The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and ... paying when the district changed hands and the new owners raised the rates. Alexander Robertson, one of the attorneys suing LADWP, said the argument ...

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators ...

This renders water unsafe to drink or use. Several utilities across the Los Angeles area have ... Irrigation District and Rubio Cañon Land and Water. According to the LADWP, the notices are ...

Domestic well owners pumping from the Paso Robles groundwater basin will not be charged water use fees for at least five ...

So, the maps don’t give a full picture of an area’s actual wildfire ... commission to stop $500M overcharge LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire Facing ...

A: The state Forestry and Fire Protection Department, also known as Cal Fire, created the maps to show the probability of a wildfire occurring in a given area within the next 30-50 years. However, the ...