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Outside investigations to examine LADWP's empty reservoir during Palisades Fire
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir ...
Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag Sue Los Angeles Over Water Supply Issues That Hampered Firefighting
The lawsuit faults the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for delaying repairs to a massive reservoir that services ...
Los Angeles fires highlight need for effective DWP oversight from the Office of Public Accountability
The creation of the OPA was approved with a resounding 78% of voter support in 2011. According to the official ballot argument in favor of establishing the office, it is designed to “increase the LA ...
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sue the city of Los Angeles, LADWP after Palisades Fire
The Santa Ynez Reservoir is close to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles. Pratt, Montag and the other plaintiffs accuse LADWP of making "the conscious decision to operate the water ...
In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Officials urged DWP customers to conserve water throughout the city, “because the fire department needs the water.” ...
Los Angeles Times22d
DWP says workers have been threatened with bodily harm and, possibly, a rifle
In the wake of the Palisades fire, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ... Drive in Beverly Crest after a person threatened a DWP employee who was working on a downed electrical pole ...
The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Created Another Problem—Unsafe Drinking Water
Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have issued Do Not ...
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Fitch places Los Angeles and its city utility on rating watch negative
"The Palisades Fire, located on the western edge of the city, is one of the largest with much destruction occurring within the city of Los Angeles and the water and power service of LADWP," Fitch ...
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Los Angeles utility sued over Palisades Fire water shortage, court filing shows
The complaint, filed on behalf of residents and others affected by the historic blaze that destroyed the wealthy Los Angeles community of Pacific Palisades last week, says LADWP should have ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat7d
Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sue the city of Los Angeles, LADWP after Palisades Fire
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after ...