Rindge Dam. Photo by RJ Van Sant, State Parks. During the 1930s-1960s, large-scale hydroelectric dam construction surged across the United States. Today, California has thousands of these public and private dams, from small earthen barriers to large reservoirs...
Learn more about Glacier Preservation, World Day for Glaciers & World Water Day 2025: https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day
LADWP is issuing a DO NOT DRINK NOTICE (Link to PDF) that replaces the previous “Boil Water Notice” for Pacific Palisades Zip Code 90272, and Adjacent Communities in the LADWP Service Area North of San Vicente Blvd under evacuation orders due to the potential of...
The Water District web map shows water agencies providing water within each Chapter Group’s boundaries. Please keep in mind the Metropolitan Water District (the “Met”) acts as a broad wholesaler of water to local water agencies (such as Central Basin and West...
Patricia Wood is a Senior Civil Engineer with Los Angeles County Public Works. Pat is a native of the Los Angeles area and a graduate of Santa Clara University. Pat joined Public Works in 1985 with the desire to help and be of service to the residents of her home...
Join us for Water Harvest! Saturday, October 5 at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility 1935 S. Hughes Way, El Segundo, CA 90245 10 am – 2 pm West Basin is excited for its 2024 in-person event at the front parking lot of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling...
As our changing climate puts increasing pressure on water supplies across the western U.S., the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is developing a new Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water (CAMP4W). We invite you to join representatives from...
Black Women for Wellness' Environmental Justice team has released a comprehensive water guide aimed at addressing water equity in South LA. The Drinking Water Guide for South Los Angeles is a resource to give residents the information they deserve about their water,...
From the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust: Our GAP Program at Fremont High School is Unique Among Parks Organizations in Los Angeles We founded Garden Apprentice Program (GAP) in 2012 to serve Black and Latinx students at Fremont High School in South LA and to...
Dear Reader, Welcome to the Water Committee’s annual water issue which we put together in honor of World Water Day, which is Friday, March 22nd, 2024. Water - one of my favorite topics, though it is a very volatile business here in California. I’m often asked about...