Los Angeles Department of Water and Power News

LA Utility Returns to Muni Market for First Time Since Wildfires

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is returning to the municipal bond market with a $1 billion offering, roughly three months after shelving a sale in the immediate wake of historic wildfires that began burning in Southern California …

LA Municipal Utility Says No Evidence Energized Power Line Caused Fire

A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) above-ground power line near the Pacific Palisades was energized when the Palisades Fire began early this year, but that there is no evidence that the line contributed to the blaze, the …

Pimco Warns LA City Utility Faces Steep Liabilities After Fires

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is facing the risk of significant financial liability for damages in the utility’s response to the Palisades Fire, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. “Given the sheer size of insured and uninsured …

Cal Fire Files Lawsuit Against Utility For Cost of Powerhouse Fire

A state agency is suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to recover the more than $4 million cost in fighting a wildfire sparked by power lines three years ago. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection …

California Bill Requiring Earthquake Reports on Water Infrastructure Signed

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a plan to require regional water-management officials to report the vulnerability of their water systems to an earthquake. Senate Bill 664, authored by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, addresses Urban Water …

Utility Caused California Wildfire, Suit Alleges

Victims of a wildfire that burned 24 homes last year are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, claiming the utility started the huge blaze and failed to properly maintain power lines and equipment. The Daily News reported …