In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, ...

Amongst the chaos and devastating losses that marked the beginning of 2025, one pressing question lingers for the residents of Los Angeles: Why was the Santa Ynez Reservoir empty during California’s ...

The Board of Water and Power voted to retain the L.A. firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to investigate claims related to the ...

The 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez reservoir, located adjacent to the Palisades Highlands neighborhood, was emptied in early 2024 after a tear was discovered in its rubber-like protective cover.

But Vance’s description of decades-long dry reservoirs is misleading. Experts on California’s water management told us they were not aware of any major reservoir that has been dry for 15 years or more ...

Over the last few weeks, we’ve received many questions from community members about the availability of local water sources to ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is spending millions of dollars to lawyer up for a flurry of lawsuits over its handling of the Palisades Fire.

To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa Ynez Canyon, as well as a pumping station "to increase fire protection," as the L.A. Department of Water and Power's ...

Fueled by powerful winds and rare dry conditions, a series of wildfires erupted on January 7 and swept through the Los ...

First responders are hard at work combating the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, while many members of the public question what could have caused the fires and if policy missteps hampered ...