Los Angeles is making some serious waves in the water world right now, and if you've been keeping tabs on what's happening with H2O in the City of Angels, buckle up because there's a lot to splash through.
First up, the big news that just wrapped up yesterday, October 12th. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment just closed the public comment period for the Pure Water Los Angeles Program Environmental Impact Report. This massive initiative is all about creating a sustainable, reliable local drinking water source through an advanced water purification system that includes treatment, conveyance, groundwater recharge, and extraction. The program aims to help Los Angeles transition to getting 70 percent of its water from local sources, which is a game-changer for a city that's historically relied heavily on imported water.
Speaking of water coming from the sky instead of pipes, Los Angeles has had an interesting start to its 2025-2026 rainfall season. According to the Los Angeles Almanac, downtown LA has seen just 0.09 inches of rain since July, which puts the city about 0.06 inches below the seasonal normal so far. October typically brings about 0.58 inches of rainfall to downtown LA, but we're still waiting to see what the rest of the month delivers.
The 2025 water year, which wrapped up on September 30th, told an interesting tale of two Californias. The Ag Center reports that California ended the year at around 95 percent of statewide average rainfall, with reservoirs sitting pretty at 109 percent of average storage levels. But here's the catch: Northern California received nine strong atmospheric rivers throughout the year, while Southern California only got one moderate atmospheric river. This disparity left the southern part of the state, including Los Angeles, dealing with below-average rainfall.
Looking ahead, weather forecasters are tracking La Niña conditions for the coming months, which typically bring extreme swings between dry stretches and powerful storms to California. Meanwhile, Governor Newsom recently signed SB72 into law, modernizing the California Water Plan and setting long-term supply targets to help drought-proof the state.
On the infrastructure front, crews have been busy dealing with a water main break in Venice that created a sinkhole. According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a 16-inch water main broke at 3:30 in the morning, prompting immediate repair efforts.
With all these developments, from Pure Water initiatives to infrastructure challenges and weather patterns, Los Angeles continues to navigate its complex relationship with water. The push toward local water sustainability through programs like Pure Water Los Angeles represents a major shift in how the city thinks about securing its water future.
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