The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is investigating whether an empty reservoir led to the failure of its water system during the deadly Palisades Fire. Several fire hydrants ran dry during the peak of the firefight on January 7th and 8th.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when water supplies and some hydrants ran dry after hours of intense firefighting.

Even before the wildfires are extinguished, LA residents look to blame a lack of water on the devastation. View on euronews

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power, alleging that the agencies' management of the water supply directly caused damage to their home in the Pacific Palisades Fire.

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The lawsuit faults the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for delaying repairs to a massive reservoir that services the Pacific Palisades.

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Separately, more than a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire — the most destructive blaze in LA history — are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging water supply failures added to the damage from the blaze.

Except for a reservoir with a damaged cover that had to be drained, Los Angeles had kept its reservoirs filled before the January 2025 wildfires.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after losing their home in the Palisades Fire.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after losing their home in the Pacific Palisades fire earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed in California’s Superior Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday,

The Santa Ynez Reservoir is close to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles. Pratt, Montag and the other plaintiffs accuse LADWP of making "the conscious decision to operate the water ...