LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2023) – Following the Los Angeles City Council’s vote to make Juneteenth a permanent paid holiday for city workers, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) unveiled a new photo exhibit at the John Ferraro Building in Downtown Los Angeles, that spotlights the imagery and important milestones of the […]
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LADWP Newly Completed Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility Further Improves Water Quality for the City of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (May 2, 2022) – Mayor Eric Garcetti, 12th District Councilmember John Lee, State Water Resources Control Board member Sean Maguire joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to dedicate the newly completed Los Angeles Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant (LARUVDP) in the San Fernando Valley. This is LADWP’s second UV disinfection […]
Largest and Lowest Cost Wind Farm in LADWP’s History Begins Operation
Red Cloud Wind Project Moves L.A. Toward 100% Clean Energy LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2022)— The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has moved closer toward becoming 100% carbon free by 2035 with the completion of the largest, most efficient and lowest cost wind farm in LADWP’s renewable energy portfolio to date. The Red […]
LADWP, Burbank Host Project Open House Featuring a Mechanical Marvel
Public Invited to See LADWP Water Infrastructure Project Set to Take Place in Burbank over Next Two Years BURBANK (February 8, 2020)—The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), together the City of Burbank, held an open house today at an active LADWP construction site located behind a tall fence at Burbank’s Johnny Carson […]
Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project Wins Prestigious Engineering Award
Through Innovation and Design, LADWP Power System Replaces Approximately 10,000 Feet of New Penstock Pipe OLANCHA, CA (December 6, 2019) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has received recognition for the engineering marvel of its Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project. Originally installed in the 1920s, the gravity-fed penstock carries water […]
John Ferraro Building Achieves LEED Zero Energy
LOS ANGELES (November 5, 2019) –In September, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) downtown headquarters, the John Ferraro Building (JFB), achieved LEED Zero Energy, making it the first building in California to receive this certification. LEED Zero, a program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), complements the building’s LEED Gold certification […]