Archive for June, 2011
Agenda Available for LID Meeting on Friday, July 1
Jun 29th
Dear Clean Water Supporter:
The 4th Edition of the Development Best Management Practices Handbook – Part B: Planning Activities (4th Edition) will be considered for approval on Friday, July 1, 2011 by the Board of Public Works. The meeting’s agenda is now available online. Agenda Item #2 will be an oral report by the Bureau of Sanitation on the implementation of the Low Impact Development (LID) Ordinance. Agenda Item #9 will be the consideration of the accompanying LID Handbook.
The information regarding the Board meeting is as follows:
Date: Friday, July 1, 2011
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Room: Edward R. Roybal Board of Public Works Session Room, Room 350
The LID Ordinance, with its accompanying Handbook, will be presented to the City Council for their consideration in July. A copy of the 4th edition of the Handbook is provided on our website at: www.lastormwater.org.
Sincerely,
Shahram Kharaghani
L.A. Stormwater Program Manager
LID Handbook at Board of Public Works on Friday, July 1
Jun 28th
Dear Clean Water Supporter,
The Bureau of Sanitation is pleased to announce that the 4th Edition of the Development Best Management Practices Handbook – Part B: Planning Activities
(4th Edition) will be considered for approval by the Board of Public Works on Friday, July 1, 2011. The 4th Edition incorporates Low Impact Development (LID) principlesand strategies that will assist developers in meeting the pending LID Ordinance.
The information regarding the Board meeting is as follows:
Date: Friday, July 1, 2011
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Room: Edward R. Roybal Board of Public Works Session Room, Room 350
The LID Ordinance, with its accompanying Handbook, will be presented to the City Council for their consideration in July.
The Bureau would like to thank all stakeholders who participated in the workshops and to the Technical Advisory Committee for their input and guidance. A copy of the 4th edition of the Handbook is provided on our website at: www.lastormwater.org.
Sincerely,
Shahram Kharaghani
L.A. Stormwater Program Manager
The Village Gardeners Work to Improve the LA River
Jun 21st
In our last eNewsletter issue we highlighted a few ways we can make a positive impact on our community. Sometimes it’s nice to be inspired by the work of others, and it’s also nice to see how all the hard work we do is paying off.
Well, look no further than The Village Gardeners, a non-for-profit group made up of Studio City and Sherman Oaks residents.
This grassroots organization has a mission we can get behind; they simply want to help restore one half-mile section of the L.A. River between Fulton Avenue and Coldwater Canyon.
“It’s really a mile of river front when you count both sides,” Rick Rabins, a long-time resident of Studio City and President of Village Gardeners, Inc., recently told Victoria Jones of Patch.com.
Rick is not doing it alone. His group is well organized. Hundreds of volunteers come together to improve this little stretch of riverfront. They clean up trash, clear catch basins, pull out dead and diseased trees and replace them with drought resistant native plants and doggie waste bag dispensers. They hold events throughout the year, so if you live in the area make sure you check in with The Village Gardeners’ events page to lend a hand.
Ultimately, The Village Gardeners More >
Pet-N-Water Photo Contest
Jun 15th
With summertime kicking off, we hope you and your pets will be enjoying some playful moments outdoors, whether it’s taking a stroll on the beach, playing in the park or relaxing in the backyard. If you and your pet love clean water and some summertime fun, we have a pet photo contest just for you and your furry friend!
We want to see your pets having fun with their favorite water related activity. Whether it’s jumping in your pool, swimming in the ocean, enjoying a bath, or drinking the water from your garden hose, we are eager to see how your pets love clean water! Submit a photo of your pet loving clean water and you could win a FREE agility class and bag of all-natural dog treats courtesy of Zoom Room! All entrants will receive a FREE LA Stormwater container of doggie waste bags. Entries are due by July 29th.
To enter the contest:
1. Capture your pet “loving clean water” in a photo.
2. Upload your photo (max file size 20mb) by filling out the form below.
3. Submit your photo along with a lively description of the water related activity.
* We will create a photo album on our Facebook page to highlight all More >
New Edition of LID Handbook Released
Jun 9th
Dear Clean Water Supporter:
The Bureau of Sanitation is pleased to present the 4th Edition of the Development Best Management Practices Handbook – Part B: Planning Activities. The 4th Edition incorporates Low Impact Development (LID) principals and strategies that will assist developers in meeting the requirements of the pending LID Ordinance and is presented in three parts: Part B Handbook, Part B Handbook: Appendix A-E and Part B Handbook: Appendix F-L.
This version of the 4th Edition incorporates comments from our stakeholders and technical advisory group, which were received and evaluated for inclusion in the handbook. The Bureau will present the Handbook to the Board of Public Works for their consideration in late June. Then, the LID Ordinance with its accompanying Handbook will be presented to the City Council for their consideration and approval in early July.
The Bureau would like to thank all stakeholders who participated in the workshops and to the Technical Advisory Committee for their input and guidance in the development of this Handbook.
Sincerely,
Shahram Kharaghani
L.A. Stormwater Program Manager
18th Annual Kids Ocean Day Screams “Kelp Us!”
Jun 8th
It’s been eighteen years since the very first Kids Ocean Day, and this year’s event was the largest to date. On June 2nd, over 6,300 students along with teachers and volunteers from the Los Angeles area cleaned up Dockweiler Beach and formed a massive talking fish that said “Kelp Us!”
The 18th Annual Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up was made possible with the help of the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, the California Coastal Commission, the City of Los Angeles and Keep Los Angeles Beautiful.
“The event was awesome,” said Miguel Barahona, a teacher at La Tijera K-8 School in Inglewood, whose students participated in the event. “Learning to take care of the earth is best when kids start young.”
Kids Oceans Day celebrated World Oceans Day, and is held at six locations along the California coast, extending from Humboldt County all the way to San Diego. Thousands of pounds of trash were collected by children at these locations. Check out some fun photos of the kids that helped out at Dockweiler Beach.
“Through our program’s efforts, the students learned how their actions make a very powerful impact on the world,” said Michael Klubock, the founder and executive director of the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, which helped organize More >
It’s June and the City’s in Bloom, So Why Not Get Out & Volunteer?
Jun 1st
It’s almost summer here in sunny Los Angeles, and that means a lot of us are getting excited about heading to the beach! We bet you wouldn’t be quite as excited if our beaches were always littered with debris, like plastic bags and soda cans.
Well, help ensure that our local waterways and beaches are as clean as can be by getting out to pick up a little trash. There’s also a few other ways to get involved, so check out a few of the upcoming events below!
> Wow! Saturday, June 4th is a seriously busy day for volunteering in Los Angeles. You have a number of really cool events to pick from. How about cleaning up trash with the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council? Or maybe participate in World Ocean Day with the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium? If that doesn’t entice you to get out, the 1st Annual Green City Fair will. Hey, even Ed Begley Jr. will be there!
> Sunday, June 5th will also bring in the green cheer. Hop on your bike for the 11th Annual LA River Ride with the LA Bicycle Coalition.
> On Sunday, June 12th join the Theodore Payne Foundation to “re-imagine” the California lawn.
> Sustainable Works will be hosting More >
