Review

2024 Year-End Review + Portrait 2024 Collection

2024 Year-End Review

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January 2024

Updated LADWP outage map displays service area.

Improved Power Outage Map

Los Angeles City skyline with palm trees in the foreground

Utility Trends Event Preps Key Account Customers for Olympics

Climate Justice Campaign Launches to Help Underserved Communities

Remains of a car park after an earthquake

Northridge Earthquake’s 30th Anniversary Commemorated

Graphic showing Intake magazine on a computer monitor, tablet and cell phone screens

New and Improved Website Makes Debut

February 2024

Intake Turns 100

Crew workers clear a fallen tree

Preparation and Response to Atmospheric River Fueled Storm

Large open air water basins the size of several city blocks filled with rainwater glimmering in the sun with the expanse of the San Fernando Valley in the background.

Record Stormwater Capture in February

GM Martin A. Adams and a crowd of employees all wearing green t-shirts and holding up a banner stand next to a utility bucket truck to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Marking the Year of the Dragon

Woman talking to group of 3-4 students at NSBE Youth Day event.

LADWP Celebrates Black History Month

Three men competing in tap off competition with water spouting out with event attendees in background underneath blue canopy tents.

LADWP Teams Dominate at Tap Off 2024

March 2024

Gameshow style dais with high school student teams and moderator in the center speaking from podium

High School Teams Square Off at LADWP Science Bowl

Two men wearing hardhats and safety vests working on a large trunkline section of pipe

LADWP Trunk Line Construction Crew C Sets New Global Standard

Photo of 2 smiling men and smiling woman. All three are headshots

New Leadership for the Board of Water and Power Commissioners

April 2024

Two men stand in snow to measure future water supplies.

Snowpack Reaches 103 Percent of Normal

Former GM Marty Adams smiling and accepting an award from a man in a suit, bowtie and glasses

LADWP's Groundwater Treatment Program Wins Water Project of the Year

DWP employee shakes hand and congratulates an African Americana man in a suit. In the other hand holds a glass, transparent sustainability award. A green banner is in the background.

Super Stars Recognized at 9th Annual Sustainability Awards

Three women smiling inside room with white walls and table with blue tablecover.

LADWP Helps Seniors at Ward Villas

Computer-generated landscape photo with shrubbery, rocks and dividers for brown, gray, and tan soil.

Biodiversity, Nature-Based Solutions Adopted for LADWP Operations

DWP Board President Richard Katz and Commissioner Nurit Katz stand with a falconer and falcon at nature preserve

Chatsworth and Owens Valley Earth Days

Three men in safety gear and hardhats stand in front of the shaft of a large turbine.

LADWP Recognized for Outstanding Safety Practices

May 2024

Group photo diverse men and women posing in front of pink Women's Expo banner at event

Second Annual Women’s Expo

WorkHub space with tables, chairs, and office staff

WorkHub Takes Collaboration to a New Level

Woman with curly brown hair in white longsleeve top raising right hand and smiling with flags in background.

CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones Joins LADWP

Lineman atop power pole awkwardly stretched reaching towards a cross arm. He is wearin a green shirt .

Electric Utility Workers Test their Skills at Lineman’s Rodeo 2024

Representatives of LADWP and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California stand together at a press conference.

Federal Funding Awarded for Local Water Supply Project

Participants smile as they gather together at LADWP's Fireside Chat in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month.

AAPI Heritage Month: Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity

June 2024

Two people kneeling and hugging in front of a memorial next to a reservoir

Hollywood Reservoir Pollinator Garden Dedicated

Group of individuals walking in the L.A. Pride Parade representing LADWP

A Historic Pride Month Celebrated

Group photo of diverse people, among them Karen Bass L.A. Mayor, Janisse Quinones LADWP CEO and Commissioners

Customers Receive $700 Million in Assistance

7 people sitting up on a stage during an employee townhall presentation

Monthly Town Halls Begin

Man in safety vest testing water at a station outdoors with dirt, trees, and mountains in background

Water Quality Control Completes Citywide Infrastructure Upgrade

July 2024

Aerial view of facility with brown exterior and metal roof near construction equipment and two tanks.

LADWP Leadership Visits IPP Renewed

Three female African American seniors smile while posing with new air conditioner units

Year-Long A/C Giveaways Provide Heat Relief for Vulnerable Seniors

Man with glasses on and a blue shirt stands in front of a man with a peach-colored shirt and women in an orange shirt and red earrings sitting at table.

Workday Expo Familiarizes Employees with New System

August 2024

Bring Your Children to Work Day Inspires Next Generation

Person in black hat, blue shirt, black pants and sunglasses on placing a red hose into a square tank while standing on a trailer that is connected to a black SUV.

Recycled Water Fill Stations Reopen to the Public

Seven women standing together behind a table covered by a black table cloth with the LADWP logo on it and six green tote bags and literature on top of it.

LADWP Ranked First in Sustainability Awareness by J.D. Power

Woman with dark hair and plaid collar and black jacket smiling.

Tracey Pierce Appointed Chief People Officer

September 2024

Two Linemen conducting repairs on a power pole arm. Both are wearing bright yellow jackets and hard hats

LADWP Rises to the Challenge During September Heat Storm

Emergency Preparedness Month Top of Mind in 2024

Group of people in safety vests and hard hats

Student Programs Close Out Successful Year

Power Plant 1 building with water going through the hydroelectric turbines

LADWP Receives $8 Million to Strengthen Grid Infrastructure

Crews performing construction work with heavy equipment in a deep pit.

RSC-Unit 7 Named “Project of the Year”

Man wearing blue pants and a blue hat and blue shirt with LADWP logo holds a plant as he stands next to another man holding a plant wearing glasses, a flannel shirt and blue pants

Clean Air Day Events Expanded

October 2024

Diverse men and women standing in front of backdrop at SHPE. Wall reads Celebration of Unity

Celebrando Hispanic Heritage Month

Group photos of members from Society of Women Engineers. All are wearing blue shirts and CEO Janisse Quinones is wearing an orange suit standing in the middle

LADWP Represents at 2024 SWE and SHPE National Conferences

Tan building with blue sky with clouds in the background

Board Greenlights LAGWR

November 2024

Ofrenda featuring a colorful bird, water, plants, rocks, and flowers

LADWP Observes Day of the Dead with Special Ofrenda

Wall with text: Portraits in Public Service

Honoring Employee Military Veterans

Graphics with text Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month Spotlights Employees

December 2024

John Ferraro Building exterior with fountains lit up in red

LADWP Commemorates World AIDS Day

Two men, two women standing in front of the Eland solar array

Eland Solar and Storage Phase 1 Completed

Two headshot photos. The first of a smiling bearded man with wavy gray hair in a collared shirt. The second of a smiling woman with blond hair and black blouse

Executive Appointments Announced

Red graphic with holiday decorations as border. Text reads Join us for Holiday Fest 2024 Tuesday Dec. 24 7-10 am. Location John Ferraro Building level A

Join Us for Holiday Fest

Portrait - 2024 Collection

Our 2024 collection of Portrait stories shines the spotlight on LADWP leadership and the extraordinary work our employees carry out every day as part of their duties to provide reliable water and power services to our customers.

Icon of a spotlight
Martin Adams speaking at a podium in front of a reservoir

Former GM Reflects on 40 Years of Service

Group photo of a diverse group of men of various ages and ethnicities, smile at the camera. Some are sitting and some are standing in the background

Asset Management Group

Collage of three diverse women in different LADWP uniform. One in hard hat, one in janitorial uniform and the other in work utility uniform

Women Making Strides at LADWP

Group photo of OEM team members outside in front of large white truck reading, " LADWP Emergency Command Post"

Office of Emergency Management

Collage of Janisse Quinones in hardhat, sitting with microphone during townhall and smiling candid

Q&A with LADWP’s New CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones

Group photo of property management employees outside in dirt area with green trees in background

Water Operations Metro Property Management

Individuals wearing protective gear and white construction hard hats, one on hands and knees the other standing nearby with landscaping equipment, tend to plants.

LADWP Facilities Receive Sustainable Landscaping Redesign

Male employee looking at two monitors, with a woman standing next to him also looking at those same monitors in a cubicle space

LADWP’s GIS Teams

Woman with dark hair and red blouse smiling.

Q&A with Tracey Pierce, LADWP’s First Chief People Officer

Group of workers spaced outside posing with work trucks in background

Owens Valley District and Electric Trouble Crews

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