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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Director's Report
Staff
Budget
Saltcedar Report
Precipitation
Mitigation
Vegetation
Soil Water Conditions
Groundwater Conditions
LORP Hydrology
Pumping History
Pumping 2008-2009
Bishop Cone Audit
Saltcedar Annual Report
During the 2008-2009 field season, the Inyo County Saltcedar field crew which consisted of seven (7) seasonals, one shared, and one permanent employee cut and treated approximately 180 acres of saltcedar in the Lower Owens River Project. Most of our time this past season was focused north of Billy Lake in water spreading basins created in 1969 to capture an abundant snowpack during an El Nino year.
These spreading basins are located near the Owens River and have become a reservoir of mature saltcedar plants. By cutting and treating these basins adjacent to the river, our goal is to reduce the chances of reinfestation along the river.
Our current program is funded by annual payments from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power specified under the Long Term Water Agreement, grant funding from the California Wildlife Conservation Board, and funds from LADWP that match grant revenues up to $1,500,000. To date, LADWP has paid $617,750 in matching funds to treat saltcedar in the Lower Owens River Project.
