Green Infrastructure and Water Supply: A Case Study of the City of Los Angeles
Author: TreePeople, Council for Watershed Health, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (2015)
Geography: Western U.S.
Level of Detail: Case study
Availability: Publicly Available
Water Management Strategies: Centralized Stormwater Infrastructure, Distributed Stormwater Infrastructure, Flood Control, Groundwater Management, Groundwater recharge, Infiltration or filtration
Specific Benefits or Trade-offs: Ambient water quality, Habitat and biodiversity, Land and environment, Supply augmentation, Water quality, Water Supply
Green Infrastructure and Water Supply: A Case Study of the City of Los Angeles presents a two-page report on a modeling effort that identified areas in Los Angeles with potential for groundwater recharge, particularly using stormwater. The results showed potential for recharge to go from the current average of 0.274 AF/acre to an average of 0.97 AF/acre, using low impact development (LID) practices.