Is there reason to be concerned about Mono Lakes future?
• A: Because of the tremendous outpouring of public support that led to the protection of Mono Lake, it is not likely that the Water Board would soon reopen D.1631–but they have the power to do so. DWP has on several occasions expressed the hope of reopening the decision to increase L.A.’s water supply from the Mono Basin. Perhaps most alarming, there has been an attempt in several locations, most notably Idaho, to undercut the public trust protections won by the Mono Lake Committee in the 1983 California Supreme Court decision.
