April 2, 2025 The Best Source of News, Culture, Lifestyle for Culver City, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms and West Los Angeles

Koretz Introduces Slate of Motions to Combat Drought

Koretz referred to reports that the Colorado River watershed is expected to develop extreme drought conditions in 2016, threatening one of the last reliable snowpack regions serving Southern California. (Thinkstock)
Koretz referred to reports that the Colorado River watershed is expected to develop extreme drought conditions in 2016, threatening one of the last reliable snowpack regions serving Southern California. (Thinkstock)

Following an historic vote on the Metropolitan Water District board last week, Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz (5th District) introduced a slate of drought-related motions to City Council designed to combat what he called “a still-worsening drought.”

He referred to reports that the Colorado River watershed is expected to develop extreme drought conditions in 2016, threatening one of the last reliable snowpack regions serving Southern California.

Koretz’s four motions include:

1) One calling on the City’s Urban Forestry Division to develop an urban forest management plan to assess and improve the health of LA’s trees, to protect climate resilient tree canopy, and to emphasize to residents who may have stopped watering their lawns, the urgency of continuing to water their trees.

2) A motion that aims to redirect water from building dewatering operations and, instead of sending it down storm drains to the ocean, reuse it onsite, or direct it into the sewer system, thereby sending the water to the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant for recycling and reuse.

3) A motion directing LA Sanitation to work with the Department of Water and Power to find ways to reuse water from the City’s Hyperion Water Treatment Plant, where waste water is treated to near-drinking water standards and then dumped into the ocean at a dry-weather average flow of 320 million gallons per day. By comparison, San Diego County’s new Carlsbad desalination plant is expected to provide only 50 million gallons of water per day.

4) A motion to amend the City’s Emergency Water Conservation Plan ordinance to include a provision for two-day-a-week watering and a recommendation for the use of residential swimming pool covers, so that Mayor Garcetti’s Executive Directive #5 can readily move from voluntary to mandatory water reductions at its July 1 deadline for residents to reduce water consumption by 10 percent.
Koretz announced his motions earlier in the day during a “Save Our Trees” press conference at the home of Janie Thompson, who resides in Encino within the 5th Council District. He joined Senator Fran Pavley’s environmental consultant, Henry Stern, and representatives of TreePeople and The River Project to tout the urgent need for residents to keep watering their trees in the face of water restrictions and drought. Thompson gave a tour of her greywater system that cleans water from her showers and sinks, which she uses to water her trees and landscape.

“This is how we have to do it. We have to find new ways to irrigate our trees. We would be lost without them,” Koretz said.

Related Posts

LAX Airport Server Finds Hate-Filled Message From Unidentified Diners

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Waiter Says He Was Stunned by the Message Left by Customers Guillermo Ortiz, who works at Planet Hollywood inside the...

Sunset Strip Staple Le Petit Four Shuts Down After Landlord Pulls the Plug

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

End of an Era: Le Petit Four Forced to Close in West Hollywood In a stunning reversal to the upbeat...

Metro LA Pushes Back Sepulveda Transit Community Meetings

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Environmental Review Delay Prompts Metro to Reschedule  Metro announced that community meetings scheduled for early April to discuss the Sepulveda...

County Board Approves New Homeless Agency, Redirecting Millions from Existing System

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

With Billions on the Line, LA County Moves to Centralize Homeless Response Los Angeles County is making a dramatic shift...

Put the Phone Down: LAPD and CHP Targets Distracted Drivers in April Crackdown

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Hands-Free Law Violations Could Now Cost You More Than Just a Fine Throughout April, the Los Angeles Police Department will...

Five Arrested in Culver City After Attempted Carjacking and Vandalism Incident

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Gun, Warrants, and Broken Glass: Culver City Police Tackle Two Crimes Police arrested four juveniles in connection with an attempted...

Kim Delaney, Partner Cleared After Weekend Arrest in Marina del Rey

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Emmy-Winning Actress and Partner James Morgan Released Kim Delaney, the Emmy-winning actress recognized for her roles in NYPD Blue and...

(Video) Spending an Afternoon at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Go To Pacpark.com For Tickets and More Information. Go To https://t.co/fDDgcY6b3e For Tickets and More Information.#amusementpark #rides #rollercoaster #summer #spring...

Matū Kai to Debut in Brentwood With Grass Fed Wagyu and Global Flair This Week

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Farm-To-Fork Beef, Wood-Fired Flavors, and Sustainability Meet on San Vicente The team behind Beverly Hills’ acclaimed steakhouse Matū will soon...

Mid-City Freeway Death Under Investigation After Caltrans Workers Find Blanket-Covered Body

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Woman Discovered on 10 Freeway Shoulder Identified; CHP Launches Probe Caltrans workers discovered a woman’s dead body around 9:00 a.m....

Community Support Saves Beloved West Hollywood Café from Closure

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Packed Tables and Emotional Messages Helped Keep the Doors Open Le Petit Four, the popular Sunset Boulevard café known for...

Egg Beaters Recalled Over Possible Chemical Contamination

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Massive Liquid Egg Recall Includes California Shipments Cargill Kitchen Solutions is recalling approximately 212,268 pounds of liquid egg products after...

Los Angeles County’s Measure A Raises Sales Tax On April 1, And It’s No Joke

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Culver City, and Malibu Will See Higher Increases Starting April 1, Los Angeles County residents will...

Robbery Boast on Instagram Helps Send Beverly Hills Heist Suspect to Prison

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Flashy Post, Federal Time: Smash-and-Grab Mastermind Sentenced Ladell Tharpe, 39, received an 84-month sentence from U.S. District Judge George H....

Culver City Rolls Out Hi-Lo Siren to Warn Residents During Emergencies

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Hi-Lo Warning System Activated: Culver City Adds New Evacuation Tool In an effort to strengthen emergency preparedness and public safety,...