The aging reservoir takes its name from a city water czar ousted during the tumultuous reign of Mayor Edmund O. Hanson.

By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, ...

After a year of devastation in the Palisades, the Santa Ynez Reservoir — the area’s biggest safety net when it comes to wildfires — is back up and running as of yesterday.

After months of delays, the Santa Ynez Reservoir is back online—just in time for wildfire season in the Palisades.

The L.A. Department of Water and Power says the Santa Ynez Reservoir, which was empty at the time of the Palisades fire, is now back online after lengthy repairs to its floating cover.

As for the Santa Ynez reservoir, which sat empty during the fires, it was initially expected to come online in May. That was until new problems were spotted as the LADWP was refilling the reservoir.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was exploring the option because the neighborhood’s main reservoir — the Santa Ynez Reservoir — had been taken offline as a result of a torn ...

The 117-million-gallon reservoir in the heart of Pacific Palisades was 25% full when additional leaks were found in its floating cover. The reservoir is expected to be back online in June.

For months, Los Angeles city officials and an outside contractor have worked to ensure that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, the 117-million-gallon water complex in the heart of Pacific Palisades, could ...

For months, Los Angeles city officials and an outside contractor have worked to ensure that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, the 117-million-gallon water complex in the heart of Pacific Palisades, could ...

He added that LADWP’s water system wasn’t designed for such a big fire and outperformed standards, even with the dry Santa Ynez Reservoir.