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  2. Why was a major reservoir empty when L.A. fires broke out? - AOL

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    The Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon water resource near the Pacific Palisades, was under renovation and empty when fires tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood last week and ...

  3. January 2025 Southern California wildfires - Wikipedia

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    The Pasadena Water and Power department issued a "Water Alert" on January 8 due to debris and elevated turbidity in the water supply to not drink the water untreated in the area and to not drink tap water. [235] [236] The LADWP issued boil-water notices in multiple areas of the Pacific Palisades on the same day, including for the 90272 and ...

  4. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States with 8,100 megawatts of electric generating capacity (2021–2022) and delivering an average of 435 million gallons of water per day (487,000 acre-ft per year) to more than four million residents and local businesses in the City of Los Angeles and several adjacent cities and communities ...

  5. Inside L.A.'s desperate battle for water as the Palisades ...

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    When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water and Power struggled to get water where needed. The utility's operations chief explains the decisions as the fire spread.

  6. Drained LA reservoir in worst fire-ravaged area has ... - AOL

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    Reports surfaced, too, that firefighters were struggling to fight the flames after local hydrants ran dry due to low water pressure. Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday called for a probe into how the ...

  7. Chatsworth, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    A distinctive feature in Chatsworth is the Chatsworth Dam and reservoir. Built in 1918 as part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, the property belongs to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Due to increasing concerns of the water quality because of algae plumes and storm water inflow, it was taken out of service in August 1969.

  8. 'Pushed the system to the extreme': Los Angeles fires ... - AOL

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    The water supply problem was made worse by power outages, he added. Southern California wildfires: What started the fires raging across the Los Angeles area? 'We have to look at our system'

  9. Mono Lake Committee - Wikipedia

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    In that ruling, LADWP was required to let enough water into Mono Lake to raise the lake level 17.4 feet (5.3 m) above the then-current level of 42.4 feet (12.9 m) below the 1941 level. As of 2018, the water level in Mono Lake has risen 7.3 feet (2.2 m) [7] of the required 17.4 feet (5.3 m). Los Angeles made up for the lost water through state ...