LOS ANGELES (February 3, 2023) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the first municipally owned utility in North America to establish science-based emission reduction targets, which provide a clearly-defined pathway for companies and financial institutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. LADWP’s GHG emission reduction targets extend across the Department’s […]
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Information on Recent Water Main Breaks in the City of LA
LOS ANGELES (February 03, 2023) – The increase in water main breaks that has caught the media’s attention over the past day are part of a normal seasonal uptick in main breaks that LADWP experiences in its water distribution system due to extremely cold water temperatures in the pipes. January is when extremely cold water […]
LADWP Customers Receive $85 Million in Utility Bill Assistance to Reduce Unpaid LADWP Electricity and City Sanitation Bills
LOS ANGELES (January 18, 2023) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) completed distribution of $85 million in utility bill assistance funds to eligible residential customers as part of its efforts to continue to help Angelenos catch up on their unpaid, past due electricity and city sanitation bills. The funds were credited […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: LADWP Board President and General Manager to March with NSBE Employees at 38th Annual Kingdom Day Parade to Honor the Legacy of MLK, Jr.
WHEN: 10 AM – 1 PM Monday, January 16, 2023 WHAT: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Board President Cynthia McClain-Hill and General Manager and Chief Engineer Martin L. Adams will proudly be marching with LADWP employees representing the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) at the 38th Annual Kingdom Day Parade. LADWP […]
LADWP Sponsors Fulfillment Fund Scholarships to Help Students Achieve Higher Education Goals
LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2023) – For the second consecutive year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) partnered with local non-profit organization, Fulfillment Fund, to sponsor ten $1,000 scholarships helping to make college graduation a reality for first-generation and lower-income students. The scholarships provide financial assistance to college students in paying for […]
Stormwater Capture Swells During Season’s Biggest Rainstorm, Accumulating 10.6 Billion Gallons—Enough Water to Serve 139,000 Households
LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2023)–Following the biggest storm of the rainy season so far, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) estimates that the cumulative amount of stormwater captured from October 1, 2022 through January 10, 2023 is nearly 32,500 acre-feet. That translates to about 10.6 billion gallons—enough water to serve 139,000 households […]
