LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power captured nearly 14 billion gallons of stormwater last month, an 8.4 billion-gallon increase over the rainwater captured in February of 2023, Mayor Karen Bass announced.
It represents a major step toward the city’s climate goals, and it’s enough to serve roughly 165,000 households for a year or to fill more than 20,000 Olympic-sized pools.
“The City of Los Angeles captured more than 13.5 billion gallons of stormwater during the historic February rainstorms,” Bass said. “This is great news for the city and the region, as we continue to work with the Department of Water and Power to increase our capacity to capture, clean and conserve stormwater runoff.”
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This year, Los Angeles saw one of its wettest Februarys in history, with some areas seeing nearly a year’s worth of rain in a day. A series of powerful storms triggered hundreds of mudslides and turned the LA River into a raging river for period of time.
In December, Bass visited Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant where she highlighted the results of efforts taken since she was sworn in to enhance water conservation, further electrify our transportation system, decarbonize power generation, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial and residential buildings.
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