Retired LADWP General Manager Marty Adams told Eyewitness News he doesn't believe the reservoir would have saved the Palisades, but it could have helped. "Any amount of water is good.

The LADWP also has two temporary pole-top distribution stations in Pacific Palisades, installed as a workaround after significant community pushback against plans for a permanent power station.

The Santa Ynez Reservoir has reopened — months after the devastating Palisades Fire. Los Angeles locals and officials aren't ...

The reservoir’s “notably felt” absence ravaged the Palisades land when the fires came in January. It’s now back just in time ...

Palisades Village to reopen in 2026 after wildfire-related closure Martin Adams, former general manager and chief engineer for the LADWP, said he is unfamiliar with any contract that would promise ...

The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that the agency did not perform a public safety shutoff of power lines.

The lawsuit, filed against the LADWP, focuses on empty reservoirs in the Palisades at the time of the fire and alleges that the agency did not perform a public safety shutoff of power lines.

Two federal judges who lost their Pacific Palisades homes in the January firestorm have joined neighbors suing the Los Angeles DWP, claiming the utility failed to prepare for the wildfire.

Attorney Roger Behle is suing LADWP on behalf of more than 750 Palisades residents. "The water supply system in the Palisades was not maintained properly," he said.

LADWP argues it can’t be sued for lack of water to fight Palisades fire The giant utility's 'reliance upon a 114-year-old case misses the mark,' says an attorney who is suing LADWP Share this: ...