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LAUSD is exempt from stormwater regulations. Environmentalists say that needs to change
5 months, 3 weeks ago

LAUSD is exempt from stormwater regulations. Environmentalists say that needs to change

LA Times  

As California looks to improve its ability to capture and store stormwater throughout the state, there is at least one sizable public landowner that is exempt from such efforts: The Los Angeles Unified School District. Now, environmental groups are urging state water regulators to include the district’s K-12 campuses in updated stormwater regulations, saying that LAUSD could make a considerable …

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Adel Hagekhalil: Southern California’s embattled ‘water doctor’
6 months ago

Adel Hagekhalil: Southern California’s embattled ‘water doctor’

LA Times  

As general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Adel Hagekhalil has overseen a public agency that’s responsible for supplying the water that 19 million people drink. Hagekhalil says Southern California needs to be ready for more climate “whiplash,” including extreme dry spells, and must prepare to rely less on water imported from the Colorado River, where reservoirs …

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Editorial: L.A. may not get another wet winter for a while. We should prepare for drier times
9 months ago

Editorial: L.A. may not get another wet winter for a while. We should prepare for drier times

LA Times  

A wet February weekend, as shown in this Feb. 4 photo of the Grammy Awards ceremony at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, gave way to a wet March as the 2024 Southern California rainy season drew to a close. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power captured and stored more than 13.5 billion gallons of stormwater in February …

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EPA orders Watts metal recycler to prevent water pollution
9 months, 1 week ago

EPA orders Watts metal recycler to prevent water pollution

LA Times  

A crane lifts scrap metal at Atlas Iron & Metal Co., in Watts, in June 2020. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a scrap metal recycler in Watts to take action to prevent chemicals from washing into local storm drains and drifting onto the campus of a neighboring high school. Federal regulators are requiring S&W Atlas Metal & Iron, …

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Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be
10 months ago

Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be

Wired  

Earlier this month, the future fell on Los Angeles. Like other urban areas around the world, in recent years LA has been transforming into a “sponge city,” replacing impermeable surfaces, like concrete, with permeable ones, like dirt and plants. With traditional dams and all that newfangled spongy infrastructure, between February 4 and 7 the metropolis captured 8.6 billion gallons of …

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The unloved L.A. River just prevented a flood disaster. Can more of its water be saved?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The unloved L.A. River just prevented a flood disaster. Can more of its water be saved?

LA Times  

As intense atmospheric rivers become more common in a warming world, so too do questions about stormwater capture in Los Angeles. “It’s a delicate balance between capturing that water for beneficial use later on and keeping the public safe — making sure that people can get to work and that children can get to school,” said Kerjon Lee, a spokesman …

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Kamala Harris visits L.A. stormwater project in wake of record-setting rains
1 year, 11 months ago

Kamala Harris visits L.A. stormwater project in wake of record-setting rains

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday joined state and local leaders at a Los Angeles County site recently upgraded to increase groundwater retention, where they touted ongoing efforts to improve drought resiliency across California and neighboring states. The vice president was joined at the spreading grounds by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla ; Rep. Tony Cárdenas ; Tanya Trujillo, the Interior …

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Environmental rules stoke anger as California lets precious stormwater wash out to sea
1 year, 11 months ago

Environmental rules stoke anger as California lets precious stormwater wash out to sea

LA Times  

Environmental rules designed to protect imperiled fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta have ignited anger among a group of bipartisan lawmakers, who say too much of California’s stormwater is being washed out to sea instead of being pumped to reservoirs and aqueducts. State and federal water managers said they have been complying with environmental regulations designed to protect those …

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California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater
1 year, 11 months ago

California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — As Californians tally the damage from recent storms, some are taking stock of the rainwater captured by cisterns, catches, wells and underground basins — many built in recent years to provide relief to a state locked in decades of drought. Pestrella, the county’s public works chief, said the stormwater captured over the past few weeks could be …

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L.A. lets rain flow into the Pacific Ocean, wasting a vital resource. Can we do better?
1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. lets rain flow into the Pacific Ocean, wasting a vital resource. Can we do better?

LA Times  

The Los Angeles River roared to life this week as a series of powerful storms moved through the Southland. “In a region that imports 60% of our water, it’s just a huge untapped potential for a local water supply,” said Bruce Reznik, executive director of L.A. Waterkeeper. “We have that dual mission: flood protection and supporting local water supply.” City …

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