JLA STATUS REPORT

February 20, 2006

Just a note to inform JLA Board members and Advisors about recent items of interest:

1. December 20, 2005; met with the LADWP in L.A. to discuss numerous concerns about the amount of available water and diversion rights and basically brought them up to speed about what is happening in the Loop. They agreed to meet with us when they meet with the Save Mono Lake Committee usually monthly.

2. December 22, 2005; Stanford Law Clinic, on behalf of the JLA, submitted a letter to the Mono County Planning Department stipulating what should be included in the Intrawest Water Study.

3. January 23, 2006; I briefed the Regional Transportation Board (Comprised of three Mono County Supervisors and two Mammoth City Officials), about our primary concerns with the June Lake Transportation Plan. The Board directed the Planning Department to prepare a point-to-point response to the JLA and advised the CAC that our concerns need to be resolved by the CAC/JLA.

4. January 30, 2006; the JLA filed a complaint with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on the June Lake PUD stating the following appeared discrepancies:

a. Misplaced, damaged, destroyed and unknown location of records.
b. Not complying with SWRCB 2002 inspection findings denoting water diversion right applications that expired in 1995 and reduced combined diversion water right limits.
c. The 2004 Master Water Plan Update does not reflect combined diversion rights limits: the PUD thought they had 666 acre feet of diversion rights when they only have 281 acre feet and the buildout estimate is 430 acre feet.
d. Some metering is not being performed in compliance with water application regulations.

5. February 8, 2006; met with the owner of the June Lake Marina who is very concerned about the level of June Lake. Basically, during the last 10 years the lake has fluctuated between 2 _ and 4 feet below the prior 25 year average. Seasonal fluctuations in the lake were normally only 6 to 7 inches. He wonders why June lake has dropped 2 _ to 4 feet while Gull and Silver lakes fluctuate seasonally and have not dropped.

6. February 8, 2006; we met with the USFS to discuss our concerns with the USFS lease with June Mountain and requested a position paper from the USFS to settle the unrest caused by Rusty Gregory's statement that "if he doesn't get enough warm beds in the Rodeo Grounds development he will close June Mountain."