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1/14/2025
WT Staff
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January 14, 2025 updated 1212 pm PST
Drinking water and air quality crisis as wildfires rage on
Do Not Consume orders have been issued for tap water contaminated by debris from the fires and fire-fighting efforts. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California supplies the drinking water for 19 million residents, treating 40% of the state's drinking water, including Los Angeles County communities impacted by the fires. Now confronted with contaminated tap water, we have requested more information from Metro WD So Cal, more to follow.
Looking for a way to help?
Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Resources, WAYS TO STAY SAFE. WAYS TO HELP, here.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Boil water advisories issued for Pasadena, Malibu, Palisades and Pasadena Boil Water Advisories have been upgraded to Do Not Consume advisories due to debris and harmful chemicals that may have entered the water lines for tap water. All residents are urged to use bottled water until further notice.
Pasadena Water and Power serves a population of 161,162, according to the 2024 Annual Water Quality report, with groundwater from the Raymond Basin aquifer, and with surface water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Air Quality Advisories
The South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley have been under Air Quality alerts with a no-burn order in effect for weeks prior to the outbreak of wildfires in Los Angeles County.
The following warning statements from the National Weather Service relate to air quality concerns.
Cleaning up ash can be harmful for your health. See California
Department of Public Health Guidelines for the safe cleanup of ash, here.
See South Coast Air Quality Management District website, here to view current and forecast air quality levels in the South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley.
View current and forecast air quality levels in the High Desert of San Bernardino County, here.
View current and forecast air quality levels in the High Desert of Los Angeles County, here.
To view current and forecast air quality levels in San Diego County, here.
Additional details may be available, here.
For more information, readyforwildfire.org, here.
See wildfirerisk.org, here.
Streamflow Situation from the network of US Geological Survey in California
Water levels continue above normal to much above normal through the North Coast and northern Central Valley watershed regions Tuesday, normal to above normal water levels monitored in the rivers and streams all the way down the coast, including the Los Angeles watershed. A mix of ratings from low to normal is observed in the interior Colorado River watershed, moderate drought through Colorado River watershed and south Lahontan River watershed. NWS has no rain forecast this week.
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