Owens Valley
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Owens Valley
- Basin Number
- 6-012.01
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- South Lahontan
- Counties
- Inyo, Mono
- Adjacent Basins
Basin Notes
1902: Inyo County Water Department, 1902 Reclamation Act
1972: Inyo County sues for an Environmental Impact Report of Los Angeles water exports
1991: Basin 34.99% adjudicated. Watermaster/annual report page DWR
1993: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classed Owens Valley as a serious “non-attainment area” for dust storms. Air quality now monitored by the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014: CASGEM basin prioritization – medium.
2016: Basin boundary modification request
2016: Basin boundary description
2018: Basin priority: low
2022: Owens Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan submitted to DWR
2025: April 14 – DWR deems the GSP incomplete
At-A-Glance
Source: CA DWR