VX2022: Every Drop Counts- Investing in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture and ReUse

Every Drop Counts: Investing in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture and ReUse

Moderator: Katy Young YaroslavskyDeputy for the Environment and Arts, Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

Panel:
Liz CrossonChief Sustainability, Resiliency, Innovation Officer, Metropolitan Water District
Keith Lilley, Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Public Works
Rafael Villegas, Program Manager, Operation Next, LADWP
Responder: Andy Lipkis, Treepeople Founder & Project Executive, Accelerate Resilience LA

L.A. County’s water system was built 100 years ago to send stormwater out to sea to prevent floods, not capture the water for future use missing  the opportunity to capture more than 100 billion gallons of water each year.vIn 2018, voters in L.A. County approved Measure W, the Safe Clean Water Program, a parcel tax that promised to increase L.A. County’s local water supply, improve water quality, and invest in making our communities greener and more livable. Also promised  was that The Safe Clean Water Program funded by Measure W would use new technology, science, and nature-based solutions to improve water quality for all of L.A. County. Panelists will address Measure W implementation as well as ongoing challenges and opportunities for multibenefit stormwater projects in LA County. 

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VX2022: Every Drop Counts- Investing in Multi-Benefit Stormwater Capture and ReUse