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Water Issue 2024 Articles
Presentation: Flood Risk Management in Los Angeles County by Pat Wood
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...
2024 Water Harvest
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...
Climate Adaptation for Water Public Forum
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 Releases Comprehensive Guide on Water Quality in South LA
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,...
Hands-on Learning for High Schoolers
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...
Annual Water Issue 2024 – Let’s Talk Water!
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...
Looking Back to Move Forward
By Charming Evelyn On a recent trip to Los Angeles City Hall, I couldn’t help but stop in wonder at the beautiful sight of the Los Angeles Native Toyon trees filled with red berries that populated the front lawn of City Hall. The Toyon is the official plant of the...
Water for Peace: World Water Day 2024
By SK Bulander With half of the world’s population experiencing water scarcity for at least a month a year,1 we are teetering on the brink of a global crisis. Our freshwater sources are stretched thinner and thinner as our populations grow and climate change...
Vandenberg – Phantom Rocket Launches
By Leslie Purcell The United States Space Force recently released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposal by the Phantom Space Corporation for up to 48 launches a year, from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in Santa Barbara County, of expendable rockets...