LORP Draft EIR/EIS Issue: 

Source of additional water to supply the LORP: 

Sample comment

The Draft EIR/EIS fails to disclose whether or not LADWP will attempt to recover the additional 16,000 acre-feet/year of water that the project will require beyond the current releases.  Where will the additional 16,000 acre-feet/year of water that the LORP will require come from?  Will there be increased groundwater pumping?  Will there be new wells drilled?  Will it come from existing aqueduct supplies?  What will be the impacts of the need for 16,000 acre-feet/year more water?

  The DEIR/EIS should clearly disclose where the 16,000 acre-feet/year needed for the project will come from and whether this will involve additional groundwater pumping.  The document fails to recognize the inadequacy of current pumping management to attain the vegetation protection goals of the Long Term Water Agreement.  The Draft EIR/EIS therefore greatly underestimates the likelihood of potential future impacts due to any groundwater pumping associated with the LORP.