Jan. 26 – Young Professionals LAG Plant Tour
Join LABS young professionals on the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant tour, followed by lunch, on January 26th. Click here for more information!
60 Minutes Features California’s Water Crisis
The segment by reporter Lesley Stahl is embedded below. Some highlights: Governor Schwarzenegger: We have been in crisis for some time now. We are now 38 million people and not the 16 million in late 1960 and it developed into Continue reading
Local Water Agencies Hope to Get Their Hands on Sewer Water
The project is being developed through a partnership between the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, and several other water agencies that do not include the Central Basin Municipal Water District. Link Continue reading
WATER/SEWER: Mapping Success
GIS and mapping technology help the City of Long Beach chart a course for effective water system maintenance, capital improvement, and community outreach “Out in the field, having GIS incorporated into the survey process has made my life a lot Continue reading
Corporation Formed to Help Transform LA River
A nonprofit corporation was established Tuesday to help advance a decades-long plan to transform 32 miles of the concrete-filled Los Angeles River into a strip of parks, walkways, bike trails and housing. The Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation is tasked Continue reading
City of LA Finishes Stormwater Project in El Segundo
The project installed a biofiltration system comprised of vegetated swales and an infiltration trench that will collect runoff from a 7.5-acre area and remove bacteria, oil, trash and suspended solids from stormwater that would otherwise be discharged to Santa Monica Continue reading
Photos of the Week: LA’s Hyperion WWTP by Brian Raimondi
Locally based professional photographer Brian Raimondi takes environmental related pictures, including a long-term project shooting at the City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant. In beautiful black and white as well. His first view of the plant Continue reading
Need CEUs?
Joshua Casey Corporate Training in Anaheim is offering December classes for drinking water and wastewater operators who need to certification credits before the end of the year. Joshua Casey is certified by the Calif Department of Public Health. Flyer Continue reading
AECOM Assists Port of Long Beach with ‘Green’ Port Improvements
AECOM is providing environmental engineering support to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) as part of its Green Port Policy and continuing plan to minimize impacts of its operations, and reduce air and water pollution. AECOM is a global provider Continue reading
Permanent Water Wisdom
Southern California has embraced water conservation, but it must be more than a temporary response to drought. California did it. This month, the Legislature passed a package of bills that includes a statewide urban water conservation goal of 20% by Continue reading