River Project

Programs: Water la neighborhood retrofits project: building on the successful los angeles rainwater harvesting project, this project will implement additional parkway basins and residential retrofits, expanding our program of urban acupuncture to residents in three climate vunerable communities in the upper la river watershed. During this period, the river project continued to monitor and model the benefits of parcel-based water management, undertook gis analyses, furthered development of educational materials including a set of how-to guidebooks, and a comprehensive water la report, and continued development of an interactive project website (www. Waterla. Org).

water la collaborative: the river project worked with colleagues from heal the bay, la waterkeeper, north east trees, greywater action, and theodore payne foundation, through a consensus-based process to jointly develop a mission statement, draft mou, and a database of potential community partners. The ultimate goal of the collaborative is to channel the expertise and energy of non-profits, community groups, and small businesses to facilitate the rapid uptake of distributed, parcel-based water management strategies (aka urban acupuncture) throughout the region.

water la web tool: furthered development of a personalized, bi-lingual, data-driven tool to educate the public about the most effective water management and conservation solutions for their individual properties. The tool will help residents discover the role they can play at home in helping los angeles become more climate resilient by recharging local groundwater supplies, improving water quality, reducing flood risk, and expanding habitat.