Resources

Invite a Know the Flow educator to your office, meeting, faith gathering or class. You should know where your water comes from! You can support a sustainable flow – once you Know the Flow! (Presented by Heal the Bay)

Learn about how TreePeople works with the community to conserve and protect our water!

The Prevention Institute takes a dive into the water issues facing over-burdened and underserved communities, and the opportunity to address them through a funding measure.

TreePeople explores how agencies can create new opportunities by aligning diverse infrastructure goals, investments and programs.

With this 2019 Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Water Report Card for Los Angeles County, UCLA provides an in-depth look at the region’s efforts to move toward a more resilient local water supply.

Heal the Bay’s groundbreaking new Stormwater Report examines progress, or lack thereof, in stormwater pollution reduction efforts in LA County between 2012 and 2018.

Municipalities share progress and updates on collaborative stormwater capture work that will keep LA watersheds healthy and clean.

The Pacific Institute examines the water supply potential from three priority opportunities: improved efficiency in water use, reuse and recycling of water, and increased capture of local rain water.

TreePeople and NRDC examine two efforts that show how stormwater capture can provide effective solutions to extreme weather cycles and a secure water future – and how governments, agencies and residents can take action.

LAANE develops a model in this Report to project job creation and other economic benefits of stormwater capture projects.

Construction jobs and O&M jobs have the greatest potential to incorporate career pathways into program design, benefitting residents, improving regional equity, and building ladders to the middle class.

TreePeople explores opportunities to increase the region’s water security while creating a pathway for major public investment in greening and cooling school campuses for Los Angeles’ children.

LA County only has 3.3 acres of greenspace per 1,000 residents – well below the national average for major metropolises. The number of children without access to a park in Greater Los Angeles is over 600,000.

The Parks Needs Assessment Plus (PNA+) is a national model for park equity and planning that has been shaped by communities.

In 2012, California became the first state to recognize that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water.”

The Safe, Clean Water Program provides local, dedicated funding to increase our local water supply, improve water quality, and protect public health. Visit LA County’s SCWP home page to learn more.

The SCWP District Education Program will include public education and community engagement programs, local workforce job training, and school education and curriculum programs.

Check out the documents and Board of Supervisors actions that formed the SCWP.

View the Safe Clean Water Program Draft Biennial Progress Report for public review (comments due January 8, 2024)

View annual reports summarizing progress in each Watershed Area – funded projects, scientific studies, and project concepts.

The MMS is designed to develop program methods, metrics and monitoring criteria to inform tracking, planning, reporting and decision making within specific areas of the SCWP.

In this report, LA Waterkeeper explores what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what’s next for the Safe Clean Water Program

UCLA and Stantec measure community engagement and disadvantaged community benefits for equitable impact in the Safe Clean Water Program

SCOPE explores the spectrum of community engagement that runs from marginalization to community ownership.

This report looks at the benefits and tradeoffs in the SCWP, as well as metrics for balanced watershed projects.

OWLA offers recommendations to transform the SCWP into a visionary
and proactive investment program.

In the first four years, OWLA supported 31 of the 126 Regional Projects that have been funded. But our advocacy does not stop at what we support – we also advocate to make good projects better. View LA County’s SCWP map to stay informed on all SCWP projects.

OWLA supports nature-based and multi-benefit projects that capture and use stormwater while investing in communities. See our list of SCWP projects that fit the bill.

Examples of Recreational, Residential, Educational, and Industrial projects that you can visit today!