The epic rain and snow from a few winters ago appears to have changed the lake's chemistry, with big impacts for wildlife.

There is still a limit to how much water LA can draw from Mono Lake without harming migratory birds and the lake's delicate ecosystem. A 1994 State Water Resources Board order, Water Right Decision ...

The water dispute concerns a 1994 order by the State Water Board to restore the level of Mono Lake to 6,392 feet — about 14 feet above the current level. Advertisement ...

Ultimately, the decision on whether to reduce the amount of water the LADWP gets from Mono Lake will be up to the California State Water Resources Control Board. Report a correction or typo ...

As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird life and outlandish shoreline mineral spires — advocates are pressuring state water officials to halt diversions ...

Mono Lake’s surface levels have plunged over the decades because of the ... Southern California’s water supply system has been ... Mono Lake water amounts to only 1% to 3% of the city ...

Mono Lake’s surface levels have plunged over the decades because of the city’s aqueduct, hitting historic lows in the 1980s and increasing the lake’s salinity, which jeopardizes the tiny ...