LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2017) – In another step toward creating a clean energy future for Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has entered a new 26-year power sales agreement for renewable geothermal power that will provide enough clean energy to serve 208,000 Los Angeles homes and avoid producing 701,000 […]
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LADWP Opens Klondike Lake Seven Days A Week
LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2017) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced today that Klondike Lake, located near the town of Big Pine, CA, will be open to the public for boating seven days a week beginning May 26, 2017 through Labor Day, September 4, 2017. Access to Klondike will be allowed […]
LADWP INCREASES WATER SPREADING OPERATIONS TO HANDLE MASSIVE RUNOFF
LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2017) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has taken active measures to prepare for the arrival of anticipated massive runoff water resulting from this year’s near record snowpack in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Now that the runoff period has arrived, the focus for LADWP crews has […]
LADWP Honored as Leading Water Utility in the World at 2017 Global Water Summit
LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2017) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) was recognized as one of the world’s top water utilities at the 11th Global Water Summit 2017, the leading water industry conference, which took place April 23-25 in Madrid, Spain. The honor was given to LADWP along with five other […]
Injured LADWP Employees
LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2017) – At approximately 11:54 a.m. today, two LADWP Power System crew members were working in an underground electrical vault when one of the employees came in contact with energized equipment sustaining serious injuries. While assisting, a second employee sustained burn injuries. Both employees were transported to a nearby hospital where they […]
Mayor Garcetti and LADWP Celebrate Tap Water Day with Tours of Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant
Event celebrates 30th Anniversary of The Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant LOS ANGELES (May 6, 2017) — Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) joined together with approximately 150 members of the community to celebrate the third annual Tap Water Day and the Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant’s (LAAFP) […]
