As of July 23, 2026, power has been restored for all LADWP customers impacted by the Rock Fire. While electric service is back on, our crews remain hard at work repairing and replacing power poles to ensure full restoration for the community. In response, our crews have been actively providing essential resources to aid firefighting […]
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LADWP Rock Fire Update – July 21, 2026
LADWP power crews are actively responding to provide temporary power and begin power pole replacements after the Rock Fire impacted approximately 100 LADWP poles in the area yesterday. Currently, our power system is working to have all power restored by the time evacuation orders are lifted. LADWP is providing CalFire with critical resources, including water […]
Empowering the Next Generation: LADWP and Inyo County Award the 2026 Career Technical Education Scholarship Recipients
Inyo County, CA (June 9, 2026) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in partnership with the Inyo County Office of Education (ICOE), recently awarded $5,000 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholarships to five graduating high school students from Inyo County. This year’s scholarship awardees are: Will Kemp, Creighton Campbell and Ari […]
2026-27 Water Supply Forecast Below Average Snowpack Levels, Proactive Water Management Underway
LADWP Hydrographers Report 24% of Normal for 2026 Final Snow Survey LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2026) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced the Eastern Sierra snowpack measured 24 percent of normal, providing key information to prepare for the coming runoff year and plan water deliveries to Los Angeles customers and […]
UPDATE NORTH LANDING ROAD CLOSURE EXTENSION
Temporary Closure; March 1 – through June 30, 2026 North Landing Road north of Crowley Lake Reservoir remains closed to vehicles. Due to high lake levels, LADWP will not be re-opening the gate after the Greater Sage Grouse closure this year. At this time, like in previous years, the lake levels are too high and […]
LADWP Announces Annual Mono Lake Level Reading, Taking Final Measurement with Mono Lake Committee
Mono Lake’s surface elevation measured 6,382.75 feet above sea level LOS ANGELES (April 1, 2026) – Today, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Mono Lake Committee, and partner organizations gathered at Mono Lake to mark the beginning of the new runoff year in the Eastern Sierra. Annual Lake Level Measurements LADWP has […]
