Officials Frightened by Drastic Transformation in Los Angeles Water Source: ‘Not in Good Shape’

State officials and nonprofit groups have sounded the alarm on the City of Los Angeles’ failed promises to restore water levels at California’s Mono Lake, citing massive harms being done to the local ecosystem, the Los Angeles Times reported.

“It’s not in good shape right now,” said Barthshé Miller, policy director of the nonprofit Mono Lake Committee, per the Times. “There is a systemic illness in the lake in terms of the health of the ecosystem, and it needs more water to recover to full health and vitality.”