They said the problem was that demand reached four times the normal use. "We had plenty of water," said LADWP CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones. "Our system was working as designed.

As it turns out, the 1.2 million gallon reflecting pool that surrounds LADWP headquarters is more drought-friendly than it appears. This past Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced an ...

If you're an LADWP customer and you have a standard sprinkler system, each cycle is limited to a maximum of eight minutes on your approved watering days. On the other hand, if you're using a water ...

Figures showed 306 workers at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power earned more than $100,000 in overtime last year — in addition to their regular pay — but LADWP officials could not ...

The LADWP reported at 1:11 p.m. Saturday that crews were responding to a power outage in the West Los Angeles area caused by metallic balloons, and that service would be restored as quickly and sa ...

According to LADWP, more than 98,000 customers have had their power restored since the storm started on Friday; 50,000 of which were restored in the last 24 hours. The utility also noted that ...

LADWP and IBEW Local 18 are jointly providing an earn-and-learn Utility Pre-Craft Trainee (UPCT) program, which provides extensive training that no other utility in the country provides.