Groundwater Remediation - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Remediation of the San Fernando Groundwater Basin. The San Fernando Groundwater Basin (San Fernando Basin [SFB]) provides an important source of groundwater supply for the Cities of Los Angeles, Burbank, and Glendale. The SFB acts as a …
Groundwater Replenishment | Los Angeles Department of Water …
LAGWR will provide up to 22,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of purified water to replenish the San Fernando Groundwater Basin using proven, state-of-the-art technology that is highly protective of human health.
The San Fernando Basin Beneath the San Fernando Valley is the San Fernando Basin (SFB), a collection of aquifers made of gravel, sand and silt that store water underground. The SFB is one of the basins in the Upper Los Angeles River Area watershed and is naturally recharged with rain water from the valley and surrounding . mountains.
Facility Converting Wastewater into Drinking Water is Coming to the San …
Nov 27, 2024 · The construction of a new water treatment facility that will transform wastewater into purified drinking water will soon begin in the San Fernando Valley. The facility will produce 20 million gallons of purified drinking water daily, enough to supply 250,000 people in Los Angeles.
LADWP Stormwater Capture Parks Program | Bureau of Engineering
Nov 26, 2024 · The Program was developed by LADWP to collect rainwater and urban runoff in the East San Fernando Valley to increase groundwater infiltration and replenish the San Fernando Groundwater Basin.
Los Angeles looks to a contaminated aquifer for new water - Los …
Dec 12, 2022 · Nearly 70% of the city’s 115 wells in the San Fernando Valley groundwater basin — the largest such basin under the purview of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — have been sitting...
Construction Underway on Groundwater Treatment Facilities ... - LADWP …
LOS ANGELES (June 29, 2021)– The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is implementing a landmark settlement agreement with Honeywell that will significantly expedite the remediation of groundwater in the San Fernando Basin (SFB) that is due to, among other factors, past industrial contamination.
Hyperion Water Reuse and Resiliency Program - LADWP News
Sep 19, 2019 · LADWP will construct a new pipeline to the San Fernando Valley to replenish the San Fernando Groundwater Basin. LADWP will potentially convey water to the Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant (LAAFP) and MWD’s Regional …
New Groundwater Treatment Project Will Help L.A. Reduce ... - LADWP …
The remediation of the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin advances two key goals of the Mayor’s Sustainable City pLAn — reducing the purchase of imported water by 50% by 2025, and producing 50% of L.A.’s water supply locally by 2035.
Honeywell to clean up contaminated groundwater in L.A. - Los …
Oct 1, 2024 · A worker assembles parts of an ultraviolet water treatment system at the LADWP Tujunga Spreading Grounds facility, where the agency is cleaning up contaminated groundwater in the San Fernando...