The Amended Stipulation and Order is a settlement of certain issues raised in litigation between the Sierra Club, Owens Valley Committee, California Department of Fish and Game, California State Lands Commission, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The stipulation amends the 1997 Memorandum of Understanding between these parties to include dates for implementation of the Lower Owens River Project and procedures for conducting the Hines Spring and Yellow-billed Cuckoo provisions of the MOU. The stipulation is an enforceable order of the Inyo County Superior Court.

• 2004 Notice of Entry of Amended Stipulation and Order September 15, 2004
• 2004 Amended Stipulation and Order September 15, 2004
  • 2004 Signed version with appendices
• 2005 Stipulation and Order  June 24, 2005
• 2007 Stipulation and Order  July 11, 2007

Resulting reports:

• Work Plan for Hines Spring and Additional Mitigation Sites April 2004
• Work Plan for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Habitat Evaluation and Enhancement Plans April 2004
• White Horse Associates Preliminary Report on Hines Spring, Hidden Lake, and Warren Lake Restoration Plans 4.5MB, Sept 2005
• Hines Spring and Additional Mitigation Plans; Draft plans for 1600 Acre-feet water allocation in the Owens Valley – Draft prepared by Ecosystem Sciences, February 10, 2006, 17MB
• DWP’s February 2006 Report to the Court Regarding the Yellow-billed Cuckoo Habitat Enhancement Plan and the Hines Spring Plan March 2006
• Hines Spring mitigation measure and additional mitigation.(2008)
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo Habitat Enhancement Plans (Nov 2009)