Public Advisory: Severe Flooding and Potential Safety Hazards (January 9, 2023) The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has closed all main access points to Bishop Creek Canal Roads due to severe flooding and road damage in the following areas: Bishop Creek Canal Road – from HWY 395 to Warm Springs Road Ford […]
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Mayor Garcetti Appoints Academic and UCLA Chief Sustainability Officer Nurit Katz to Board of Water and Power Commissioners
LOS ANGELES (December 13, 2022)– Nurit Katz has been appointed and confirmed as the newest member of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. The first and current Chief Sustainability Officer of UCLA was appointed to the Board by Mayor Eric Garcetti, and will be the fifth member of the all-female city commission overseeing […]
LADWP Takes Action to Protect LA Ratepayers from Unwarranted and Costly Orders by Great Basin Air Pollution Control District
Local Air Regulator Continues to Disregard Tribal Requests & Attempts to Expand Its Operating Budget — All Paid for by Angelenos Oct. 19, 2022 (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) took legal action Tuesday to protect Los Angeles water customers from regulatory overreach by the Great Basin Unified Air […]
Demand Heats Up for LADWP’s “Cool LA” $225 Air Conditioner Rebates
OCTOBER 17, 2022 (LOS ANGELES)—LADWP’s new Cool LA initiative is off to a scorching start. Nearly 500 customers purchased 606 discounted portable air conditioners in the first three and a half weeks since the initiative was launched. Through Cool LA, low income customers received $225 rebates on the purchase of each room air conditioner […]
Superior Court Rejects Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s Attempt to Burden LADWP Ratepayers with $1 Million in Fines
LADWP Will Continue to Protect Sensitive Tribal Areas and Work with Local Tribal Representatives at Owens Lake Sept. 30, 2022 (LOS ANGELES) — On September 27, 2022, the Sacramento Superior Court issued a ruling that rejected Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s (Great Basin) argument that it had unlimited regulatory control over LADWP. The […]
Pleasant Valley Reservoir Water Quality and Safety Reminder for Labor Day Weekend 2022
(September 2, 2022)—The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is urging all visitors to Pleasant Valley Reservoir to exercise caution while recreating in the lake, due to water quality concerns that may cause harmful effects on people and animals. LADWP is closely monitoring the water for any type of harmful cyanobacteria. Signs have […]
