Owens Valley Management Plans:
LADWP, in consultation with the parties to the MOU and others, is to develop management plans for areas of Los Angeles land where problems have been caused by livestock grazing and other uses. Priority will be given to riparian areas, irrigated meadows, and sensitive plant and animal habitats. The plans will provide for the continuation of sustainable uses, including recreation, livestock grazing, agriculture, and other activities and will consider the enhancement of threatened and endangered species habitats. The planning effort is to begin by 2002, and plans are to be completed no later than 2007. Each plan will contain an implementation schedule and will be implemented in compliance with CEQA.
Status: ESI has completed draft land management plans for Los Angeles land within the LORP area.

Type E Vegetation:
By December 1999, LADWP and the county are to inventory vegetation identified in the Inyo/Los Angeles water agreement as "Type E,"or irrigated. The data from the inventory will be used as the baseline conditions for management of vegetation under the agreement.
Status: The inventory is being conducted by Resource Concepts, Inc. under a contract administered by Inyo County and funded by LADWP. Last summer, RCI completed over one-half of the inventory. They will complete the inventory this summer and prepare the final report for the project by the end of the year. Above: Irrigated, "Type E," land in the Owens Valley. Photograph by Leah Kirk

Aerial Photo Analysis:
By June 2000, experts in aerial photography interpretation are to analyze existing air photos of the Owens Valley to:

1. evaluate the merits of using air photos in monitoring vegetation in the valley
2. determine whether the photos can be used to describe vegetation changes that have occurred in the valley
3. determine the feasibility of using air photos to analyze and refine the Owens Valley vegetation map data base
4. recommend how aerial photography or other remote sensing techniques could be used to monitor vegetation conditions and changes. Feasible recommendations will be implemented.

Status:
Ecosat Geobotanical Surveys, Inc., commenced this work last year under a contract administered by Inyo County and funded by LADWP. Ecosat has compiled and evaluated available ground and aerial photography and other data and selected representative areas for intensive analysis. The study is scheduled to be completed by June 2000.

Mitigation Plans for Impacts Identified in the EIR:
The EIR identifies approximately 1,300 acres of land in the Owens Valley that were adversely affected by LADWP water gathering. The EIR provides that these lands will be revegetated with plant species native to the valley. By June 1998, the Technical Group was to complete mitigation plans for the areas.
Status: See "Owens Valley Revegetation Program."