How have the LA Fires affected water systems in LA County?

This report presents an early overview of how the 11 community water systems, 2 major wastewater systems, as well as thousands of private well and septic systems in LA County were affected by the January 2025, the Palisades and Eaton wildfires.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation provides an early overview of how LA’s water systems and their residents were impacted by the 2025 wildfires

From boil-water advisories to direct infrastructure damage, findings underscore the need for equitable and resilient recovery.

UCLA Luskin Summit 2025: A Vision for Equitable Recovery After the LA Fires

The UCLA Luskin Summit 2025 brought experts together to explore pathways to equitable and resilient rebuilding in the wake of the LA Fires.

For the Press: UCLA research and commentary on the LA fire response and recovery

Our experts are available to comment on: 1) water supply and urban water systems; 2) air quality and public health impacts; 3) land use and governance considerations; 4) politics of disaster and response; and 5) climate whiplash and extreme weather.

On the fires, from UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

In the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues at UCLA and partners across the region to help shape efforts that expedite recovery while advancing equity and resilience in our rapidly changing environment.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases Strategic Roadmap

Journeying through 15 years of impact, our priorities for the next few years, and opportunities to partner

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s Strategic Roadmap

Join us on our journey to inform effective and equitable environmental policy

The Luskin Center for Innovation co-hosts the first-ever Southern California urban forest equity symposium

With more than 170 researchers, practitioners, community members, and representatives from government and nonprofit organizations

The Luskin Center for Innovation co-develops decision-making framework and toolkit that centers equity in tree planting

To help address historic underinvestment and protect against extreme heat

Heat Governance & Policy