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History of the Los Angeles Aqueduct–Writing World Records Into the Earth
The Los Angeles Aqueduct began construction in 1908, the first year of a five-year effort to provide sufficient water for the growing metropolis of Los Angeles. This multi-part series on the building of the aqueduct is adapted from the history available from the website of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Fall, 1908. [...]
Continue reading...History Of The Los Angeles Aqueduct–Vertical Ambition and Sideways Subterfuge
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Los Angeles Aqueduct began construction in 1908, the first year of a five-year effort to provide sufficient water for the growing metropolis of Los Angeles. This multi-part series on the building of the aqueduct is adapted from the history available from the website of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Mulholland was [...]
Continue reading...History of the Los Angeles Aqueduct–A City’s Thirst
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Los Angeles Aqueduct began construction in 1908, the first year of a five-year effort to provide sufficient water for the growing metropolis of Los Angeles. This multi-part series on the building of the aqueduct is adapted from the history available from the website of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Los Angeles [...]
Continue reading...San Fernando Valley Experiencing Another Rash of Water Main Breaks
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Several water main breaks have been pockmarking Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley as of late, reminiscent of previous occurrences that authorities have sometimes called a side effect of water-saving behaviors that City residents have gradually been getting accustomed to. The most recent main break occurred just after midnight on Tuesday, July 12; streets were flooded [...]
Continue reading...LADWP Hoping Los Angeles is Finally Ready To Accept Reclaimed Drinking Water
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The LADWP is proposing a plan to convert nearly 10 billion gallons of sewage a year into potable water. This signals a reattempt to sell Los Angeles residents on reclaimed water, which was met with strong resistance when it was proposed about a decade ago, and which was eventually scuttled. The new plan, according to [...]
Continue reading...New DWP chief pledges to restore leadership stability (via latimes.com)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s newest pick to run the city Department of Water and Power promised Tuesday to restore leadership stability to the agency, saying he wants to bring an end to the utility’s revolving door of top executives. The council voted 11 to 0 to make Ron Nichols, a Seattle-based utility consultant, the [...]
Continue reading...LADWP Water Quality Report Now Available
Friday, August 27, 2010
The LADWP has published its annual Water Quality Report for the region. Available online here, the report provides the utility’s customers with a detailed breakdown statistics on contaminants that contribute to health-based as well as aesthetic risks to the water. Also included is a guide to the path your water takes to get to you, [...]
Continue reading...New Los Angeles Water Rationing Schedule Begins Today (via BH Courier)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Los Angeles County’s new water rationing schedule takes effect today, giving Department of Water and Power customers a third day each week to turn on their sprinklers. Previously, DWP customers could irrigate their lawns for only up to 15 minutes every Monday and Thursday, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. When a team [...]
Continue reading...DWP Board Unanimously Approves 4.8% Rate Hike
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has voted to approve a one-time rate hike of about 4.8 percent for customers of the Department of Water and Power. The rate hike will take effect July 1. Chief operating officer Raman Raj said the delay in raising the power rate will make it “almost [...]
Continue reading...L.A.’s February Water Use Crops to 31-Year Low
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Los Angeles has grown by about a million people in the last three decades, but you wouldn’t know it from the way water has been trickling out of taps and sprinklers. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reported Monday that water usage in the city reached a 31-year low for the month of [...]
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- LADWP Plans 37% Rate Hike Over 4 Years to Cover Cost Increases (LA Times)
- Where Does Los Angeles' Water Come From?
- Busting Common Soft Water Myths
- Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card: Los Angeles Water Quality Remains Worst in California
- PWQA urges action against new California water softener-ban bill (AB1366)
- Bill to Ban Water Softeners Passes CA Assembly
- What's The Right Water Treatment System For Me?
- California's Nitrate Problem Grows Unchecked (SF Chronicle)
- Several Orange County Beaches Still Closed After Sewage Spill
- Big California snowpack no panacea for water users (San Jose Mercury News)
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- Know Your Contaminant: Atrazine
- EPA Testing for Carcinogenic Contaminants in Burbank/Glendale Groundwater
- NSF Develops Methods to Certify Quality of Water Filter Bottles, But Are They Missing The Point?
- Oregon Energy Firm Aims To Use Water To Create Volcanic Energy
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak At WI Hospital Was Spread Via Water Sculpture
- Study Argues There’s No Difference Between Recycled Wastewater and Tap Water.
- How Banana Peels Are Able To Treat Contaminated Water
- WaterCop Automatic Water Shut-Off System Puts Leaks On A Leash
- Southern California Water Supply Report 2012
- Water Condition & Purification Magazine Profiles Rayne Water Systems
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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