The little-known groundwater Los Angeles pumps in the Owens Valley, and the tribes who want it back

“I want to see the water flowing again.” https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-18/owens-valley-tribes-water

Tribes say L.A.'s pumping of groundwater is drying up Owens Valley

In the Owens Valley, Los Angeles siphons water from Sierra streams and also pumps groundwater from wells. Native tribes are calling for the city to take less water.

Los Angeles Times