LADWP Calls on Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District to Honor Landmark Agreement LOS ANGELES (July 14, 2022) — The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) staff briefed the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners at their July 12th Board Meeting on the success of two decades of dust […]
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Angelenos Achieve Record Water Savings in June; LADWP Urges Customers to Keep It Up as Summer Heats Up
*Editor’s note: Updated on 7/15/2022 LOS ANGELES (July 13, 2022) – After one month of increased outdoor watering restrictions from three days a week to two, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced today that Angelenos achieved the all-time lowest water use for any month of June on record in the City of […]
Cynthia Ruiz Confirmed as Newest Member of LA Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Ruiz Confirmation Continues All-Female Board of Water and Power Commissioners LOS ANGELES (July 12, 2022)– Cynthia M. Ruiz has been confirmed as the newest member of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. Ruiz was appointed to the Board by Mayor Eric Garcetti after Board Vice President Susana Reyes departed the Board to […]
California State Court of Appeal Reverses 2021 Decision and Ensures Water Managers’ Flexibility to Effectively Deliver Water Resources
July 7, 2022 (LOS ANGELES) – On June 30, 2022, a California Court of Appeal handed Angelenos an important victory when it reversed a lower-court decision that would have tied the hands of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and other water agencies by requiring that a new California Environmental Quality Act […]
Apply Now! LADWP is Accepting Applications for Community Emission Reduction Grants
LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2022) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), is now accepting applications from local non-profit organizations and regulatory or public agencies for its Community Emission Reduction Grants program – an initiative dedicated to investing in projects focused on reducing the impact that air emissions have on L.A.’s hardest […]
LADWP Project Doubles Stormwater Capture Capacity to Increase Local Water Supplies
Tujunga Spreading Grounds Enhancement Project Also Includes Community Recreation Area LOS ANGELES (June 30, 2022) – Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) marked the completion of the Tujunga Spreading Grounds Stormwater Capture expansion project and opened a new community recreation area onsite to the […]