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Math Mishap Prompted Delay Of Beverly Hills Water Warning

Drink up, Beverly Hills. City officials say the water is safe for consumption.

2013/03/14

Cross-Contamination Leaves LAX Terminal Without Water

Passengers and employees were urged not to drink or use water from any airport facilities in one of the terminals Wednesday after a reported contamination.

2013/03/13

LA County Backs Off Proposed Fee To Clean Up Water Pollution

A typical homeowner would pay about $4.50 per month, but the actual amount paid would be determined by the amount of runoff their parcel generates.

2013/03/12

People stand outside the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles California February 20, 2013. The body of 21-year-old Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was found in a water tank on the roof of the hotel three weeks after she went missing, police said. The corpse was found February 19 after hotel guests complained of low water pressure. (Photo credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Water In LA Hotel Tank Deemed Safe After Do-Not-Drink Order

Authorities say a test of a downtown L.A. hotel water tank where a Canadian tourist’s body was found this week didn’t find any live bacteria that would cause illness.

2013/02/21

Pasadena Declares Temporary Water Shortage Emergency

Residents and businesses in Pasadena and other foothill communities were being asked on Wednesday to reduce their water consumption while a major water pipeline is taken out of service.

2013/02/20

Inland Empire Residents Link Deaths To Tainted Soil

Residents of a neighborhood in Riverside County say a dangerous cocktail of contaminants is buried underneath their homes.

2013/02/04

Body Found In MacArthur Park Lake

Rescue crews searched MacArthur Park Lake on Monday morning after witnesses reported seeing a possible body in the water.

2012/12/11

Cal Fire Debuts Plane-Mounted Infrared Camera To ‘See’ Through Smoke

Firefighters in Southern California now have an “eye in the sky” to help them battle wildfires.

2012/09/19

High Bacteria Levels Prompt Warning Signs At OC Beach

Lifeguards are warning beach-goers in Orange County to stay out of the water along one stretch of shoreline this Labor Day weekend.

2012/08/31

Water Main Break Closes Down Northridge Streets

Water was flowing for as far as at least one city block in Northridge after a water main break on Friday.

2012/08/17

(credit: Joey Foley/Getty Images for Skinny Water)

Experts Weigh In On Skinny Water, Coconut Water, Other Specialty Brands Of H2O

From “skinny water” to “coconut water” to “vitamin water,” it’s easy to get confused by all the specialty waters out there, especially when people are struggling to stay hydrated in this heat wave.

2012/08/13

Fish Dying After Water Gun Fight In Balboa Park Pond

An estimated 1,500 people took part in a pre-dawn water gun fight that left much of the ponds at Balboa Park thrashed.

2012/08/13

Drink Ocean Water At Double The Cost? San Diego Might

Water officials in San Diego County are one step closer to providing the public with drinking water from the ocean.

2012/08/10

The Business Opportunity of A Lifetime

It’s what makes America great. Two guys, selling tap water to oblivious naive trend-chasers savvy, health-conscious consumers at $2.50 a bottle. In New York’s East Village, Adam Ruhf and Alexander Venet have opened the Molecule Water Cafe, where […]

2012/07/30