LOS ANGELES — The Safe Clean Water Program allocates millions of dollars a year to support projects that better manage urban and stormwater runoff.

What You Need To Know

  • The goals of the Safe Clean Water Program are to improve water quality, create a drought-proof local water supply, and provide community benefits with green infrastructure

  • To date, 101 projects have been funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, which are in various stages of development

  • The Safe Clean Water Program was funded by a voter-approved tax in 2018 called Measure W

Los Angeles Waterkeeper’s recent report examines ways that the program can improve to strengthen the county’s water reliance.

The East LA Green Median is a product of this program.

During these winter storms, the East LA Green Median project has collected about 100 acre-feet of storm water. That’s equivalent to the water supply needs for 200 households for an entire year.

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