LORP Draft EIR/EIS Issue: 

Project Funding

Explanation and overview

Insist that LADWP ensure full funding for the LORP by adoption option 2: LADWP is legally required to periodically assess how well the LORP is working and adjust management accordingly.  But the DEIR/EIS states that "monitoring and adaptive management," which are critical to the success of the project, will only be adopted if funding is available.  LADWP has made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from Owens Valley water and will spend more on public relations in one year than the predicted 15-year budget shortfall for the LORP.  Adaptive management won’t work without money.  Demand that LADWP meet its legal obligations and commit to funding the full project by choosing funding option two.

Sample Statement

Funding:  Monitoring and adaptive management are absolutely essential to the success of the LORP, but the DEIR/EIS repeatedly states that funding limitations may prevent their full implementation.  To meet its obligations, LADWP should select funding option 2, which is the only option that adequately funds the LORP.