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EPP Vendor Engagement Program

StaffApril 6, 2017

Apr. 27 Save the date for April 27, 2017 for the EPP Vendor Engagement Program co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the Department of Public Works (DPW), the General Services Department, the Bureau of Sanitation, the Los Angeles Airports (LAWA), and the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). On that day vendors will be provided with the opportunity to demonstrate products which are environmentally preferable or present equipment for renewable projects in support of projects being built by the city of Los Angeles. Vendors who sell or manufacture products to support fleet, janitorial, promotional items, information

Report: ‘DWP lacks accountability and transparency, plagued by politics’
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Report: ‘DWP lacks accountability and transparency, plagued by politics’

City News ServieDecember 18, 2015

  The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, while ranking high in terms of reliability and providing quality water and electricity to residents, has a management structure that lacks accountability and transparency and is plagued by politics, according to a report released last week. A consulting firm that prepared the Industrial, Economic and Administrative Survey found that the DWP had a series of organizational and management challenges, noting there is “no single outside entity or coordinated group to set policy, provide specific goals and metrics, monitor performance and hold LADWP accountable.” The report also found that “political influences” have

Consumers Call for DWP Watchdog
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Consumers Call for DWP Watchdog

City News ServiceNovember 18, 2015

Consumer advocates recently called for the replacement of the independent watchdog of the Department of Water and Power, saying he has failed to properly advocate for the utility’s customers. Representatives of Consumer Watchdog sent a letter urging Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Attorney Mike Feuer to fire DWP ratepayer advocate Fred Pickel, saying “his failure to speak out for ratepayers during these last years of scandal makes clear he should be replaced with a true consumer advocate immediately.” The consumer advocates pointed to Pickel’s history as an energy consultant who worked closely with Enron and on the side of utilities,

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Judge Holds Off on $44 Million Overbilling Settlement for DWP Customers

City News ServiceSeptember 17, 2015

A judge held off last week on approving a $44 million overbilling settlement for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, after some plaintiffs involved in the class-action case disagreed with the terms, attorneys said. Plaintiffs in three of four lawsuits involved in the proposed settlement complained in a court filing that the deal had “fundamental flaws,” one of which is that the LADWP would be the only party deciding which customers were overbilled and how much would be credited. Instead of rejecting or approving the settlement, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle instructed the plaintiffs to work out a revised deal. Timothy Blood, an attorney for one of the plaintiffs opposing the settlement terms, viewed the judge’s decision as favorable to his side.

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Los Angeles Planning to Begin Harvesting Rainwater to Combat Drought

By Ngozi Taylor, Los Angeles Sentinel Staff InternJuly 29, 2015

Every time rain falls from the sky in Los Angeles, the city captures a little. In a year, the city manages to get ahold of 27,000 acre-feet of water on average, more than enough to provide over 50,000 households with water. But after four years of severe statewide drought, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is considering an enormous rainwater capture plan that could possibly yield between 100,000 and 200,000 more acre-feet of water a year by 2035