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Los Angeles Department of Water News

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Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes

Jul 30th 2010 – 8:22PM

PALMDALE, Calif. (July 30) -- A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Some 2,000 structures were threatened and 300...

Background on Los Angeles Department of Water

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving over four million residents.

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