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Current Pumping

In runoff year 2007-2008, Owens Valley groundwater pumping was governed by the Interim Management Policy (IMP), an agreement reached by Inyo County and LADWP.

Table 1. LADWP Owens Valley planned and actual groundwater pumping in acre-feet for runoff year 2007-2008. (Source: Planned Pumping values are derived from Section 2, Table 3 of the LADWP 2007-2008 Annual Operations Plan. Actual Pumping is from DWP.)

Wellfield Planned Pumping Actual Pumping
Lone Pine 1,250 1,196
Bairs-Georges 500 466
Symmes-Sheperd 1,300 1,267
Independence-Oak 6,700 7,035
Thibaut-Sawmill 12,500 12,732
Taboose-Aberdeen 900 932
Big Pine 20,400 20,406
Bishop 10,782 10,018
Laws 8,900 6,286
Total (Owens Valley-wide) 63,232 60,338