Helping everyone in LA County understand and nurture their relationship with water.💧
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❌ MYTH: It's safe to drive through a flooded road if the water isn't deep.
✅ FACT: Floodwater can be deeper and faster-moving than it appears and can hide damaged roads below the surface. 🌊
Never drive through a flooded road. waterforla.com
#FloodPreparednessWeek
💧🌎 Imagine a day without water. For most of us, that's difficult. Safe, clean, reliable water is always there when we need it. That reliability depends on all of us. Together, we can secure a resilient water future. #ImagineaDayWithoutWater #WaterForLA waterforla.com
💧 Clean, reliable water on demand is easy to take for granted. But it takes expertise, care and around-the-clock work to make it happen.
This #WaterProfessionalsAppreciationWeek, we're celebrating the people making it possible. 💙 #WaterForLA
❌ MYTH: Our water system delivers clean water all by itself.
✅ FACT: A dedicated team of water professionals makes it possible. 🚰
Happy California Water Professionals Appreciation Week! 💙
#WaterForLA #WaterMythMonday
🏞️💧#WaterProjectWednesday: Devil's Gate Reservoir
Since 2018, the Devil's Gate Restoration Project has removed decades of sediment, restored storage capacity & revived natural habitat in the Arroyo Seco Watershed.
#WaterForLA #DevilsGate waterforla.com/reservoir-res…
💧 Happy #WorldRiversDay! Local agencies work closely to monitor and manage the quality of LA County's watersheds, including the San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers — but they can’t do it alone.
👇 See how you can help protect our rivers. #WaterForLA
waterforla.com/get-involved/
🎒 Prepping an emergency kit? Make it a family activity! Letting kids help pack the essentials is a fun, hands-on way to teach them about preparedness. #WaterForLA #NationalPreparednessMonth
❌ MYTH: Dams don't need maintenance.
✅ FACT: They absolutely do.
Wildfires & storms wash sediment behind dams, cutting capacity and flood protection. That's why reservoir restoration matters. #WaterForLA #WaterMythMonday waterforla.lacounty.gov/rese…
🚮 🏖️ Happy #CoastalCleanupDay! LA County has ~75 miles of coastline, and we all have a role in protecting it.
Keeping our waterways clean is the first step. 🌊
👇 See how you can help.
waterforla.com/get-involved/
#WaterForLA
🔬💧 Through constant monitoring and testing, local and regional water agencies work to keep LA County's water safe, clean and reliable.
Learn how your water is protected. ⬇️
waterforla.com/water-quality…
#WaterForLA #WorldWaterMonitoringDay
🎒💧 Make learning about water fun this back-to-school season! Our free Water for LA Youth Activity Book is full of games, puzzles & activities for kids to play and learn.
Download and print it today ⬇️
waterforla.lacounty.gov/acti…
#BackToSchool #WaterForLA
💧🚨 El Niño is here and tips the odds toward a wetter winter for Southern California. The best time to prepare is before storms arrive.
Start preparing today. ⬇️
waterforla.lacounty.gov/stor…
#WaterForLA #ElNino #NationalPreparednessMonth
🌧️🏞️ Reservoir restoration keeps our 14 major dams & reservoirs strong — helping reduce flood and debris flow risk downstream when the rain arrives.
Learn more👇
waterforla.com/reservoir-res…
🌧️🌊 Did you know El Niño itself isn't a storm? It's a warming of the Pacific Ocean that can bring more storms to Southern California — the storms are the result. Get storm ready now. waterforla.lacounty.gov/stor… #WaterMythMonday #NationalPreparednessMonth
🎉💧 However you're celebrating this #LaborDayWeekend, here are a few ways you can help keep our waterways clean:
🏖️ Ensure trash makes it into the bin at the beach
🍔 Trap BBQ grease and toss it in the trash, not down the drain
🏊 Never drain pool water into the street
🚨💧 September is #NationalPreparednessMonth, and with storm season on the horizon, it's a great time to get your household prepared.
A few simple steps can help your family get ready:
✅ Make an emergency plan
✅ Stock up on supplies
✅ Sign up for emergency alerts
🌧️ Is your home ready for the next storm?
This year, LA County is bracing for El Niño, which may bring heavier rain and back-to-back storms across our region. A few proactive steps today can make all the difference. #WaterForLA #WeatherTheStorm #ElNiño
🌧 ¿Su hogar está preparado para la próxima tormenta? Este año, el condado de Los Ángeles se está preparando para El Niño, que podría traer lluvias más intensas y tormentas consecutivas a nuestra región. Unos cuantos pasos proactivos hoy pueden marcar la diferencia. #ElNiño
🚰 🏔️ Before it reaches your faucet, your drinking water goes through multiple treatment, testing and monitoring steps.
Every drop is carefully protected to meet some of the nation's toughest drinking water standards.
Explore the journey at waterforla.com
