Free Energy and Water Assessments and Upgrades Available Caption: Tang Pham, owner of V.I.P. Cleaners, took advantage of LADWP’s Commercial Direct Install program, which significantly reduced his business’s energy usage. LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2018) – How did the owner of a West Los Angeles cleaning business reduce his electricity bill by 30 to 40 […]
News Releases
Councilmember Mitchell Englander Announces Large-Scale ‘Floating Solar’ Pilot Project for Los Angeles Reservoirs
Caption: With LADWP’s Los Angeles Reservoir serving as the backdrop, Councilman Mitchell Englander announces his plan to introduce a “Floating Solar” pilot project. CM Englander is flanked by (from L) Mary Leslie of the Los Angeles County Business Coalition; Nancy Sutley, LADWP Chief Sustainability Officer; Marty Adams, LADWP Chief Operating Officer; Matt Walsh, actor and […]
More Than 1,500 People Take Annual Tour of LADWP’s Chatsworth Nature Preserve Ahead of Earth Day
Above: Santa Susana Mountain Park Association member John Luker leads a tour group at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve Earth Day Open House held on April 7. LOS ANGELES (April 18, 2018) — More than 1,500 people celebrated Earth Day two weeks early at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve Earth Day Open House hosted by the Los […]
4th Annual Owens Lake Bird Festival Set For April 27-29, 2018
LONE PINE, Calif., (April 16, 2018) – As thousands of migratory birds visit Owens Lake this spring, Friends of the Inyo and partners Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Inyo County, Eastern Sierra Audubon, Audubon California, Metabolic Studio, and the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association, will team up to bring the birding community […]
LADWP Releases Season’s Snowpack Results
Caption: LADWP hydrographers conduct the last snow survey of 2018 on April 3. LOS ANGELES (April 10, 2018) – Each spring, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) measures the Eastern Sierra snowpack and Mono Lake water elevation in order to determine runoff and export projections for the LA Aqueduct System. This year, […]
Information Regarding Silver Lake Water Color
April 2018 Natural lakes and raw water reservoirs can typically change color, such as green to green blue in the spring and summer months. This can affect the water color but has no effect on the water quality. It is important to note that the water in Silver Lake Reservoir is no longer part of […]