8enhan. 25 taka the tlma to lit arld ..... arld to carMIl your aouI. It OO184 ...... -aiUiiiaiiiMi_:------CIaudIII~ -=----;;;---.:--::-;-- ~;--""'""':"------00.1I1 1 1 will really help yow judgment. 2 Hank lavN. 2 Thank you. 3 MR. L£VINE: •_ Hank LevIne. ,_. long-term 3 MR. DEL P1ERO: ThlIt Ieaue _ up and just _ you 4 ,...... of the Ellatem SIerra ...... 4 aU know... of UI have been 10 Mono laka. lome of us haw 15 'w"'lOthank you for coming out'" today. 5 been there frequently over the courae of the ... aeveraI 8 , haw .... many wonderful days In the Mono BasIn. 6 month. In preparation for theM heer1ng.. W. haw been on 7 'have hIUd many mIIM on the IhoreIne on many many 7 the trail of l .. VinIng but not been on the lake yet In a 8 occaalonI. 'have w.... to the votcanoa thera, I have a canoe. • followed the atraarne, , have canoed and kayakad on the 9 Bett. Goodrich. Good--*'8. 10 Iake's w.., I ....._ In the lake. And, have marveIId 10 Ma. GOODRICH: My neme II Batte GoodrIch and 'Iva 11 • the wendera and bMuty of the .... 11 as a resident of Mono County at Crowley lake. 12 I have taIghI ...... school ea..- at the lake. , 12 I am spaaklng on baNlf of the Range of Ught ~ 13 haw pubIahed. and , have photographed the landscape. at 13 of the Sierra Club. '.-va .. the COMerV.clon chair for 14 aunrIaa, -...at and -V time In bet~. I have vilited 14 this group of approximately 300 mambars IIvIn(I n Inyo and 16 the lake when Ice Inad the ahoraa, _ rainbows In the 15 Mono Countie•• 11 1UIm*tIrna. and , haw been thera to _ the tpring 16 W. sincerely thank you for coming to the Eastern 17 happankIg on the..... 'have'" _ the t.-I changing 17 Sierra and he.-lng the volces of the paopte who Iva .... 18 colen. 18 W. apprecillt. arld support the wOfk on the Mono lab 18 ~,thougtI. I haw ... been there to _ 19 Draft EIR. This document II Y«y tt-.gh iInd provldea 20 the wind and great cIoude of aIkaI dutt. I have been n 20 excellent ba..1Ine Information. 21 the bMIn to _ lake IIveII dnlp _ the yaars. and 21 The EIR combined with other ItudIea II certllinly 22 a.e- of this, ,_ daapIy COIICleIMd for the wall-balncl 22 suffICient and c.... for lICtion by the Water Bon without 23 and the level of life In the II"Itft Mono BasIn. 23 delay. This lICtion ahouId JncIuda protection of the Mono 24 ,_ COIICleIMd for my haaIth arld the haaIth of my 24 lake ecosystem by setting the Iak...vel at 8390 feat or 25 frIIncIa. Page 27 Tote-Scripta by MORRISON&. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 ) 00186 1 c8ttle 8CCfl. to the awek end quantltln of irrigetlon 1 I etrongly urge you to Nt Itandard. to keep the lake 2 retum weter thet re-ent.. the awek. 2 level et 8390 or higher et .. time.. It ehouId ne~ drop 3 Number three, Mr. Mollenhauer ehouId be IlefvlHd to 3 below thet level. Anything lower would jeop.-dlze the 4 keep the be_ dMM c1eered from hili rollefway culvert. 4 health of the eea.yetem, end anything lower w. jeop.-dlze 5 I don't know If you know anything about beavera. I Ove 5 my health, end quite franldy, I am tnd of my health being t1 in MMln'lOth. ThIs p.tlculer property Ie north of Susanville. 8 jeopardizllef• 1 It would be kind of Mrd for me to keep up with the beaver. 7 The health of Mono lAIce Ie good for the community of 8 In view of the Stete Weter Board'a Imited 8 the Ealtern Sien'a, but ~ my job nor my wIfe'a job Ie 9 jumdlctlon oYer ruaonabIe UN of rip.... weter, no 9 directly releted to touriam. I know the towlam, at least 10 fwther lICtIon ehouId be takan on thla complaint. 10 indirectly affecta" of us in the Eastern SIerra. Towlam 11 MR. DEL PlERO: I am not farnlller with your 11 is a clean reaowc. thet can aupport many many people. 12 applIcetion. 12 The Mono Basin ecosyltem wlI begin to In'ave! If _ 13 MR. MOLLENHAUER: I understend. The realOn I bring 13 keep diverting weter end then towlam and the baalc economy 14 thlll up Ie thet It Ie a declalon mad. by the Stet. Weter 14 will unravel. Th.t In'avellng can be etopped If the lake 15 Board, or a decIaIon thet w.. not mIIde. 15 level Ie maintained at a high level. 18 MR. DEL PlERO: When w.. thet? 18 Mono Lake ahould aIao be dealgnated a national 17 MR. MOLLENHAUER: AprtI 2, 1992. The realOn I bring 17 resource weter. The rlchnus of life at thIa lake ahould be 18 thhI up - you aay It hn nothing to do with Mono LB•• 18 protected. 19 V", It doH. ThIs .. a norHiecIslon of the State Weter 19 I have traveled .. over thhI country and h8w never 20 Raaou-cH Controf Board the w.. not made. ThaH .... jult 20 seen an _a.. rich in life. A Mono lAIce national reaource 21 recomrnandetlons byetaft. ThIs Is ApfI2, 1992. 21 weter dealgnetlon could end ehouId dHlgnete • maximum 22 , hope the declaton you make on Mono Lake Ie 22 salinity leVel. We must do ftet"'(thlng we can to protect hili 23 definitive, and one the you h8w the legal authority to 23 unique end bIologlc.-y Important .... 24 make. 24 Protection for Mono Lake .. poa.... State and 25 , h8w to relief part of thIa, end the Iut one , wll 25 Federal funds _ avallllbla. Thera _ aItematIvH to 00189 00188 1 read rafterete., in view of the Stete Weter Board's limited 1 ruining the ecoayltam. There _ a1ternlltlvea to air 2 jurIadIctIon over re""'" UN of rip.... weter, no 2 poHutIon caJHd by weter dlvenlona. 3 further lICtIon ehouId be taken on thIa complaint. 3 ThMtk. ag8ln for the opportunity to apeak hera. 4 , bring thIa up bee.- _ a .... individual, we 4 PleaH make a wise end informed decision the Is good for & fled a oomplaInt on a 100 percent dlveralon of a creek. It 5 all life thet exist. in the wet..of Mono 8MIn. PIe_ 8 took me a yaer to get a rnpol_ from your Department. It 8 make a wise end informed decision the .. good for the 7 took • veer to get • rHpOn_ from the A.h and Game. A.h 7 economic end flacal health for .. people living in Eastern 8 end Game did apologize. Vou haven't - my point being If , 8 Sien'a. Ple_ make a wise end informed decision. 9 may be eo bold .. to auggnt, the .... individual having a 9 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much, Mr. levine. 10 problem, be It the aavtng. of Mono Lake or dlvaralon of 10 Warrwr Marti. 11 HorN Creak. has got to go to a gowmrnant agency In this 11 N. T. Rockel. 12 atate end get a reaaonabla rnponaa end gat realOnable and 12 John SaundarlI. 13 intellgant information • to wheN he should go If that Ie 13 RIck J". 14 not the right depertmant, end you h8w croft authoritle•. 14 Dale MoIIenh..... Good evanlnt, air. 11 FIsh and Game has authortty maybe. The Weter 15 MR. MOLLENHAUER: It Is a pia....to apeak to auch 18 Anourcaa Controf Board has authority, maybe. They both .It 18 an Important body. I hope your decision on thIa matter Ie 17 thaN end bounce me beck end forth, or whoever It I. thet Is 17 wi... 18 trying to make a complaint, untI they either give up, which 18 I rerrMlfl'lber a very cold rnomIng with the wind blowing 19 I won't do, or dla. 19 et gale force. I remember coming onto an accIdant, unable 20 Thank you. 20 to see end .. of us becoming a part of the carnage. There 21 , apologize for the ernotIonaI outIxnt. The realOn , 21 In arctic conditions a very nobIa individual diad, but hie 22 had to write the first pert down Is bec_ It choke. me up. 22 idea., hopH end dreMM IIYa on in the Mono Lake Coi'inltt•• 23 Thank you wry much. 23 I hope your declalon raflecta the wtaNa of Dawt 24 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you. 24 GaIne.. Thera _ few people with such courage to t*on • 21 Barbara Moore. 25 huge power .. the Depertmant of Wat. and Fo~. DIl* 00170 00187 1 MS. MOORE: My name .. Barb.. Moore. I live In the 1 Dorwin allO come. to mind. 2 BocIIa ... a-tooIdng Mono Lake, eo everyday, .. day 2 The dlvlalon authority over riparian rights .. 3 long, , get to ...that baauttfullake. 3 limited to quaatIona of reaaonablanaU and protection of the 4 I teach. hIatory eo&na In Mammoth, .. I have for 4 public trult. 1 the JaR two vaar-. It .. called SettIng the Eastern 5 Article X, SectIon 2 of the State eon.tItuIIon 8 8IarrII. 8 declare. in part: The general wett_ ...... that the 7 There w. a man In 1818, AInIa Von Smith, who came 7 weter resoW'CH of the state be put to benaftclal uaa to the 8 OYer to do the aurvev- on the Eastern 8IarrII. He came over 8 fun extent to which they _ capable, and that the waste or 9 Bodla Canyon and he NW Mono Lake end he .aId, and thla I. 9 unrealOnable use or unre""'" method of uaa of w•• be 10 in hie record, thIa w. the moat beautiful view I have ever 10 prevented. 11 _ in the wortd. That .. how he fait about Mono Lake. 11 Tho.. _ your own words. 12 But what 'gave you _ pIcturH thet I took on April 12 The. ware aant to me on the complaint fIIIcI that 13 30 of 1993 of a dust Itorm, and I am going to read whet I 13 took a yeer for you to respond. 'hope you gentIanwIlgnonI 14 PNI*M In addition to ~ pIcturH. 14 the Stete Conatitution whlch.~words _ taken flam and 15 Shortly aft. , malad my letter to the Weter 15 give .. the wllter to Mono Lake forwer In the name of the 18 Anourcaa Control Board cOllc.rnlng the fubn of Mono lake, 18 earth end fubn ganarlltlons of hum.- to enjoy. 17 I took. roI of tim in to be dell.toped. I had forgotten 17 The public trust. you to do the. I hope It ... 18 the , had snapped pIcturH of • dust Itorm over the lake 18 weH placed trust. I hope the decision made .. deftultlw, 1. __ monthe pmItouaIy. 19 unlike the one you gave me, not .e the decIaIon on HorN 20 It hn bean laid a picture Is -u, a thousend words. 20 Creek In La.sen County. 21 In leu of 3,000 ___ my tHttmony on the leVel of Mono 21 I would Hlee to relief the _IdMiona of ataff. 22 Lake, I haNby euIlmIt three photos, .. taken from my home 22 They were given to me. Both Mr. Crumb and Mr. BoInaId 23 on AprI3O, 1993, the date documented by a daHy journal 23 should be requested to fila a Iteternant of wet• .-aion 24 entry. 24 and u.. for the riparian dlveralon from HorN CNak. Mr, 2& The three photos show rnanIve dust cIouda originating 25 and Mrs. Bollnskl should be adviNd to ImIt the extant of 00171 001. on the expaNd shorn of Pooha end Naglt laland•• Page 28 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 2 Whllt WII unulu.l about thI8 d.., w.. tNIt molt dU8t 3 VINng atore. They _ t.n..from cItIz_ of Mono and 3 storml of thia lnt8Mlty totlllly oblCUN the lMe bee... 4 Inyo CountIn. and ttwoughout Callfomla In aupport of the 4 they Itllrt along the IMinIMd It-. Inetnd of the 18lMd•• 6 railing of Mono U1U'. level to 8380 feet or h1g~. 5 Shortly .ft. I took theM picbna, tNt w_ the 8 I rnpectfuIy ..tNt theM t.n.. be conaIdeNd 6 c.... I couldn't ...the.... Cult enveloped the home 7 ~ of todaY. hearing..-d. I would aIeo Ike to Inform 7 below me, end from the IooIca of the dU8t cIoudl. the dU8t 8 you tNt the Mono UIU Committ_ and the NMioMI Audubon 8 probably went .1 f.e".. Hawthorne, Neveda. 8 SocIety have IUbmItted for the evidentiary hearing teltlmony 9 Since there _ many ...... including ---= In 10 by .._a1 local hiatorical wltne._ who. bee_ of their 10 the expoHd elk.. rim of Mono U1U. brMthIng thiI dU8t II 11 advancM.,.... would find It difficult. If not ImpoulbIe 11 unhealthy for man end ...... 12 to travel to Sacramento to teatIfy. 12 Railing the lake II".. to It IeaIt 8380 fNt would 13 Therefore. WI reqUllIt and hope tNt you w. agree to 13 not only IOlve thil potentlal health problem. but would help 14 retwn to the Eaatem SIerra to take • day to he. theM 14 solve the many other problema In the environmental Imbalance 16 Iong-tlme realdent. apeak for the evidentiary hearing. 15 that have occurred Iince dlverlIlona began. 18 MR. DEL PlERO: Excuae me. We need to be real 16 The lake hM been Itudled enough. It II tme LcM 17 careful here. You fotw.-et tNt requnt In writing 17 Angelel Department of Wit. and Po~ UI8d their IHOU'CeI 18 already? 18 to develop alternative IOWCII of wat. InItNd of apendlng 18 MS. MANDELBAUM: ThIIt II correct. 19 incredible amountl of time and money _ they have In trying 20 MR. DEL PlERO: We wlI work on the achedule. 20 to jultify their ruination of .I-ve area of the EeItem 21 MS. MANDElBAUM: FInaIy. I would Ike to thank you 21 Sierra. 22 and yow Itllft for yow cIIIgent effort In developing the 22 And I would Ike to thank you gentlemen for gIYIng &II 23 Mono 8HIn Envlrollmental Impact Report. Of the many Itudle. 23 aU the opportunity to exprua ow vleWI on • wry wry 24 prep.-ed 0_ the .,... on the Mono Lake Ie_. thI8 report 24 special place. 26 II without queation the moIIt comprehenaIve and compIet~ 25 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you wry much. 00176 -:':--anaIy-~.~to---'d""at""e-.------. -:-_---;=-.---=-: ---:--:-~-__:_-_:_---00172 1 Dennil Schumacher. Good --*'g, Iir. 2 We Colommend yow atllft for their hard Work and their 2 MR. SCHUMACHER: Good --*'g. My name II o.mII 3 IIgnIftcant contrlbUtIon toward. wMt _ hope w. be the 3 Schumecher. I am • relldent of Mammoth LaIt... 4 final reeoludon of the Mono UIU Inue aft. 16 long ve-a 4 I would Ilke to thank you rnembenI of the Wilt. Board 6 of debete. 5 for coming here tod.y. 8 Thank you wry much. 6 I am here tod.y to aak the W_ Board to vote for • 7 MR. DEL PIEAO: Thank you wry much. 7 water level It Mono Lake of 8417. 8 Al 2200 pagea, It aIeo II the heavInt document. 8 In 1941. the Califomla Wat. Board voted for 8 M-v Lou BIrtchIrnar 9 unlimited withdr.wal from tow frahwet. ItreamI tNt hd 10 MS. BIRKHIMER: Good --*'g. My name Ie Mary 10 Mono Lake I.ylng that the Ihor't-tenn need of wat. by the 11 ..Id..... 11 City of LOl Angelel meaaured In dec... were more Important 12 I wi! reed excerptI from the writing of AIda 12 than the long-term need. of the pubic trUIt rne-..d In 13 Leopold. Thne weN fIrat pubIIehecI more than 40 .,... ago. 13 centurlel. 14 Many of &II have reed and heard theM aeIectIone before. 14 'Thil Ihortllghted vote w... mlltake of InIIght on 1& pemape.-. donne of tmea. but I belli". they ItII have 15 the Itake of environmental judgment and If not rectified by 18 ....mertt and eo, WI IhaI hea' them again. 16 the prellnt Wet. Board. an eventual mlltake for 80uthem 17 When god8c8 Odyaeeua returned from the ware In 17 Californi•• 18 Troy. he hanged ... on _ ftIII8 • dozen ...". gIrta of hie 18 In the decadel Iince tNt 1NO cIec:IIion, 18 houMhoId whom he auapected of mIebehavIor dwIng hie 19 environmental ICIence hM repeatedly -"own tNt deatructIon 20 abMnce. ThIe hanging InvoMd no q&»Itlon of propriety. 20 of large habltet hM • dlaaltroul effect on .. COI-..cI, 21 The glrte weN property. The cIIepoMI of property WM then 21 Including the targeted and the benefacton. 22 .. now...... of expediency. not of right and wrong. 22 For example. wInd~duet p-*IM from Mono 23 eo.-pn of ..... and wrong were not IacIdng from 23 Lake. which have been pro__ • health h8ard, .. adding to 24 Odv-0.-: wttneae the fidelity of hie wife. 24 the pollution of Soutlwn CaIIfomIa extenalvely. 21 The athIcaIltIuc:ture of tNt d.., covered wIvn. but 25 The preHnt Wet. Board muet be wiler. more 00178 -:,:--:had~-not-:-yet--:'":" -"llIed-:--:-to:--:::tunan--...,chatt~:- -DOiitiCiiiiVCCUiiHCi~;jjijm;;;;-;CiMtiiiia1ihaii:b---:00173 ..-n-e-xt-:-.. ...:--.---' 1 politically cowageoua and more aclendftc than Ita Z Dwing the 3,000 .,... which ~ Iince ...... 2 predecelaon. 3 athIcaI crtt.III have been exYnded to many fteIda of 3 A wet. level of 8417 II the wry mInknum you IhouId 4 oonduct with 00INIP0I1dIng atwInkagn In thoee judged juIt 4 conlid•• 1 by expedieIlCY odtt. 5 Yow wlae declaIon wi! uItIrnIIteIy 8IfWl the cItInrw • AI ethIcI eo _1nvoMd NIt upon • lingle 6 of LOl Angelel beclIUM wMt uItIrnIIteIy ..",...... 7 ...... tNt the IndIlIIduaI II ...... of • community with 7 servel everyone. 8 ~ ..... til InIItInet prompt. him to compete 8 Thank you. • for hie pIIIce In the community.. But hie -"IcI prompt him 9 MR. DEL PlERO: '"'-*you wry much. 10 aIeo to coor--te...... In order tNt there m8'f be • 10 Ilene Mandelbaum. 11 pIIIce to compete for. 11 MS. MANDELBAUM: My name II .... MandelbaIm. I ... 12 The land ethic limply enIargea the bound of the 12 an AllOClete DIrector of the Mono LaIce CommIltee. 13 community to Include .... w_. pienta and or 13 On behalf of the Mono UIU CommItt... I 14 coIIectJveIy. the land. 14 enthulialtlcelly thank the Board for tnIwIng to Mono 11 In the ...40 .,... or eo, WI have made great 15 County to he. the view. of the cItInrw of e-.nSIerra 1. ~ In acIcnowleclglng tNt the land. the wet•• the .... 16 on the future of Mono U1U. 17 and ...... tonne-have. right to exIR and that they 17 We greatly appreciate the nurr*OW opportunItIea you 18 eornetImeI need c:rIticaI protection from the tunan population 18 have provided to receive pubic comment. on the w_ rlghU ,. tNt can dntroy them. 19 review procell. Tod.y you have heard many voicleI from 20 We have not oome MIlly to thillevel of .w~•. 20 Ealtem Slerr. 'lkIng you to permanently protect Mono Lake 21 The legal protec:tIaM have been gained through hard work end 21 and provide for the wlee Itewardahlp of Mono CountY. fInItI 22 pubic 1Iwot...... juat .. WI .. doing tonight. We_ 22 water relOW'C8l. 23 taIdng anottw atep In the right direction. 23 I hope tMt _ rnembenI of the Board you wi! ..,. 24 Many of the protectIona were not motivated by ethIca. 24 serioul ~atIonto theM view... you _ to yow 21 juIt puN 1COI1OIIlIIca. II II ..... and cheaper to keep the 00177 25 decilion. -:,:--earth-~hNIthy~=-...,than~-to:-:-aIo=-w-:d~_=Itr1:::uetIon~==-=no=w~and=-::try=:-:to::- -:-__.,...----:'-:-:::~--___:'_:_--~~"":"":'=~...;00174 1 I would like to pre-.t to you • atack of Iettere 2 rebuild tHng. lat•• 2 that have accumulated dwlng the Iaat month In ow Lee 3 We have learned. I tNnk. that _ tHng. cannot be Page 29 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON It FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 4 rebuilt. Some ch..-.. not re-.... ExtInctIon ' 15 Mono Lak. Ie heIcI In trust by the St.e of California 5 forever. 8 for the people of California. PIe_ lleten to the people 6 In the c_ of Mono u.k••,I believe thM the legal 7 and be an advocat. for the people. P1e_ require a lak. 7 syHam h.. .-rived In time to __ It; __ It In wNt 8 level adequ•• to protect Mono Lak•. 8 condition 18 now the point W1der dlecunlon. 8 Thank you. 9 I ~ been told th. the Mono BnIn UMd to be 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 10 green. growing the CI'OfM thM fed the miners In Bodle. 11 MR. SMITH: Hugh SmIth. St•• Heff of the Water 11 The Mono BnIn w.. recentty dnlgn.ed • eeenIc .... 12 Board. 12 How much more scenic It would be to more people If It were 13 You HId In your poley Itltement th. the level of 13 green again. 14 8400 would Improve vlaual aepect.. Are you .w..th. a 14 The Lo. Angela Depertment of W•• and PO.. wi! 1& Iak. level • thM p~ point would aImoH bnlc.ty 15 contend. of _. th.t It need. the Mono BnIn w••, but 18 drown. Inund•• the eouth tuf.? 16 there ..fund. avllilable to develop reclam.tIon programs. 17 MR. DAWSON: I am not one of the people th. 17 Altern.Iv availllble. Thle 18 not • 1Mtt. of people 18 ..-surly belIevea thM tufa high and dry ... primary 18 versus g or big city venus ernaII town. or big 18 eeenIc value In the bnln. I••• the gentleman who apok. 19 political power venu. reH..ant•• 20 ...... -..•• to ... tufa re.tored to their nftural 20 Thle 18 a mm. of wNt 18 morally right. 21 place W1der the Iak. w••• 21 And eo. I urge the St•• W•• ReeowcH Control 22 MR. SMITH: Thank you. 22 Board to requn th. the Hreame of Mono BnIn be allowed 23 MR. DEL P1ERO: I don't know If you know. but It]uH 23 to flow freely untI the Mono BnIn Ie .. green .. the partt 24 approprIat. to .ay now there's a number of people who 24 land. of Lo. AngeIH. and eo the Mono BnIn quaItfIee ... 2& have the ..... SInce 1989. with the exception of 25 scenic ... In the .yes of the beholder. If It talc.. four 00181 00178 -:1:--~some~~.xpet~---'rIm:""""""''''nt~.-.-no-w-.....,--=hae:---got-,.-"':"to"""":"'Lo-."""'='Ang-."':"Ie-.-=from' the -:1:--y-e-a-,.-."":'th:-.-:-:Ie-gre-.~.--::If~It-:t-:ak';"" ..-f;-0I-:rt1:-y-ya-..-.-eo"""":'"be--::::It:-.---' 2 Mono 8nIn. eo they tl8ve compellHted • thIe point over the 2 It'. wh. the end point of theee dIecunlone ~ be. 3 of the Int couple of yewa. 3 Although Leopold aIeo quoted Edw.... Mlngton 4 MR. DAWSON: The point Ie thM coneerv.ion -m 4 Robinson In • pown titled Trletram: Whether you know It or & recIarnIIdon .. wei wIthk't their ...to make up un. 5 nor. you ... king. Trietrarn. you .. _ of the time- 8 You .. eupportIng my ~. 6 tlHed view th.Ie_ the WOfId when they ..gone nor the 7 MR. DEL P1ERO: You are making. point. I am making 7 same pI_ It w... Martt wh. you believe. 8 an obeervGlon. 8 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thar* you .,.., much. • MR. DAWSON: Thar* you. 9 Oanlel o.wson. Good evening. 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: MIchMI Ptathw. Good .vening. 10 MR. DAWSON: Good evening. My MIne Ie o.nw Dawson. 11 MR. PRATHEA: Good evening. I am a Iong-tlme 11 I am In f.vor of the mablletiment of • .,.., high 12 envlro"m.ntal M:ttvI8t and reeident of the EaHwn Sierr•• 12 level for Mono u.k•• 8390 feet above _level or hlghw. 13 I would. fht••• to conlplment the audience. I 13 I arrived • thM concIueIon while doing eome work 14 have __ to many many hearing. of .. kind•• ~hrowlng 16 _ and comat__• 14 out on the north Ihore of the Iak. with • .-.y p8rty ueIng 15 some highly technical equipment. W. were ItUdyIng dune 18 MR. DEL P1ERO: That ~ be my convnent. 16 succ..elon on th.t Iide of thM Iak•• and ultimately coming 17 MR. PRATHEA: I thk1k tNIt the level of comment. here 17 to a point on the Ihore thM w. decided w.. about the MOO 18 .. extraordinary. both on the level of intelligence -m 18 foot e1evGlon point. and frankly. It IooIcec:I ..the rtgM 1. emotion. It·. really been • pIeaHnt .xperIenc. for me to 19 plac•• 20 just be up hwe and lIwten. hoM.tty. 20 So... qualitative .. thM might be. thM·. how I 21 My MIne Ie MIchMI flIoather and I lYe In Lone PIne. 21 arrived. thM. 22 CalIfomIa. I tl8ve lived In the Eaetem SIemI for many 22 MR. DEL P1ERO: 8c1m.t1me. thM Ie how ow BNnI doee 23 yewa. I,...,. unending love far Mono u.k•• whether It w•• 23 the job. too. 24 bHIInI the lake with my fI1end DavId Oalnee. or .wlmming 24 MR. DAWSON: Wei. having participated _ time In 25 with my two daught... the HIty bond of thIe body of w.er 25 grueling day8 In the evtdentlary portion of the St•• W•• 00182 00178 l1i'"ihaefift"'i.inlClCiLf;(IOIif;rec:liCrthethe1iheieart8ii".andndeoula[001ffimyiiiYillt.;;"'ilnntitheie'iEr.aiWHter.rn "'"';1'--BoBOlardWdhehei.iri-'..nlg;'si:".II•.,..,rrii;vec:liCr.;tithii.di.ii..".;;;;1Imptmre;;;.liotiiOrni:".--" 2 SIerra. 2 I bellev. a lak. level thM high Ie necenary to 3 BeIng from the Ow_ V-'-¥ on the edge of the now 3 perm-mJy protect the ecosystem to provide an ...... 4 dry 0 ... Lake. _ the eevereIy compromlaed Mono Lake 4 buffer for the .xtrMIe fIuctuatIona thM we know we 5 always hae repnI..med the hletorlc pm and lOme hope for 5 experience In the Emem SIemI. to Improve the vIeuaI 8 thefub.n. 6 resource. In the Mono BnIn and ultimately to Nduce the 7 Now we need the decItIIon thM wi! .afeIy guard the 7 dUH Horms. 8 "ecoaystem. Mono Lake and ~thM my little school 8 Mono Lak. Ie .,.., Important to me...... ,. I tl8ve • eclence ttudenta wi! be able to vIaIt • viable IvIng 9 Hved In the Emwn SIemI for • long time. I plan to IMI 10 system. not • chemical aump, •• the Ow_ Lak. aouth of 10 here a lot Iongw. I vIaIt Mono Lak. ~and I .." 11 ~ PIne. 11 the ..renlty and beauty. I"to Introduce It to otbenI. 12 The fub.n Ie bUy hwe In thIe room tonight and 12 As • rnembw of the Mono .,..., NlItIonlII Finet ScenIc 13 thoee of lie who IMI In the Eaetem SIemI plead with II 13 Are. AdvIeory Bo.... aInce Ita noe,tIon. I tl8ve been 14 ow hNr't1I thM the grtevanc:ea of the peat can fInaIy be 14 actively Involved In decIIiot. Npnftng fub.n ...... 1& addrMeed and tNt the wondroue liquid Iene of Mono can be 15 for the bnln. I have __ vIehtlon In the baeln grow by 18 cru-anteed wtlc*l... far .. time. 16 orders of magnitude. Mono Lak. Ie no longer • local 17 My oIdeet daughtW AobIn wee born In 1977 when the 17 resource. It·•• MtIonaI and lnterMtlonal de.clnIIIIon and 18 INIttte far Mono Lake had been joined by DavId -m hie ameli 18 reeowee...... auch. neede to be protected by the Stale of 1. .-my. My youngeet daughtw Phoebe w_ born In 1880, juet 19 CallforrN. 20 precedlng the ehatteflng cowt decIIiot.. that have brought "20 It I. Important th. people of the Stale of 21 us to thIe hartng. 21 Callfom. aupport un poaltion. 22 Both my daughtera tl8ve vlelted Mono Lake all the 22 A. Indlc.ted In the Ell' people In CalIfomIa -.. be 23 ya..of their yourtg 1Ivh. They have bent n.... buHdlng 23 willing to tax themeet.,.. to protect un ecoayHem. 24 bo...... They "-".!ilddIed dentIy aero•• the lake's 24 Furthermore. un whole ~Ie fNelbIe. 2& n*ror..r-. For them. it Ie difficult to underH-m how 25 W• ., coneerv.ion ... recIarnIIdon proIech-'" 00183 ~t~0-:::be~euch~~.-:.-::Im=:IPIe:::-"'prob=:::Iem=-~Clll=:_::oi1O:::-t 00180 -:1:--what-:--:-ap---pe--.. 'i:'be:-=:lOived In ~1;---m-a;-ke-up---:-:the---:-:Io:-H-:-:Mono:-:--=Ba-."':"In-w-.~.---:::for:--the~-:CIty=--0-:f;-:Loe-- 2 • apeedy and just way. far yourtg people often have the 2 Angele•• 3 cleweet vIeIon. we must rernernber. 3 In conclualon. let me rernnt you of the ch8nce to 4 They eaw the emperor had no dothn. They ..nt me 4 clo.. the book on y... of atNggle on thIe ..... 5 off to un meeting lat. on • wortt night with the firm Page 30 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892·5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 6 instruction to, Save it, DIId. 7 outdoor envirol_1t so that opportunities for public and 7 Often wlw1 I .". in the Mono 8Min Working on a bird 8 private Investment in outdoor recrutlon can be made. 8 project or ItIl1ding a trip for IIChooI kid., or cona«Vation 8 Thank you. 9 group., I remambar and I hate to repNt AIdo Leopold, but I 10 MR. DEL PIERO: ThInk you very much. 10 am .going to. It'. a different one. 11 -'- WIIeon. 11 I remember him uvtnIJ that people .. my daug~ 12 MR. WILSON: Good--*ll, gentlemen. Thank you for 12 and I, aU of u. in thia room, that ...". in a wortd lui 13 thIa opportw1Ity. 13 of open wound. and without doubt, It 18 time to heal one of 14 My nama 18 -'-WIaon. I am from BiIhop, 14 thon wounds here tonight. 16 CalIfornia. 15 Our children and their cNdren de..,.,. to be 18ft 18 My wife and I own a IportIng good. atora. We have 16 more than juat a acarred lUrface, and that they would have • 17 been..-ng IportIng gooU In BIIhop for 14 .,... and we 17 vision of a hopeful future and not one of dnperatlon and 18 employ 10 people. 18 mere survival. 18 Ow CUltomere not only Indude local people, and 19 In closing, I would lib to quote Huey Johnaon'. 20 CaIIfomIanI and oct.- Americ.- on vacation, but 20 testimony before the HouM of Re,nMl1tatlvea in 1882, 21 IncreaalngIy intMnIItIonaI traveIere. 21 regarding Mono lAke: A alngle decIaIon, • alngla atroke of 22 Many touriIt, from abroad do a loop trip from Loa 22 a pen by one politic. jwiIdIction could revene the !Me'. 23 AngeIaa through to San Frallcleco with Rop.1n YoHmlt., Las 23 fate. 24 Veg_ and Grand Canyon. They -.0 Rop for the night in 24 I would aak the Water Reaoun:ea Control Board to JNke 25 8IIhop and ...... Labe on thalr tour. And some of them 25 that decision. P1e_ aupport the people of the Eutern -:1:--:have;:-:-":""'::Bod--::'Ie~,-::the;--.-ICIeI~nt:-:br:---':-IatIe:":-"'COl-,,-plne-:--":'for-eat-:--and--:-':":Mol:-:'1O00187 00184 -:1;--;:;Si::-err=a:--:'a.=--w--e-::t=ry:-:t=0--re=-at=ora=-::the;:-:-;:"b=ywt=one~-0"four--::--Mtur~--.-'-: 2 Lab on thalr itinerary. 2 heritage, Mono Lake. 3 For the future .. depend heavily on thIa towt.t 3 Thank you very much. 4 -IOl'IIY, In the E_ern 8IamI OW' caplt. ba.. for thIa 4 MR. DEL P1ERO: TtwIIt you very much. 5 ~ 18 the ecoeyetem. In thIa time of dIrrinIahIng 5 Don Douglas. 8 rNOUI'CM, hard choIcee muIt be made about the aIIoc'ation of 6 MR. DOUGLAS: TtwIIt you for thIa opportw1Ity. 7 rNOUI'CM and amonget ClClmpMIng human need•• 7 My n.ma Is Don Doug.... My wife and I pubIIah 8 We have spent much of OW' caplt. b_ for water 8 outdoor guide book. and euatom topographlcallNlp. here In I export and hydroeMctrtc power. Let', keep what remaIna 9 the County where we have Iwd for 13 .,.... 10 here to support our-1Ol'IIY for CIUI'HIveI, OW' child...... , and 10 I would like to mention tMt I ...the feeing. of 11 our cuatometl. 11 aU of the apeakera thl••ft.moon. They have beer! 12 A healthy Mono Lab 18 Important not only for the 12 excellent. 13 Esetern SIerra, but -.0, for CaIIfonoU's gl'Owlng tourlem. 13 I would like to come at thIa from a different 14 The Eastern 8IamI hae gIvM -.In ..-.ce extraction. 14 viewpoint, the rewatering of Mono Lab. UItIan dw.... _ 11 WNt .. need for the future 18 a vtabIe diveree 15 Increasingly turning to the outdoora for recreation and 18 ecoeyetem including Mono Lab. 16 education experience. that provide quaIJty and aatlefaetion 17 I eupport, .. I know many of my euatomera do, _ high 17 in their dally IIY... 18 • ..".. for the !Me .. poHIbIe, MOO or higher. 18,.c'·· One of the thing. that rw. CaIIfonoU .... to offer 11 Thank you. , 19.;· Is outdoor space where recreation and education can tab 20 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 20 place in wide open spaces, and Mono Lab BaeIn 18 one 8Ullh 21 Davtd Oldenburg. 21 place. 22 MR. OL.DENlllRJ: I am o.v. Oldenburg from BiIhop, 22 In fllCt, Mono Bealn, .. you have heard tonight, 18 23 CaIfomia. 23 receiving nation. and lnterMtional attention _. unique 24 I juIt have two point. bee.- I know that Loa 24 place to vIalt. ThIa attention 18 not corNng MY too eoon. 25 AngeIee Ie able tID .._ve the amount of w.... that they 26 WIth only three perCWIt of Mono Coulty In prIv_ 00188 001. -:1~-*I=~"=":'to~.~"":-:40~It-:"':-:0II~m:-:the:L'::"''':'MDI=IO:-:8:-:'''-:-::-.-::The=~re:-:.:-:~""lIfI~1 know '1i1liaandndanda;;;j";oniinithett;ttaxiiiirollaroiii...,'ithej;jloeiOCj.ii';_CCii;;;IOI;nmiij..,;"ihae_'iinotGtik~ept 2 thIa 18 bee.-....the ~ Loe AngeIee w.. Impoalng 2 pace with the genet. St.e'. _1OIIlic growth. At the ... 3 upon ttlemeeItJM • water rationing of, I believe. 20 percent 3 tima, Mono Co\rIty 18 requftd by the 8bIte gaNWm'" to 4 reduction In w...... AftM the ~ w_ over, they 4 provide Increaalngly aophIatIcaIted public 18n11cee. The 1 .....the water rationing to be over with. 5 need to p.y for thne tnand-.d -w:.. faIa on a ...,..., e We aabd wh¥ they etopped the water fIItIonIng, 6 and."..... tax b_. Clearly, the *- comnuity ..... 7 beoawe NYlng water Ie • good thing. The new",..poIntlld 7 viable bualne•• atrategy to antve theee tNnd8. e out that the Dep.-tmant of W.... and Power', re-..e w.. 8 Outdoor recrHtlon and edllC.cIon 18 the by bueIneea I being reduced bee.- they werwa't ..-ng ~ water. 9 surviv. atrategy for IIMII rurIII ..., a Itntegy that 10 The aKond point that I know that water can be 10 build. on key outdoor ..set., a Itntegy that offete hope to 11 coneerved In the Loe AngeIaa BaeIn to NPIaca the water that 11 the Ioc. population for bepIng pace with IncruaIng 8bIte 12 they would ..to export, 18 bee.- once or twice aye. 12 demanda and providing a decent etandard of 1vIng. 13 my wife and I have the occaeIon to go to the Loa AngeIH 13 Opportunltle, for boIh public and private nve.tment 14 __ for either bueIneaa oj for • wedding, or for some 14 in specifically outdoor ...... and aducatIon are 11 reason Of anottw, and ..et-v at aloe. motel or hotel, 15 dependent on the atable outdoor envtrormant. If outdoor 18 ueuaIIy or-. that are quite nice and falrty new. And none 16 recreation and lIducatlon _ going to provide Mono Coulty 17 of them have water-eavlng ftxtureI. They have showerhallCl. 17 with a hope for a better financial futuN, It 18 Irnperattve 18 - they have the Water.fllk-type ahowerhellCla that wsete 18 that Mono lAke, one of our by nIClnl.cIonaI ....., be 11 water, and the bathrooIII tIxbne are not the water 19 lIdequately cared for and appNCiIIted. 20 oor-.vatJon type. 20 Thia ma_ Mono Lake muIt remain an InIpIrIng ..... 21 80, far thoee reaaone, I tI** It 18 prwtty obvloul 21 lite, a viable ecoIog~ 'Vitam. and an Important 22 that the w.... can be .._\fed that would JNke up for any 22 aduc~center to encourage prIv.e and pubic 23 ....to export water from Mono BaeIn. . 23 inveatment. PublIc acceaa and lnterpfWtlve progr..... of .. 24 Thank you. 24 kind, must be maintained and expanded If the lui 21 MIl. DEL PIERO: Thank you very much. 26 recreat~ and 1Id~v'" of Mono Lake 18 to be ....__==~=:=:- 00.188 00188 1 DennII DomaIIe. -:1;--e:-:n:-;:jo:-:-Y::'ad=b--y~~vialt=on=.------· .. 2 MR. DOMAIUE: Good --*II. My nama 18 DennIs 2 CIe..." Mono Lake camot fulflllUCh a mIeaIon If 3 DomaIIe. 3 it 18 aDowlld to become an WI8IghtIy duet bowl. 4 I want to .,..brIefIr about _1OIi1IC1. JuIt thIa 4 In the name of outdoor nlCNMIon and ..vtv. of our 1 ...... got. 12o-un1t ~ rtght at the Intenectlon of 5 local economy, OW' little firm ...that Mono Lab be 8 Hlghw-v 120 and 3M. 6 maintained at a level of 8380 or more to provide the ItabIe 7 MR. DEL PIERO: Congratulatlonel Page 31 Tote-Scrip..- by MORRISON 1& FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 \_~ 8 MR. DOMAlllE: I w... I b__ In s.n Fr.ICI_ .nd 9 Mono LIk. hn been trem."dow. 9 made It to the 10.. conwnItt.., .nd the quntIon cerne up, 10 W. urge the W•• Bon to ernend OWP's 1Icen.. by 10 wh• .,. they going to do ebout the IewI of Mono LIk.? And 11 I'eCI'*InI OWP to IMintIlln Mono UIke • the 8390-foot level. 11 I couldn't gM them ..__ bee-.... thent II no __ 12 This IewI wII IMintIlln the v...of Mono 8MIn th. our 12 yet, which w. be the NCOnd p.-t of yow he«tng. 13 orgenlzetton Me pledged to~. It wII IMintIlin the 13 W. telked ebout It ..It bee.- ..... cia. to me thIIt 14 fIo_ In thoN tow trIbut.., ___ thIIt the Fl8h ..cs Game 14 they w...... COIICet'Md IIbout maIdng I flve-nlllo,,-doII_ 115 Code~. It wtI l'Mtore the I1IIt\nl bewty of Mono 15 10., on I pilei of property thIIt ~ end up being In the 18 LIk. by ....,. the lend brIcIte to Neglt III.. Iftd by 18 middle of I dust bowl. 17 .nIng mo8t of the whit. elk.. ring .ounct the Iak.. It 17 MR. DEL PlERO: Hew them giw me I CII. 18 wII l'Mtore IIlIny of the I1IIt\nl wett.nd. that fonnerty 18 MR. DOMAlllE: And with that In mnt, I wtI cIoN 19 hIftIoNcI duck. Iftd .... by the hundred. of thoU.lndS. 19 with the only ~ thing I w..t to lIlY, thIt I hope yow 20 It wII _ good ftIItIng condltloM on Neglt 20 dec:ilion comn IIong quicker thM the _ I hfte _ from 21 IIIII'Id for CaIfomlI ,,*. It wII _ the hellth of 21 the other .vldentt.ry he«tng Int month. 22 the elk.. tty ..the brine IIwlmp whlch .,. Idverwely 22 MR. DEL PlERO: I Indlc.ed thIIlftemoon .. I wII 23 ~ed by too ..... w••, Ind wII CIUH I e1gnlflc..t 23 Indlc•• 1lI111n, the .vIdentiIry he«tng It~s In t_ week. 24 deers_ In the emount of IIrbome pIrtIcuI.e. off the 24 bec:au.. next Mondey I em In BIg Be.. I em I he«tng 215 currently expoeed lIkebed. 25 officer 1180 for the PetItion to Modify the W•• RIghts on 00193 00190 1 O~ -elIIIn, _ urge you to mlnd.e I minimum lake 1 the BIg Be... ReHrVoir In Southern Clltfomll, S.. 2 IewI of 8390 tNt which would comply with the R.h and Game 2 Bemlrdlno. 3 Code, the PubIc Trult Doctrine Ind the Clean AIr Act. 3 I will be done with th. next week, ..then, _ 4 MR. DEL PlERO: ThIne you very much. 4 begin the Mono LIk. evidentl.., helring the week 1ft•. 15 Bradley AIIn Taytor. 5 I em going to be doing the .vldentt.ry portion, eo It 8 MS. TAYlOR: How.,. you doing? 8 i. going to be the fInt week In December or It II going to 7 MR. DEL PlERO: Good. 7 be rell miserable on I tKn:h of people. In flet, If _ .,. 8 'i'oiS. TAYlOR: My ~ II Bradley AI.. Taylor and I have 8 succesafulln meeting the time line that I've sort of IIId 9 ~ • reIIdent of Mono 8MIn IInce 1988. 9 out, it is my dlltlnct desire to try Iftd hfte .. order 10 TMt fInt aurnmer I lived In I cein ebout 116 feet 10 prepared by the mid p~ of the spring, ..juIt 10 -rat- 11 off t.. "*'0 Creek ..every night when I went to bed I 11 knows, the Bon ".. already given direction to _ 12 could ...the creek • It roJIed .. tLmbIed on it. WIY to 12 Executive DIrector that once the .videntIIry portion of the 13 Mono UIke. Every momIng when I woke up I could hear it, 13 hearing II concluded, the Itlff thIIt you _ anIItIng me 14 .. IIfII time durtnt the dey when I w•• work, I could ItOp 14 he... this evening II going to be given • much free rein • 115 II'Id laten to It. 16 poaslble to move forwn on the prep_etton of thIIt CII'd.- • 18 And _ night In Auguet, IctUIIy _ momJng in 18 quickly II they CM, recognizing the need for lOme 17 Augwt, I woke up .. I couldn't .....ythIng. And I went 17 algnlflc..t IIfrIOW1t of certllinty for thII bnln that Me been ,. down to the creek .. It w. dlty. 18 faced with UftCIl'tIlinty for I very long period of time. 11 And I mentIolled It to my boll It work bec:awe I 19 Thank you. 20 didn't really underItll'ld whit w.. going on. He slid, wei, 20 MR. DOMAllLE: ThIne you. 21 they shut It off, ..It struck me • the ~.. IImoIt 21 MR. DEL PlERO: St.ve BIr-el8l'. Good-*'l. 22 crtmInII. 22 MR. BARAGER: I em Steve BIRger. W...P"It*tY 23 I ueed to go down every night 1ft. work Ind w.ch 23 owners In the town of L.. VInIng, .. fInt of II, I ~ 24 the ..... flying up Ind down the corridor betw.." the aspens 24 like to 1nvIt. you to cor- to t.. "*'0 to ...the polnh 2S -ching bug•• 25 of view of .. of the different reIIdent. of OW' ClOftlIIlUIllty 00194 001., 1 WIthout the w••there ~'t bug... birds. 1 that weren't Ible to cor- here. 2 It bothered me In the weeki wtlen people w.. finding 2 AI8O, when I fInt moved to the .... the ...... In 3 the trout ..trying to __ them, .. the Mono Lake 3 the Mono 8MIn w.. compIetefy dry, pretty much, ..there 4 CommItt....the D8partmant of W•• II'Id Pow. were 4 WII nothing In t.. VInIng Creek .xce,t for .. occ.sla41" S ftghtIng back ..forth In the paper ebout whit WII going 5 pool of It-eln..t w••, ..__ the court CII'd.- thIIt e on. AI they _ doing Ind whit their job WII, W.. to 8 reltored the w•• Into the ~, I hfte w.ched the 7 IMintIlln the ItINe .,0..the ItINe .,0 for 40 ye.. hll 7 w.er come down Into the Itre_..,. each pool ..Into 8 been no w•• down t.. VInIng Creek. 8 the next one, Ind I think that'•• healing procne, .. I To me, It ~ I fllrty 1frOG..t It.ement bec:au.. 9 would Ilk. to urge you to III.IPP'M't the l'Mtontlon of the 10• for the ... 700,000 years • Iellt, the It.us quo hll been 10 Itreams In the Mono 8MIn to .a good oOlldltlon,to I'MtaN the 11 w....or Ice, or IOrnethllll made of w•• flowing down out of 11 fisheries .. the wldllfe and ...... -,thIng, ..to Ilrtnt the 12 the 8Ierr8a Into Mono UIke. 12 lake up -el1IIn to Ita natur" Itage, whet."., thII wII be. 13 ThInp hfte chIngecI. We hfte the court injunction. 13 Th..you. 14 II'Id _ hfte got w•• back In the creek., II'Id I own I horne 14 MR. DEL PlERO: ThIne you very much. 115 on the creek ..It doesn't hIIW I cItverIIon dem th. flow. 15 Divid M_quart. Welcome. 18 tow" loe ~, II'Id I CM d .. In my bad and he... 18 MR. MARQUART: Good --*'II. My.-. II DftId 17 the w_~ II'Id tunbIng on Ita w.., to Mono lake. I 17 Mlrqu~. 18 CM IIIlII Mono UIke drfftIng In my window at night when I am 18 I w..t to ~ you for the o,portunIty to apeaIc .. 1...... 19 tonight. And I 1111 apelldng ....,.,••Ident of the Mono 20 And I do not IIeIIfte thIIt I bunI:t. of yahoos In Los 20 Like Foundetton. The Mono UIke FOWICIation II ~ ...... 0 .. 21 ~Me the right to cor- up here .."*' I trellure 21 organlzetton founded In 198&. Our ~..to operIIte • 22 limply bacIuN they hIIW I piece of paper that tela them 22 nonlIroflt orgenlzetton for the prneI viltlon of the 23 thIIt they CM. 23 scientific. geologic", -'ogk:aI, hlltortc.l, Na'NtIonII 24 I juIt Nba'nad IaIt night from I fire down In S..tl 24 Ind aelthetlc v...of the Mono 8IIIn ...through 2/5 ynez V..." II'Id wille I w. there I met I 111M telling me 25 education .. re..arch. 00196 00112 1 about the Santi ynez RIver II'Id CIChumI ReHrVoIr, which 1 The Mono lIk. Foundetton hn for the pllt ..".,.. 2 __ S..tl a-b..Me dll'lW'ned It, Me only overflowed 2 yelrS sponlOf'lld I summer worbhop ~.. w.- • nIturIII 3 twice, ..thIIt'.1Ince 1t154. And both tIrnea th.tt did 3 hIltory canoe tours of Mono UIke. 4 overflow It d hid trout thIt ... up It. 4 Thia pllt summer betw... _ ..two 1houund people 15 They .,. w-. to cor- back If you gM them I 5 partlcip.ed in the CIftOl tour program. The ~t_ e chance. It ...... thIt thII planet Me 1ft Imrnen.. ClPaclty 8 provided 1ft .xcellent educltlonll tool for the pubic Iftd 7 to rejuvenat. b.lt. We hfte _ It In the Mono Blain, In 7 for the m..y group. which _ hIIW taken out. 8 the Itreame, ..you gentlemen .,. being given • chance to 8 In generll, the demand for w••-b-CS I'ICI'NtIon It • IIow that to continue to t\Ipt)en, .. you are being given I Page 32 Tote-ScriptS- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 10 chanc. that moR of ua r-.ly g«, which II a HCOnd ~, 11 But what I WOUld really Ike to talk about II I am In 11 a chance to right a wrong, and I would urge you 'to adopt a 12 the..- of probably purchMlng the ahrimp oper.tlon that 12 laka IIvei of 8417 to aIow Mono UIce to return to Ita 13 .. on the northweat aide of the ... and maybe there _ 13 former HIt, and from thIIt point, we C*I talk about w" 14 peopiI tMt cIon't know thilexilItI, but It II • amaII 14 going 1OUth. 1& Induetry. 15 Th"you. 11 MR. DEl PIERO: For fIIh food7 16 MR. DEL PlERO: ,..... you wry much. 17 ... HAN8OII: Y.. bNn going on IInce the .arty 17 Dan BMt•• 18 1IxtIN, and I hope I am not anyone'. --*'II 18 I. Mark Davil ...? 1. taIdn8 about MInduItry . 19 MR. DAVIS: I Mw ..." Mono UIce from aImoIt awry 20 But ..the gentleman over there w. aaylng. we have 20 high point around the b..... and I tI*lk thIIt - 21 gat. pretty narrow economy'" and If I owned. motel. I 21 MR. DEL P1ERO: I need your name In the NCOftI. 22 wouldn't care, but ....hal to be otIw' waye for people to 22 MR. DAVIS: My name" Mark DavIt. I ... M eight- 23 earn. hinge 23 year realdent of the SiIIT... I apend • lot of time In Mono 24 I am aI8rmed tMt the AM and WIIdIte people _ 24 Ba.1n and In the SIerr.., In the white IYIOW1taIns and In the 2& ~IiItIne the brine atnnp • M endangered 25 general ar•• around here, and Mono BalIn .. a VfItY beautN ~ ,-wouId~~hate-:-':"'for--.:::that~t:-O-;:hap n.--=The~II-:- 00198 0018. -:1:--1I...P8l-c"':"...... -p-...... "7--:m-IP--plant' t..."hInk~-thil.,....,....""'" """"1,...--s""'"it-e""""trom,...---up-on...... ,.,hig,...,h,...,.--:-' ..-a-.,...--w-....--what.,...... ,,:.. 2 employa a ..... number of people for part of the .,.., but I 2 maybe God look. at thla. 3 tI*lk It .. a VfItY cINn Induatry. It II aomethIng beaicIH 3 And I would appreclat. It If you could broaden your 4 tourilm tMt (ION on wIIhout dameglng Mono Lak•• 4 p.rspectlve on it. & .... I Aid, I went on for about 30 .,.... 5 It I. not merely a'matt. of wat., It .. a matt. of 8 IwJ " the outltandlng reaource wat. thing would not 6 the wholl ar... It". beautN ..., and thtI II a wry 7 taka away IICC8H and UN of Mono Lake, I would be for that, 7 integral part of It, and I actually hadn't put clown what , 8 too, and I think .. otIw' people Aid, It'. re"" tlma to 8 wanted to .ay, but , ... glad , got to apeak. 8 NttiI thiI once and for .. and quit beating .-ound the 9 I don't think that Mybody who hu .~ ..." the .. 10 buIh and wutlng tupav-a' money, and thank you again. 10 from varlou. per.pectlv•• and hu apent a IttIe time thent 11 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you. 11 would not m". a .acriflce to keep It ... 12 Robert JlIIiIon. Good 8V8N1g. 12 Thank you VfItY much. 13 MR. JEW80N: My name .. Robert JlIIiIon. I ... a 13 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you wry much. 14 l'MIdenI of 8iIhop, CaIfomIa, and I have ....the Iut 12 14 Gary L"a. Welcome, Mr. UIce. 16 ya..conductIng.....-ch1lt Mono Lake. 15 MR. LAKE: My name .. Gary UIce. , ... a l'MIdenI of 18 I ... going to make juet one or t_ pofntI with 16 Inyo County. I came to thiI ... 1n 1843. My p.... ,17 raapeet to you guya. I ... Impreued by your endwance. 17 divorced and I w.. ralHd by my grand,...., and It w. the 18 I w.. pleaMd and -.prtaed. and pI8aMd to ... that 18 baR of all po.alble world. thIIt they lived In 8iIhop In the 1. not only the people In thiI room but CaIfornIanI In geMnI 19 wlnt. and Mammoth In the 1Umnl8I'. 20 attach. high value to ~atIonof Mono LaU. 20 About 1951, I wandered oft Into the tuvy and I did 21 Ae cIocumented In the EIR the avwage CalIfornIa 21 college and m.rtage, and maN ~ and Idde and maN 22 houNhoId""" to pay about .80 a ve- to kMp the 22 college. MoR of thiI, by the w"', w. In loa ~ BalIn 23 ...of the lake at 1380. 23 where I had lived before I came to 8iIhop In '43. 24 Wei, my 0_ peI'IOMI __._to pay would be 24 ' In 1986, I moved back to the 0_V*y to get out 2& ...... then ..... ThiI amount ~ u:ceed. the 25 of Lo. Ang.... and r.... my tamIIy In beauty and cINn •• 00200 00187 11~_iOii;;lOliiim~liciCi'*_..iiflla~..;;Q1iii.. _~.;XXII;-Cl;lIrtiii.l..------: -::1,...------:':It-_--~irol---:-licaI--:-thIIt:-:-~1mo-ved~:-:300=,...,m- ;,w".. ..=---a-w-ay-and-:: loa 2 In fIOt, the net _1OmIc berwflt. of the export .. 2 Ang.... II atlI heN touIng my •• 3 .... than the time 01 day per houMhold. 3 I have • queatIon for you: It It .. tnI8 thIIt the 4 Even " the geMnI pubic didn't CUNntIy ...- a 4 poUutIon coming off Ow... and Mono LMee .. wonI8 than tMt I high value on the ...-VIItJon of Mono Lake. there'•• 5 of the LOl Ang.II. BalIn, ahouId , be tIinkIne about rnovlnt 8 number of otIw' -..t.m8I'lt. In fINor of higher ... llvei1 6 back to Lo. Ang....7 7 whIah could be put forward by Informed peraona. 7 MR. DEL P1ERO: I ... from,.,....,. You don't w_ • However, theM _ -..ry• It .. claar thIIt 8 to a.. me that queation. 8 the pubic 10 Ignor_ nor Impoverilhed thIIt the 9 MR. LAKE: Anyway, It'... wry ....",.. It 10 value of _ collomlc gain from Wilt••xport. II mora 10 188m. pretty obvioul to me thIIt the maN wat. In Mono LaU 11 than the Mono BalIn ecoeyatam. 11 the II.. air poUutIon Ioc"", 10 I aupport the Mono LaU 12 It would be unfortunat.1f OW' W..Board p/acM 12 Commltt.. and their figure of 8380, and ..... give 101M 13 .... value on the Mono BalIn thM ... pubic at '-ga. 13 conalderatlon to putting .... wat. back In 0_UIce. 14 I aile, ..the cxutI, for M honeat blllanclng 14 Thank you. 1& betweM economic and pubic truIt v.... I taeI the 8390 15 MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 18 aRMlIItIve. put farItlln the Mono BalIn EIR achieve. 16 Tim HanlOn. 17 tMt. 17 MR. HANSON: Good awning and thar* you for'conq. 18 ThiI abmIItIve .waloa AngeIH to continue to 18 My name Ie TIm Haneon. live on the north ahonl of 18 export around 33,000 IICN-fMt per ve- whlIa reatorlng many 19 Mono Lake and I won't going to come tonight, but I had .om. 20 of thoN recrNtIonIII and ecological I'8IOUrC8I In the buln. 20 thing. that I don't think ..,. bNn bIought out. 21 I wt8 you to adopt thiI abmIItIve. 21 I think thing. have ruIy changed In the Iaat 20 « 22 Thank you. 22 30 y.... I can remember going to hearing_ where people 23 MR. DEL PIERO: Thank you VfItY much. 23 thanked you very much and then you left, and now you .. 24 AugIe...... 24 coming to ua and not putting much of • ImIt on the time « 2& MR. HESS; To the W..A880wcN ConIroI Board, 25 anything. I really apprKiate It, ~ conq ... 00201 :iIllY~name_iiii1 00188 -:,nledj;ji.....-;andiiiii-;j.._ ..:iM.._ .. ..;AA:u,Illil.iil...._-;jo;;ftLee...Vlnlngiii• -::1~t:-0-nig=ht:-,...IO---peopiI---7:'""w~ho~have---:to--WOI~.:--:cMIng--:--::...~"':'day-can--' come 2 CaItomIe. 2 to thil. That me_ a lot to me. 3 I would ..to voice a "W -.Ie to acquaint you 3 One thing thIIt ItrUCk me IIttIng ..tonight 4 wId'I my peI'IOMI t.lIng. with rae-d to the outcome of 4 IIRening to .. the.. peopiI apeak II how lucky I am IInce I .-orlnt OW' beaudf\lI Mono UIce. 5 I Kv. right on the ahonl of the ... •I .,...... of Mono BalIn. I w. born 6 You probably got to hNr 101M of my reIdveI. I 7 78.,...•• 7 think they were heN today. 8 Havtng Ived my childhood .,... on the Ihor8I of Mono 8 My grandfat. Rarted pumping wet. out of the .. 8 UIce and ...... the tnt echooI on I. Ihorw, the oNv 9 In the tw.nt". and w. w.. lucky enough to Ive there ve 10 time I have bean away from It w. when I had to go away to 10 round. 11 echooI for • "w ~, and When I w. In the I«Vice from Page 33 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON&. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Page 34 Tote-Scripts by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5, 1993 14 its present size or llIrger bec... of the 1rnprH8lve 15 And being In thIIt ad"*'Istratlve position. I have 15 spectacle it presents at a ditIUnce. There .....'t too IMnY 1IS driven up snd down the Eastern SIerr. many time.. I do it 16 sites a. thrilling .. a view of Mono LsU c:orrq south OWW 17 many tlmM a year to teach c:IaaMa and do administrative 17 Conway S\mmlt...... ace '* by thowsnda of .... 18 WOlle. 18 .v.ryday. ,. ".,.....__ tamIIer wIIh the 8lemI. 19 Another experlence • .-IIIMlId w#y hIgHy Ie viewing 20 ~.'don't ..to go to Mono Lab • many people 20 Mono 1Ak. from the top of Mount 8NIy In VoeernIte Pn. II 21 have ....Ibout, but we-18V8I'1 get • chance to go 21 i. a very e..y walk up from TIoga...... FNm thIIt v-. 22 out ,...,. appNdate the beauty snd rnagtliflcellce 22 point. the lak. is ..~ turquoiee ...... ~ 23 tMc __tbodr hae attested to. 23 a living preHnCe In it. rocky MttIng. 24 ., want to couple of point. thIIt ..outalde 24 I believe this quality of grandeur would be 25 the letter thIIt the DIIon radv ....ered to you. They 25 diminiahed If the Iak. w.. cIeprived of the .....mIGw. thIIt 00211 00208 ~1:---COl-m-"-:""-0I-m-my--_--::rIar:--expel--""':'ieI-ace-.-::My~":"father"":":"'"-w-as"""""':bol:--m"";of -:1:--k;-"ee---p"''';it:-:-lmp--r.-.-a1':""v-.:-Iy"''';Iar-g-••------' 2 Irlsh lmmIgranta In AntIoctw. BrItIsh Columbia. which Ie 2 I think .very_ who hae experienced Mono LsU deeply 3 actuaIy north on the coast of the most southerly portion of 3 should do what they c.. to keep It healthy. snd I wge the 4 Alaska. snd In tho. day•• AntIocha was _ of the largest 4 members of the Water Rnowce. Control 8oa'd with .. yow IS copper wnelters. the largest In the BrItIsh Empire. There 5 power and respon.ibillty to actually spend time with the IS w... little forte up there where thIIt wnelter w... snd In 6 lake to fully appreciate It. unique worth. snd I w.. glad to 7 the forte where that smelter w... there is d no Ife. 7 see that several of you have Ip8l'1t time there, snd I would 8 In the next forte OWW. caIed Alee Arm. It is one of 8 like to hear your personal Impresalon8 eometIme. t the greatest fishing pIacea In the wOftd. 9 Thank you. 10 My fett. w.... outdoorsman. .... actually supported 10 MR. DEL P1ERO: ThMk you. 11 the family dwIng the depreulon by product. of hunting snd 11 Richard Lovett. Good .venIng. 12 fishing. snd .. children we used to. myaelf snd ten brothers 12 MR. LOVETT: My name Ie RIchard Lovett. I have • BT 13 snd ....., go to Vetowatone snd .. of the park. In the 13 In Natural Resource EconomIca. I work with Joe Sactw, who 14 West In the UnIted at_, snd ftah were abundant. 14 you probably know. but I am not hetwln thIIt capacity. 15 And It Ie kind of herd c:orrq from that background to 15 I might not have read yow 2200 paga. but actuaIy 1e get Into the fMIIng thIIt there .. IImItatlona of resources 16 nowaday. I am from Portlsnd. Oregon, snd I am julIt paning 17 snd you have to do .... fishing snd stop going hunting. snd 17 through and discovering Mono LsU today tor the first real 18 start thInkJng about praervIng water snd resoun:ee. snd I 18 time. And I juat wanted to come to you snd ...... out 1. think a lot of ~ In the UnIted Stat.. Ihare that 19 of·atat. touriat point of view. 20 bacIcQround. 20 I am a180 a travel writer snd I came down hetw to do 21 It Ie difficult when the OCMI'I used to be used .. an 21 an article on boating with Mono Lake ... aide bar. Halfway 22 example of .. infinite mas to ..... thIIt we csn actuaIy 22 through today, I decided to do .. ardcIe on Mono LsU wIIh 23 count the .....thIIt ..Iaft and thIIt when we ttvow 23 boating a. the side b.. And thIIt·. what brought me hetw, 24 '-age out on ow ...It ana ~ In Japan, snd vice 24 Anyway. let·...., Mono LsU w.. the aide bar. I'm 25 "..., 25 sorry. it promoted itaelf. 00212 -:,:O----:And--:-we-..--COl-m...,Iin,....-...,.to....,.,thIIt~-__-...,kInd,.,. ....,..of-:"'"COl-n"::fIct,.."..,.here. -=-__=-:-:__-:-----::-~----::-~-"""":"'"--':"""":-:--~00,2oe 1 What I was going to start to say, I am probably the 2 W... IooIdng at the needs of Loa Angeles '*-the need. 2 only one In the room who hae baM swtrnmIng It today, snd II S of people who might COllIe ~ hetw and ~y tHe -*= ...... 3 i. truly unique e~, snd If anyone hae any contact 4 ... It Ie cIIffIcuIt for IMnY people to aptnCiate the fact 4 with the Department of PerU snd RM:rutIon, • aho_ 15 thIIt they need to ...tII8Ir outIoot on the wortd snd 5 somawhere In the vicinity would be rNIIy nice. IS start ,...lIing 101M of the beauty around them becMlM 6 This ar.a. a. I w.. dlecoverlng today, Ie wei known 7 odI8I..... there won't be sny at ... 7 to Europeans. It seems ..8W#Y Isnguage I heerd down 8 One of the ...... thIIt hae beerI bandied about In this 8 there was Gennan. but the people w.. from 8wl1zertanc1 or • hurIng snd wII oondnue to be bandied about I.WItII yow 9 Austria, or whatever. 10 ~ Ie ....., Ie what Ie the price of pre_lIing Mono 10 I don't think It is .. wei known In the UnIted 11 LsUl 11 Stat•• outside that. I know the first time I came through 12 The Depti1n_ of W..and Po_ wouIcI have _ 12 here 15 y..... ago. I aakI. oh. wow, what'. thIIt, snd • 13 believe thIIt It'. ~ In the hundNda of ...-on. of doIanI 13 heeded tor Yosemite. But I think It Ie bec:orrq dIecoIIered. 14 to preeerw Mono Lab. But Ibout 25 .,..s ago I w.. at the 14 And part of whet·. going to go wIIh It Ie the thought 15 Bancroft Ubrary In 8erkeIey snd I fow1d this old map of 15 of what kind of an ernotJonaI Impact goea wIIh the story of 1e CaIfomia snd noticed there w.. tHe old map with Tulare 16 the place because it clearly hae a story. the story of the 17 ..... What Ie thIItl WII8N ..thoeel How many Iakea do we 17 diminishing water level. snd tHe Ie CaIIfornian's 18 have In CalIfornIa thIIt we can chin *Y. snd what would be 18 opportunity to make a st--.ton thIIt symIIoI thIIt wII be 1. the price to Nstore TuIIN LsU or 0_ LsUl 19 se.n by ,verybody who comee through .... 20 The currMt 0.- LsU ItlptIon pnIject. clearly 20 Mono Lake w. be. symIIoI about how CaIIforniII 21 ~ out sny poeslbay of reatorinII 0.- LsU to what It 21 handle. confllct. betw...w_ UIe snd envtrormentll snd 22 used to be snd r-t. " we had thoee reeowcee. tho.. two 22 aesthetic•• and I just hope thIIt you have wisdom In deddInt 23 ....today, just imagine what kind of economic resource snd 23 on that. 24 racreatIonII reeowcee they would ott. Callfomill. The 24 I have no Idea whet numbeR. • have baM hurIng 25 v.... of the pnIpIIty IInM, the v.... of the real eatat. 25 6390. but I would have to be down to the .... snd Me wheN 00213 00210 ""'1:--around--.-tI1"".--...- .....,....-v-:---ot NCf-_--:'ti<-cwt-on-It"".--.ce-----:tor.--' -:1:--t:-:-h-at:""ia:"""":"to--:-ha-ve-any--:'kInd';"'"-;~of-:-:..:--•.."Idn':""-..""';Imp--Kt-...,.-on~It~.""•.....-' 2 ...... snd __tti thIIt Ie the price of destroying 2 gather 8417 Is the historic PNdMralon level, snd I just S Mono L.* 80 thIIt can be auppIIed to Loa AngeIe. for - 3 want to ••y that ~ think thIIt It wlI be '* by evertbodY 4 aIIaIt...... for • aIIaIt amount of time, and thIIt price 4 who come. through hetw snd how long they .... wiI ...... 5 Ie pr:e.I••• 5 in part on whether It Ie a happy story or • Ad one. • And Iguell that's the mIfor point I want to ...... S MR. DEL P1ERO: Thank you. 7 MR. DEL PIERO: Thank you. 7 Michael Dillon. Good evening. 8 Mb 1CaIser*I. Good."..... 8 MR. DILLON: Good ."..... I IIeo wouIcI ..to • MR. KAlSERSKI: Good."..... My name Ie ,... 9 thank the Board for your p-.eWWerK:e snd endwance In tHe 10 1C.aI••nId. .... In Mono COIny snd hIMt far about 14 10 hearing. 11 .,..s, snd I can't rNIIy add anything to what .. theM 11 My name is MIchael DIIon snd I ...... -gency 12 brIIant peers of mine have aIId eo fer. 12 phyalclan In the Eastern 8lemI, VIce PNaIdent of the group 13 MR. DEL AERO: Do you ... with them? 13 that staff. emergency rooms from Crncent CIty to Y.... to 1" MR. KAl8ER8KI: V... snd I hope I .... preaching to the 14 Lone PIne to MarIpo.a snd Sonoma. 16 ctlolr now. too. Page 35 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON. FOERSTER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5" 1993 u 18 MR. DEL PlERO: I c.,'t 1t8rt linglng until 1ft. the 17 MR. HA: The reoon I _ here, I w.. up in the 17 first week in December. 18 Alabama HIh yeaterd.., watching a big alkali duat storm 18 MR. KAISERSKI: WNtever. I ju8t wwed to •.., you 19 build up on the OW_ laic.. I h_ aJao been • Lone PIne 19 guy. have the opportunity to ,....y, you know, educ•• the 20 and Indep.lldellce when you were lucky to _ a couple of 20 relt of the St..... I just encour-ee you to reilly, you 21 bloclc. bee.,.. of the duet In town. 2 t know, a_ the '-b ... accommod•• us by ,... the level 22 I "- often worIdwed what the tourteta think if they 22 ... accommod••.-ybody In the It•• by putting the level 23 come from 3,000 mIIea aw.., wid dIM up the Owen. Valley and 23 .. high .. you poaalbIy c.n. 24 ..that, ... that'... they ... 24 Thank•• 26 But 1IfYW.." that laad. me to two obMrv.tlone. 25 MR. DEL PlERO: Thar* you very much. 00217 -:1:----0':'ne---,ls~that~-:-ju8t--:-.-_-c-o.--IcI.,...ago--:In-geoIog-..,.-:-Ic....,t.,...lrne----,therec:--· -:-__:::-_-=-_-=--:~---;- 00,214 1 Sharon Ro... Good evening. 2 were It.ambo.a CfOftIng the 0_ Lake and there were 2 MS. ROSE: Thank you for being heN. 3 cIoucI. of cluCka blotting out the sun lnatud of cloucJ. of 3 My name Is Sh.-on Rolle. I JIve In BIshop, 4 duet blotting out the sun. 4 CaJIfomIa, ... I MI'It you a lett.. nIdng that the ... 5 And the other obMrvation Ia that It there Ie "y 5 level be ralNd to 8380. 8 IncJInatIon at all on thla 80arcI not to raIN the level of 8 I wwed to talk about the .xtravagant'" atyte In 7 Mono laic., I hope they hew a meeting in Lone PIne during a 7 the UnIted St.... W. _ a fraction of the ~ • duet.onn wid breathe __ of that good PM-10. 8 population uIing moat of Ita ~. I And aJao, ju8t one other obMrv.lon, I think It Is 9 You _ c:h.-ged with the pubic tnm. You hew ., 10 am to a.., there Is not • lot of low Ioet in the Ow_ 10 opportWlity here, I think, to curt» the greedy Amertcan 11 VaJIay for the Loa AngeIn Depertment of Wat. wid PoWllt', 11 appetlt. for natwal re_cea, or you c.n slow the r:JWP to 12 wid I don't beJJew that It Is nec:en.-y to c:omprornlH with 12 continue to take and take and take the w•••they hew In 13 a thief wid a buJIy. 13 the past. 14 I don't thInlt 8380 Ie high -.h. Th. lak. ahoulcl 14 But one of the point. that I re"" want to ItnIn Ia 16 be raINd up to 1417 where It w.., ... 1t there Is ..y watllt' 15 that the problem Is global. W. _ JIvIng in a time when _ 18 laft over, p1e_ aM1cI It eouth and put It in the Owen. 18 face the greMhouH .ffect, ozone depletion. 17 Lak•• I don't know whether It couJd even ev. be refilled, 17 I Mvein the Owens V.y. 1_ a health educ.OI' 18 but _ couJd • laast give It a 8hot. 18 and I ." CU'1WItIy wortdng on a c_ptWventIon projec:t, 11 Thar* you. 19 lung canelit', and It COIlCl1mS me greatly what hila happened • 20 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you very much. 20 Ow.n. dry Lak. and the high r•• of reapIr.ory d1N_ that 21 Lad...... gentIarnen, W1lna I _ really mistaken, 21 we He there. 22 this Is the wid of It. It hila been a ainclIre pleHUre on 22 I really think that the _w..to the global pnlbIern 23 behalf of the .aft... aJao myeeIf to partlclp•• in the 23 i. not to divert _ atre.,., not to ftnd _ ~, 24 poJJcy hewing phaM with you tod.." both this afternoon wid 24 not to deplete _ l.I'Idergrou'ld aquIfera. The only ,... 25 thIIt-.lng, 25 an.wer Is to use ..... 00218 00215 -:,I-ly;C;ouUiknono;w;,:iIoc~aliiiigo;v;;..;nm;.mjjj..;ntjt;aliiGo:titnclaJaiiCiiiiSihiU_n;;iid"_· -:1;------:':No~w-,':'Southem=::--~C:""'.:::IJ1i~orn=...';":-:eIt=a-:on:-:::-":-:::-_-:-:""~"'~~I"":ithlnk 2 apfIf'lICIatIon for the of cornmunJty that manlfeata 2 that the e1ternatJve of deaaIJMdon must a1w..,. be 3 It..., among the vartoue dtIea wid toWN ... vIJIagn 3 con.ldwed when we _ talking about w•• for 80uttlem 4 around the ..of CaIIt'amIlI. 4 CaHforrlla. 5 The only thII'I that Ia ....._ emot1onaliy 5 DWP'. pattern in the pa.t in the 0_V*, I 8 rncMng than the dtvIaJon of Mono Lake thla eJde of the 8 Ilv. has been to dry up 1tr'NIM, dry up MId8Ilda dry up 7 8Iarr8, I think, Ia the eoIIdartty of thIIt community In 7 iakebeda. • twrM of .. opinion about the nec...Jty to pre.-ve the 8 Now thla hila rnulted in the deatructIon of the 9 aco.yatem tNIbIt. for ~ planta, blrde wid ...... wid 10• reeource.I apprecJIIte very much your tIrM ....ffort to come 10 insecta. And typically historically what'a happened aft.. 11 here this .-.,... 11 DWP destroys the tNIbIt., they throw wat.. In • hoIa wid 12 Thank you. ThJe hewing Ia cIoeed. 12 cal It mitigation. 13 (The PolIcy St.emem HearIng w.. closed.) 13 And for me, thla mitigation Idea hila I'NJIy - It'a 14 14 re.uIted in corning .-ound to a concJuaIon of tHr*Int that 15 15 this Is a f.. promIee. Aa _ ..... here .ated 110 18 18 many people hftlI, that aft..the death of .,-.y _ 17 17 can't always bring It back to .,.. 1. t 8 I brought thla w•• bottle. 'T* Ia my pIct\n of 1. 19 mitigation and thla Is how I think of It. we try to throw 20 20 water In a hole where a thriving wid ...-.y..... hN 21 21 been. It doean't aJw..,. work. 22 22 I wanted to make the point that I don't think thaN 23 23 can be a mitigation for the IunI --=- that reauIta In 24 24 more alkalinity being releaeed Into OW' air from the 25 25 alkaline ahoreIIne, wid I don't think thaN wi! be • -:- ...... ===~===::;::--_---00219 0021. 1 REPORTER'S CERTIACATE -:1;--m~itlg-:at-:;-lo-n-:for;--the~-:de;-attl=-:0":'f~bII:-Ird':"'.-, -wld"""":"':""brin":,--"-.,,,:,,,."":rtI"'mp-won--:''t 2 -000- 2 Hve in a lak. that'. too .aJty from being deprIoMcl of .. 3 'T* Ia to oertIfy that I, ALICE BOOK, a Certified 3 feedllt' atre.,., wid they won't JIve In • wac. hoIa ...... 4 8tlorthand Reporter, w_...-. durtng the P\IbIIc Hawing of 4 DWP throwa w... in. 5 the STATE WATER RESOURCE. CONTROL SOARD, DIVISION OF 5 I'm nkIng you to pJe.- "...". thIIt unique nabnI WATER 8 resource wid pluM use your ...... to .... uelnto .,. • AlGtmI, STATE OF CAUFOJINA, held In Loa AngeIH, 7 kind of future that you want your chIIdrwl to JnIWIt. 7 CaIIfono*, on OCtober 4, , ..3i MaiiilUtti Lak.., CaJIfomla, 8 Thank you. • on OCtober 5, 1..3; that. euch I ~ in Itenographlc 9 MR. DEL PlERO: Thar* yOu very rnullI'l. • wrtttng the prooeedIIlp held In the rMttW of Amendment of 10 Sir, p1e_ come up. 10 CIty of Loa ~' W_ fIghh UceMea for 11 MR. HA: My name Ia Stan He wid I hew ..... In 11 DIwnlon of Wac. from -..-that _ Trlbut..., 12 Southllt'n Inyo County by Elene Lab for about 2& .,..w. 12 to Mono Lab; that I therNt'tw caueed my said 13 I would ..to thank you for your IIICNdlb11i 13 .1Il1Ogl'ephIc wrtttng to be bwiKtlbed Into longhand 14 patience wid humor through a Iong..-lon. If you ocdII 14 typlIwrtttng wid that the...-.. Volumes I wid II, 15 bottle that up wid ... It, you couJd make a tartw.. 15 -.tItut. said trw_lpdoni that the same _ tNe and 18 MR. DEL PlERO: Thank you. 18 con'lICt trwliICrIptJone of my said .wlOgnphlc writing for Page 36 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892·5200 PubH-c Hearings October 5, 1993 17 the dates and subject mlltt... ~vedeacrIbed. 18 JIm Stroup 48 18 Dated: October 17, 1983 18 Richard Knepp 48 19 20 C.W.W.... 50 20 AlICE BOOK 21 21 22 ...... W.... 51 22 23 Luther scttw"'" 52 23 24 V...... 55 24 215 ...... OelcHcMtt 58 25 00000 00000 1 ac. StepMn 82 1 Public Hearing 2 2 STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD 3 V.... MIller SItze 82 3 DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS 4 Ed SItze 88 4 STATE OF CAUFORNIA 5 N.C.8mIth 815 5 8 MelvIn ShIIpIro 88 6 -000- 7 Warnn Edwarda 88 7 8 8 Subject: Amendment of City of Lo. AngeIn' 8 .....,RHd 89 9 Water Right. Llcen... for DIverUm of Wat... 10 Carta Schedllng.- 71 10 from StraM's that •• Trllutary to Mono Lake 11 Larry Blalcely 75 11 12 Rolf Jacobe 77 12 -000- 13 8yMe Colton 79 13 14 14 Held in 15 PhytIe Benton 80 15 Visitors' Cent... Auditorium 18 Mary Hanaon 81 16 Mammoth Rang... DIatrIct 17 ~Benton 82 17 Mammoth Lak.., CallfOl'lU 18 PatrIclII Benton 83 18 18 LiMJMger 83 19 -000- 20 20 21 JIm Btlrnaon 84 21 Tuesday, October 6, 1983 22 RIcherd PoQahIn 87 22 3:00 p.m. 23 Larry Nahrn 90 23 24 EmIy JohMon 90 24 VOLUME II 21 JNnSoto 92 26 00000 00000 1 III 1 2 INDEX 2 APPEARANCES 3 PAGE 3 4 Opering ...... Marc del PIero 4 1 PublIc Poley ...... : 5 Board Member: 8 Andrea LaWN11C8 97 6 MARC DEL PlERO 7 DavId Wilbon 106 7 Gary NeIaon 107 8 •8 Robert HarrIson 111 9 Staff: 10 Ruth Am Corwfn 114 10 DAN FRINK, Counsel 11 Stuart Scofield 118 11 JAMES CANADY, EnvlnM.mentai SpeclIIIst 12 Richard 8an'ett 119 12 STEVE HERRERA, EnYirolll'l18l'ltai SpeclIIIst 13 Harry Bladdovln 120 13 RICHARD SATKOWSKJ, EngIneer 14 Lanno.N 121 14 HUGH SMITH, engineer 15 Fr" St.wart 126 15 18 PhI Plat... 127 18 17 JNnW.., 132 17 1. EmIy Hart 133 18 ~Oo- 18 8haleW... 136 19 20 Am Hoffmann 137 20 21 Lindsey Hoffmann 137 21 22 Walter Hoffmann 138 22 23 141 23 ...... 24 24 21 25 00000 00000 1 Iv 1 2 PoIcy _.continued Page 2' INDEX • 3 3 Statement. By: Page 4 SIdney Ck*'" 148 4 Mlcheel Jarvi. 7 IS Robert .... 162 5 Tim Sanford 8 8 Sharon Alper 165 6 Ted Sanford 11 7 carotyn TIeman 167 7 Howard Areulariu. 11 Greg Hewbry 168 8 Don Banta 17 • Bette GoodrIch 181 9 10• WIlma Wheeler ~ 182 10 Marjorie SIU 20 11 164 11 Sally Gaine. 22 12 "'Le¥IneDale MoIIenh._ 188 12 Gerald Purdy 23 13 B8rbara MooN 170 13 Tim Alpers 27 14 DennIs 8chumacher 172 14 Jan Work 39 15 .... Mendelbeum 173 15 18 Mary Lou BIrkhImer 176 16 Jody Aa. 41 17 DenIeI Dawson 178 17 Harry C. Dunning 42 18 MlcheaI PnIdw 181 Page 37 Tote-Scripta- by MORRISON &. FOERS"rER (213) 892-5200 Public Hearings October 5" 1993 19 Don Doug'.. 184 20 James WHson 188 21 David Oldenbwg 187 22 DennIs Dam" 188 23 Steve a..., 180 24 o.vId M_quart 1.1 25 Bradley Alan Taylor 1.3 00000 1 v 2 PoHcyStatementscontlnued Page 3 4 Mark D•• 1" 5 Gary Lake 188 6 Tim Hanson 187 7 Robert Jelfson 188 8 Augle He.. 200 9 Scott HetzIef' 203 10 Jim Pwnk 203 11 Su..... Mehmof 203 12 Jeff Cook 208 13 Richard Lovett 208 14 Michael DItton 210 15 Mike KlIi..,.1d 213 16 Sharon Ro.. 214 17 Stan H. 218 18 19 -i)00- 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 38 Tote-Scripts- by MORRISON & FOERSTER (213) 892-5200