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Committee approves Safe Clean Water updates, urges stronger LAUSD partnership on school greening and O&M planning
Summary
The Energy and Environment Committee approved two reports May 20 updating the Safe Clean Water Program's Watershed Investment Strategic Plan and a coordination report on LAUSD partnerships; city staff and advocates highlighted funding, operations and the need for closer coordination with LAUSD and NGOs.
The Energy and Environment Committee voted 3-0 May 20 to approve a Bureau of Sanitation report on Safe Clean Water Program coordination with the Los Angeles Unified School District and nongovernmental organizations, and to adopt the fiscal year 2024-25 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan (WISP) update.
Committee members and staff said school greening is a significant opportunity to capture stormwater, expand green space and improve community health. Michael Scudillo, principal engineer for the Safe Clean Water program at Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), told the committee that staff had identified the top 20 LAUSD school sites for potential stormwater greening and had shared concept-level plans with the district. He also warned of a recurring problem: projects developed through county-funded technical resource programs are sometimes returned to the city without early coordination with landowners or city…
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