This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir's floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times.
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OPINION: Rick Caruso: Bringing Light Where There Is Darkness
As Los Angeles grapples with the aftermath of its most destructive wildfires in history, Rick Caruso represents the strong ...
State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty when firestorm exploded
A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled ...
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Outside investigations to examine LADWP's empty reservoir during Palisades Fire
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when ...
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Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire, the most destructive blaze ... should have maintained water in a nearby reservoir, which was dry at the time the flames erupted, the complaint said. The Santa Ynez Reservoir ...
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Drained LA reservoir in worst fire-ravaged area has repeatedly needed repairs, sat empty since Feb. 2024: report
The 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir in the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood was empty and undergoing fixes to its torn cover when the historic blaze started ravaging the region ...
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When L.A. fires broke out, the 117-million gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir near Pacific Palisades was empty. Here's what we know.
The Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon water resource near the Pacific Palisades, was under renovation and empty when fires tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood last week and ...
Reality TV Couple and Pacific Palisades Neighbors Sue City of Los Angeles Over Loss of Homes to Fire
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by McNulty Law and Wood Law alleges "inverse condemnation," the same mechanism that requires utilities to pay for wildfire damages caused by ...
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The Reservoir Built to Save Pacific Palisades, CA, was Empty
To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa Ynez Canyon, as well as a pumping station “to increase fire protection,” as the L.A. Department of Water and Power ...