BREAKING GROUND ON SECOND PHASE OF LARGEST UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR IN THE WESTERN US-- Mayor Eric Garcetti joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and state water quality officials to break ground on the second phase of the Headworks Underground Reservoir project. Once complete, the $230 million, 110 million-gallon storage facility will be [...]
The City of Los Angeles has released a report outlining the guiding principles for the One Water LA 2040 Plan for water conservation. The One Water LA 2040 Plan is a comprehensive planning process designed to increase sustainable water management for the City of Los Angeles. One Water LA is building on the success of [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance’s partnership with the Mayor’s Office continues this weekend with a workshop promoting the Mayor’s new Save the Drop water conservation campaign. An immediate priority for water conservation is reducing residential water use through lawn conversion to California-Friendly Landscaping using a watershed-based approach. Neighborhood Councils can play a crucial role in [...]
Always at the forefront of sustainability efforts in Los Angeles, Mar Vista will host a Water Wise Expo on Sunday, March 29, during the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market from 9am to 2pm. Learn simple ways to save water and money in your home and garden through smart gardening techniques, conservation measures, and rebates and incentives [...]
In 2011, the City of Los Angeles passes a Low Impact Development ordinance, which requires development and redevelopment projects to mitigate runoff in a manner that captures rainwater at its source utilizing natural best management practices such as rain barrels, permeable pavement, storage tanks and infiltration swales to use water. The City's award-winning Stormwater Program [...]
As the City’s imported water supply becomes more critical, so does the need to expand our local, sustainable water resources, including water recycling. Water recycling offers a reliable, economically feasible and environmentally sensitive way to augment the city's water supplies. Recycling programs treat wastewater so that it can be used safely for irrigation and industrial [...]
