WHAT: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will pay tribute to Michael “Mike” Lemestre, a fallen member of its Power System team, with a five-minute department-wide “Stand Down” on Thursday, November 18, 2021 starting at 10:52 AM. All work will be halted department-wide to honor our team member who died in the line […]
News Releases
LADWP Urges Customers to Follow Mandatory Water Conservation Restrictions in City of Los Angeles as Its Water Wholesaler Declares a Regional Drought Emergency
City of L.A. Water Conservation Ordinance Remains in Effect, Limiting Watering Days and Prohibiting Water Waste LOS ANGELES (November 9, 2021)– Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) urges its customers to stay vigilant with their water conservation efforts as the region’s water wholesaler, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), declared a […]
A Statement from LADWP General Manager Regarding Tragic Death of LADWP Power System Employee
LOS ANGELES (November 4, 2021)—An LADWP Power System employee died earlier today as a result of injuries sustained during an incident that occurred shortly before 11:00 AM in Wilmington. While working as part of a cable splicing crew performing electrical service work, our employee contacted an energized circuit in an underground vault. His co-workers rescued […]
LADWP Simplifies Low-income Customer Assistance Program Sign-up to Help LA Families Save Money on Their Monthly Utility Bills
LOS ANGELES (November 2, 2021)— The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has improved its customer application process for the ‘LADWP Cares’ Low-Income ‘EZ-SAVE’ Customer Assistance Program to provide qualified customers a simple and easy way to enroll quickly and learn about added cost-saving opportunities. ‘EZ-SAVE’ is part of DWP’s broad customer assistance […]
MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDING DECARBONIZATION INVESTMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME ANGELENOS
*This news release was originally published and distributed by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Facebook: FB.com/MayorOfLA Twitter: @MayorOfLA Instagram: @MayorOfLA Media Archive: LAMayor.org/Photos FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2021 CONTACT: Communications Office, 213-978-0741 Program helps meet and exceed key Green New Deal goal to provide total of $100 million in energy […]
South Bound La Brea Avenue Closed through February 2022 for Water Pipeline Repair
UPDATED on 1/31/2022 with new completion work date. LOS ANGELES (October 28, 2021) – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) crews will be implementing a partial street closure on La Brea Ave. in the Baldwin Hills Area beginning Friday, October 29 to the end of February 2022 in order to complete emergency repairs […]
