The LADWP Water System is the largest municipally owned and operated retail water utility in the country. Its mission is to provide customers with reliable, high quality and competitively priced water services in a safe, public, and environmentally responsible manner.
The Water System’s Capital Improvement Program is a ten-year plan focused on maintaining or replacing existing components of the Water System, and constructing new facilities to ensure LADWP fulfills its mission of providing reliable and high quality water to the residents of Los Angeles.
Many facilities pre-date World War II and are near the end of their useful lives. In addition to aging infrastructure, existing and anticipated changes in state and federal water quality regulations affect the way LADWP stores and treats water that arrives at the tap. LADWP is responding to these changes and improving its water quality by eliminating dependence on large in-city open reservoirs. LADWP is also instituting more comprehensive monitoring programs to ensure that the water delivered is the highest quality and meets all state and federal drinking water regulations.
Our Capital Improvement Program is divided into four major sections:
- Infrastructure Reliability
- Water Supply
- Regulatory Compliance
- Other Strategic Activities
LADWP has developed the Water Infrastructure Plan to establish the goals and targets for replacing and/or upgrading infrastructure.
To download the latest Ten Year Capital Plan, click on the below. Please note that this is a large file and will take some time to download.
Water Projects
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Silver Lake Reservoir Complex
Silver Lake Reservoir Complex is an Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) water operations facility, which originated as the site of Silver Lake and Ivanhoe Reservoirs built in the early 1900s as open reservoirs.
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Silver Lake Reservoir Complex (SLRC) Bypass Project
The Silver Lake Reservoir Complex (SLRC) Bypass Project is part of LADWP’s compliance efforts to address updated State and Federal drinking water quality regulations.
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Slauson Ave and Van Ness Ave Area Mainline Project
The Slauson Ave and Van Ness Ave area Mainline Project is an important part of LADWP’s plan to accelerate the replacement of aging infrastructure. The new mainline pipe will improve water service, fire protection, and reliability for the community.
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Stormwater Capture Parks Program
In partnership with the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department of Public Works, LADWP has developed an innovative Stormwater Capture Parks Program to collect rainwater and urban runoff at nine local parks in the East San Fernando Valley.
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Sunset Plaza Drive Pipeline Replacement
The Sunset Plaza Drive Pipeline Replacement Project is a water system infrastructure improvement project that will replace approximately 1.2 miles of pipeline along Sunset Plaza Drive.
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Sunset West Trunk Line Unit 1
Sunset West Trunk Line Unit 1 Project is an important water system infrastructure investment that will improve reliability in the west Los Angeles area.
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Tesla Avenue Path Project
LADWP constructed a new concrete path along Tesla Avenue, between West Silver Lake Drive and Armstrong Avenue, just north of Ivanhoe Reservoir.
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Tom LaBonge Headworks Water Complex
The Tom LaBonge Headworks Water Complex will replace the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs located at the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex, for the purposes of safeguarding and improving drinking water quality.
More Projects and Initiatives
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