California Report Warns Mono Lake Needs Less LA Water To Survive

A new state-commissioned report finds that Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra has only a 1 in 3 chance of reaching its target water level by mid-century if current water exports to Los Angeles continue.

The report suggests that halting water exports would significantly increase the likelihood of the lake reaching its target, but climate change could still lower lake levels by up to 6.5 feet by the end of the century.