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Groundwater Pumping 2008-2009

In runoff year 2008-2009, 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 2008-2009. (Source: Planned Pumping values are derived from Section 2, Table 3 of the LADWP 2008-2009 Annual Operations Plan. Actual Pumping is from DWP.)

Wellfield Planned Pumping Actual Pumping
Lone Pine 1,200 676
Bairs-Georges 500 150
Symmes-Sheperd 1,200 1,230
Independence-Oak 7,400 7,003
Thibaut-Sawmill 12,800 12,126
Taboose-Aberdeen 6,800 7,108
Big Pine 20,400 21,073
Bishop 10,200 10,900
Laws 6,300 7,883
Total (Owens Valley-wide) 66,800 68,149