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2025 Year-End Review + Portrait 2025 Collection

2025 Year-End Review

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January 2025

The Wind-Driven Fires of January 2025: An Unprecedented Event

February 2025

LADWP Employees March in 40th Annual Kingdom Day Parade

Black History Month Observed with Special Cultural Celebration

LADWP Teams Take Top Spots at 13th Annual Tap Off Competition

LADWP Projects Garner EPRI Technology Transfer Awards

LADWP Receives the 2025 Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing Award

March 2025

LADWP Opens Unified Utilities Rebuild Operations Center

Two water crew workers perform maintenance on a sidewalk in front of a burned building

Persistence and Optimism: The Tireless Effort to Restore Water Quality in Pacific Palisades

33rd LADWP Regional Science Bowl Competition

LADWP Celebrates the Year of the Snake

LADWP and LASAN Announce Completion of Key Pure Water Los Angeles Planning Documents

April 2025

Final April Snow Survey Measures 91 Percent of Normal

Celebrating Earth Month

Annual Mono Lake Level Reading Indicates Upward Trend

LADWP Continues Commitment Sustainability

Bring Your Children to Work Day

Rendering of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation facility, a modern contemporary building.

LADWP Takes Major Step with Groundwater Replenishment Project

Two people working on electrical pole.

LADWP Wins 2024 APPA Safety Award of Excellence

May 2025

A young girl wearing a pink hard hat hold a peace sign up and smiles for a photo

LADWP’s 3rd Annual Women’s Career & Wellness Expo

Milford Solar Phase II Project Approved by Board

Two linemen work together on a pole

LADWP’s Teams Win Big at 33rd Annual Lineman’s Rodeo

Four women wearing colorful attire and headpieces dance together

LADWP Celebrates AANHPI Heritage Month

LADWP Employees Observe Memorial Day

A large group of students and adults pose for a photo while holding a large check

LADWP and LAUSD Collaborate on “HEROES for Zero Contest”

June 2025

A group of men and women stand together for a photo in front of a building with a LADWP sign on it

LADWP Relocates the UUROC to Topanga Canyon Boulevard

A group of six people smile together for a photo wearing colorful clothing and LADWP Pride shirts.

LADWP Marches in Pride Parade for 4th Year

A group of women stand together and smile for a photo while holding handheld signs

LADWP Launches Workday

A man, woman and child stand together in nature looking into the distance

Chatsworth Nature Preserve Summer Solstice Celebration

Many windmills dispersed across hills

LA100 Plan: Community Meetings on Clean Energy

July 2025

LADWP's Report Card on Water Quality

A group of men and women stand for a photo together in a large outdoor space in front of many solar panels

Eland Solar-plus-Storage Center: A Clean Energy Milestone

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LADWP Recognized as 2025 Veterans Employer of the Year

An illustration with an air conditioner and text that says: LADWP Cool LA Beat the Heat & Stay Safe

LADWP Powers Up Cool LA Rebates to Beat the Heat

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Water System Receives Three MLAB ASCE Awards

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Employees Association Hosts Donors’ Welfare Awards

August 2025

Recycled Water Fill Stations Reopen for 2025

A graphics image with a picture of a house and text that says: Home LA Resilient communities start with resilient homes.

City Launches New HOME LA Pilot Program to Help Palisades Residents Rebuild

A group of employees wearing neon LADWP vest and helmets work in dirt in a large excavation ditch in the ground

LADWP Works to Restore Water Service in Granada Hills-Porter Ranch

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LADWP Offers Commercial Direct Install Program

September 2025

A yellow fire hydrant on a sidewalk

LADWP and LAFD Announce 100% Completion of Citywide Fire Hydrant Inspections and Maintenance

5 men hold two large certificates and smile for a photo

LADWP Celebrates Second Annual Mono Lake Day

A person installs insulation in a building

LADWP Offers Attic Insulation Rebate to Boost Home Comfort and Efficiency

3 people smile as they stand behind a table with promo items and a LADWP tablecloth

National Preparedness Month Highlights Personal and Family Readiness

A man and a woman pose with plants in front of a home

Mayor Bass Honored with Trailblazer Award, Announces New LADWP LEAP Program

October 2025

People mingle in front of pop-up tents and tables

LADWP Leads the Way on Clean Air Day

Group of 19 people wearing gray t-shirts pose for a picture together in front of ballons and a backdrop

LADWP and IBEW Local 18 Celebrate 25 Years of JSTI

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Built to Last: The Dam that Paved the Way for Crowley Lake

An enclosed bridge of a building surrounded by green trees and plants with flowers

LADWP Expands Turf Replacement Rebate for Customers

Man performs maintenance on an EV charging station

Board Approves Expansion of Demand Response Programs

November 2025

Woman speaks into a microphone in front of a group of seated employees

LADWP Celebrates First Annual Safety Week

Aerial photo of Scattergood Generating station located next to the ocean

Scattergood Generating Station Modernization Project EIR Approved by Board

6 pieces of framed artwork displayed on easels

Art Meets Conservation: A Student Art Exhibit for a Sustainable Future

A group of men and women stand in front of a digital screen showing a picture of a military veteran

VALOR Veterans Day Event

Mayor Bass Announces Nearly 5.5 Billion Gallons of Water Captured During Recent Storms

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Communications and Community Affairs Division Recognized with Awards

December 2025

Woman smiles as she stands at a podium as another woman stands next to her

Mayor Bass Announces Full Divestment From Coal

Four large water fountains lit red at night in front of the John Ferraro Building

LADWP Commemorates World AIDS Day

Portrait - 2025 Collection

Our 2025 Portrait story collection highlights LADWP’s leadership and celebrates the remarkable dedication of our employees, whose daily efforts ensure reliable water and power services for our customers.

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Zoraya Oliver-Griffin: Leading Through Crisis and Building for the Future

Man wearing a helmet and vest stands next to a large pipe on a crane

Trunk Line Design and Construction: The Relay Race Towards L.A.'s Critical Infrastructure

Group shot of the Architectural Design Group in WETS designs wearing hard hats and bright safety vests poring over architectural plans and blueprints.

Designing the Future: LADWP’s In-House Architects

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Q&A with Norma Grubb, Chief Information Officer and Chief AI Officer

Staff from LADWP’s Employment and Development team stand on a spiral staircase, 5 female and 1 male, stand on a spiral staircase in the lobby of the John Ferraro Building.

Empowering Growth: How Employee Development Supports LADWP's Workforce

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Meet Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer Kendall Helm

Inside the Unified Utilities Rebuild Operations Center (UUROC): How LADWP Built a Community Resource

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Meet Joanne Martin, LADWP’s Chief Risk and Compliance Officer