The Mono Basin EIR is a comprehensive study that was done by Jones & Stokes Associates between 1989 and 1994 for the Mono Basin Water Rights Hearings before the California State Water Resources Control Board. Special thanks to Jones & Stokes Associates for making this document available to the Mono Lake Committee in Adobe PDF format from the recoverable WordPerfect files they had on floppy disks. Some sections and tables are missing.

• Draft EIR Volume 1

  Select a chapter Summary Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Project Alternatives and Points of Reference Chapter 3A - Hydrology Chapter 3B - Water Quality Chapter 3C - Vegetation Chapter 3D - Fishery Resources Chapter 3E - Aquatic Productivity of Mono Lake

• Draft EIR Volume 2

  Select a chapter Chapter 3F - Wildlife Chapter 3G - Land Use Chapter 3H - Air Quality Chapter 3I - Visual Resources Chapter 3J - Recreation Resources Chapter 3K - Cultural Resources Chapter 3L - Water Supply Chapter 3M - Power Generation Chapter 3N - Economics Chapter 4 - List of Preparers

• Draft EIR Appendices

  Select a chapter Appendix A - Mono Lake Monthly Water Balance Model Appendix B - Common and Scientific Names of Animal Species Mentioned in the Report Appendix C - California Gulls at Mono Lake since 1900 Appendix D - 1991 Wildlife Habitat Inventory and Analysis Appendix E - Special-Status Wildlife Species in Mono Basin and Upper Owens River Basin Appendix F - Vegetation and Substrate Classification and Descriptions Appendix G - Mono Lakebed Contours and Lake Surface Areas Appendix H - Drought Analysis Appendix I - Natural History of the Mono Lake Alkali Fly Appendix J - Natural History of the Mono Lake Brine Shrimp Appendix K - Water Quality Assessment Model Appendix L - Alkali Fly Productivity Model Appendix M - Brine Shrimp Productivity Model Appendix N - Air Quality Background Information Appendix O - Fisheries Technical Appendix Appendix P - Riparian Vegetation Studies Appendix Q - Vegetation and Geohydrology of the Mono Lake Shoreline Appendix R - Legal History of the Mono Lake Controversy Appendix S - Auxiliary Reports List Appendix T - Hydrologic Characteristics of the Owens River Basin Appendix U - Efflorescence Persistence Appendix V - Visual Resources Appendix W - Recreation Resources Appendix X - Economics

• Auxiliary Reports

  Select a report Auxiliary Report 1 - Stine, S. 1991. Extent of Riparian Vegetation on Streams Tributary to Mono Lake, 1930-1940 (6.5 MB) Auxiliary Report 2 - Morrison, M.L. Vertebrate Surveys on Paoha Island and Adjacent Mainland, Mono Lake and Basin, California (0.7 MB) Auxiliary Report 3 - Harris, J.H. 1991. Wildlife Surveys in riparian and wetland habitats in the Mono Lake basin and Upper Owens Valley, California (1 MB) Auxiliary Report 4 - Stromberg, J. & Patten, D. 1991. Response of Salix lasiolepis to Augmented Stream Flows in the Upper Owens River (1 MB) Auxiliary Report 5 - Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers. 1992. LAAMP Documentation Version 2 (6.5 MB) Auxiliary Report 6 - Shivik, J.A. & Crabtree, R.L. 1992. Population Characteristics and Food Habits of Coyotes of the North-west shore of Mono Lake, with Emphasis on Visitation to California Gull Breeding Colonies (2.8 MB) Auxiliary Report 7 - Stromberg, J. & Patten, D. 1992. Instream Flow Relations of Riparian Cottonwood Trees in the Mono Basin (1.7 MB) Auxiliary Report 8 - Herbst, D.B. 1992. Mono Lake Benthic Ecosystem Research: Aquatic Productivity Component of the EIR (3.3 MB) Auxiliary Report 9 - Stine, S. 1992. Past and Future Toppling of Tufa Towers and Sand Tufa at Mono Lake, California (0.8 MB) Auxiliary Report 10 - Hickson, T. & Hecht, B. 1992. Changes over Time in Geomorphic Conditions, Sediment Transport, and Riparian Cover in the Owens River below Pleasant Valley Dam, Inyo County, California (5.2 MB) Auxiliary Report 11 - Rubega, M.A. 1992. Feeding Limitations and Ecology of Red-necked Phalaropes at Mono Lake, with Incidental Observations on Other Species (2.1 MB) Auxiliary Report 12 - Dana, G.L., Jellison, R.S., Melack, J. M. 1992. Functional Relationships between Artemia Life History Characteristics and Salinity (1.4 MB) Auxiliary Report 13 - Jellison, R.S., Melack, J. M., Dana, G.L. 1992. A Modeling Analysis of Artemia Dynamics in Mono Lake (3.3 MB) Auxiliary Report 14 - Romero, J. 1992. 50-year DYRESM Simulations of Mono Lake with Different Water Management Scenarios (1 MB) Auxiliary Report 15 - Jellison, R.S. & Melack, J. M. Meromixis in Hypersaline Mono Lake, California (1.5 MB) Auxiliary Report 16 - Jellison, R.S. & Melack, J. M. Algal Photosynthetic Activity and its Response to Meromixis in Hypersaline Mono Lake, California (2 MB) Auxiliary Report 17 - Jones & Stokes. 1993. Mono Basin and Owens River Valley Water Quality Data Report (10.3 MB) Auxiliary Report 18 - Jones & Stokes. 1993. Summary of Hydrologic Simulations of Mono Basin EIR Alternatives with the LAAMP Aqueduct Operations Model (4.6 MB) Auxiliary Report 20 - Stine, S. 1993. Distribution of Substrate Types at Mono Lake, California (1.3 MB) Auxiliary Report 21 - Stine, S. 1993. Historic and Modern Distribution of Shore-Fringing Wetlands, Mono Lake, California (2.4 MB) Auxiliary Report 22 - Stine, S. 1993. Lake-Fluctuation-Induced Changes in the Size and Configuration of the Mono Islands (1.3 MB)

• Final EIR Volume 1

  Select a chapter Table of Contents & List of Tables and Figures List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Proposed Project and Project Alternatives Chapter 3 - Summary of Major Conclusions Chapter 4 - Major Issues and SWRCB ---Chapter 4a ---Chapter 4b ---Chapter 4c ---Chapter 4d Chapter 7 - Errata to the Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 8 - List of Preparers of Final EIR