Los Angeles, United States - February 12, 2025 02/12/2025 01:30 am (GMT-0800) PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A Los ...

The LADWP, the largest U.S. municipal utility, should have maintained water in a nearby reservoir, which was dry at the time the flames erupted, the complaint said. The Santa Ynez Reservoir ...

LADWP’s explanation ... pressure for the water to flow through fire hydrants uphill. But officials said as firefighters drew more and more water from the trunk line, or main supply, they used ...

The LADWP is ... bring in fresh water and a low amount of disinfectant, which water utilities are required to have in their systems to prevent bacterial growth. Leung said the main thing they ...

In a statement issued last week, the LADWP said the utility "was required to take the Santa Ynez Reservoir out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations. To commission the support and ...

Lawsuit accuses LADWP of mismanaging water supplies during Palisades Fire Santa Ynez Reservoir empty since February 2024, lawsuit claims cost-cutting delays Governor Newsom calls for investigation ...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) potential liability for the recent Palisades Fire will depend on whether the utility's power lines or assets were ...

Separately, more than a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire — the most destructive blaze in LA history — are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging ...

Palisades Fire victims are suing the LADWP over water shortage issues, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared. Why was 117-million-gallon capacity reservoir not used during Palisades ...