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Inyo County water commission recommends certification of Owens River Water Trail EIR to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Inyo County Water Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors certify the Owens River Water Trail Final Environmental Impact Report and adopt its mitigation measures, citing long-term restoration goals, accessibility and grant timelines. Commissioners and public commenters pressed staff on hydrology, cultural resources and visitor impacts.
The Inyo County Water Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Owens River Water Trail and adopt the mitigation and monitoring plan that accompanies it.
Staff presented the project as a 6.3-mile, accessible water trail with two ADA-compliant launches, signage, safety markers, restrooms and a mitigation program to reduce impacts to biological and cultural resources. Larry, a county project lead, told commissioners the final EIR compiles the draft, comments and responses and that "we feel confident [it] discloses all the significant impacts, mitigates them to less than significant,…
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