Climate change impacts will likely mean less certain water supplies for the Los Angeles region. Water resources in Los Angeles County include imported water, local native water, stormwater and waste water. Water is managed and used differently across the region, and much of the region is supplied by water companies that are special districts whose boundaries do not align with political jurisdictions. Researchers are developing a comprehensive database of all water managers in the region, the organizational structure of each entity (public, private, wholesale and retail) and different price structures to be able to determine whether water prices vary widely across the County. In addition, researchers are conducting measurements to determine outdoor water use by census block group and land use type in the City of Los Angeles. The aim is to better understand who is using how much water, and where, as well as to provide a definitive compendium accompanied by interactive GIS maps, of water management in the region.
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The 2023 Irrigation Team will investigate the water usage across various irrigation types at turf areas on campus and calculate water savings associated with converting these areas to native landscaping…
The County of Los Angeles has developed the first county-wide sustainability plan, and has contracted with UCLA, in collaboration with the engineering firm Buro Happold, and with Liberty Hill Foundation.…
In this project, UCLA and Arizona State University researchers developed a sophisticated and in-depth description of future electricity demand, grid response, and vulnerability due to increased heat events in Southern California Edison territory under current and future climate scenarios. The project's findings enable innovative grid management and operation strategies and identify adaptation guidance.
The Water Hub is a dynamic visualization and mapping platform (http://waterhub.ucla.edu); an online data repository for viewing and finding water-related information in Los Angeles County.
The role of local water resources in the water sustainability of Los Angeles Like many cities in semi-arid regions, Los Angeles relies on extensive, centralized redistribution projects for…
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