Lower Owens River Project
14 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000011075
Lead Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Lower Owens River Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Natural Resources (NR)
Document Description
Restoration of the Lower Owens River by providing flows to the river to enhance fish, wetland, and riparian habitats, creating new wetlands through seasonal flooding at the Blackrock Waterfowl Habitat Area, releasing flows to the Delta Habitat Area to maintain and enhance wetlands, and modifying grazing practices on LADWP leases adjacent to the river.
Contact Information
Name
Clarence Martin
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Zip
93514
Total Acres
5,000+
State Highways
Hwy 395
Airports
Lone Pine
Waterways
Owens River and Owen Lake
Other Information
Project extends along 62 miles of river
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Riverine and wetland restoration project)
Local Actions
Approve implmntn
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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