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- Oct 12
Reservoirs EIR Available — 180 Months of Construction, Thousands of Truck Trips Outlined in Document
The highly-anticipated draft of the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex Master Plan Environmental Impact Report, commonly known as the EIR, has...
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- Apr 20
Reservoirs Aeration and Recirculation Update: Ivanhoe Reservoir to be Drained Late April/Early May
A new aeration system will use the existing spillway between the two reservoirs and is designed to slow algae growth and reduce potential...
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- Feb 17
Breaking News: Silver Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Submits Comprehensive Comments on Reservoirs Draft EIR
The Silver Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (SLWS) has submitted comprehensive comments on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) being conducted...
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- Jan 25
Are You High?
“Are you high?” was the show-stopping question a Duane Street resident asked the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) during a recent community...
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- Jan 25
Strange Odor Detected on West Side of Silver Lake Reservoir
For the last few months, residents and visitors have noticed an offensive odor near the south dam entrance on the west side of the...
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- Dec 21, 2021
BOE Shares Reservoir Master Plan Minutes
The Board of Engineering (BOE) has posted the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) minutes from October 21. The...
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- Sep 29, 2021
Reservoirs Environmental Impact Report Planning Kicks Off
Hargreaves Associates, prime consultant, landscape architecture and urban design for the Silver Lake Reservoirs Complex Master Plan, has...
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- Sep 29, 2021
Reservoir Committee Votes for More “No More Dogs” Signage
Dogs are cute, but their presence in “no dogs allowed” areas of Silver Lake’s bucolic reservoirs continues to be an issue for residents...
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- May 26, 2021
Silver Lake Wildlife Sanctuary to the Rescue
In early May, a Silver Lake Wildlife Sanctuary member and her friend spotted a Great Blue Heron nestling that had fallen from its nest...
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- May 26, 2021
A New Chance to Protect Migratory and Resident Birds
he Silver Lake Wildlife Sanctuary reminds us that during the Trump Administration, many wildlife protective laws were weakened through...
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- Apr 28, 2021
Work Begins Monday on Reservoirs Aeration and Circulation Project
There are new heron nests within the reservoirs complex, fledglings are hatching, and the aeration and circulation project is slated to...
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- Apr 28, 2021
SLT Works with Rec &Parks and LAPD to Obtain “No Dogs Allowed” Signs for Reservoir Areas
After receiving numerous communications from residents concerned about dog owners ignoring the “No Dogs Allowed” policy in the popular...
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- Apr 14, 2021
Find the Heron (Hint Below)
After the reservoirs were empty for nearly two years, coupled with massive construction, Silver Lake’s famous blue herons said enough is...
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- Mar 31, 2021
Work on LADWP Modular Office Almost Complete
According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, work on the new modular office in the reservoirs work area will wrap up this...
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- Mar 31, 2021
Echo Park Lake: A Cautionary Tale for the Future of Silver Lake's Reservoirs
Over the past year, it has been almost impossible to miss the headlines and startling images of the growing homeless community that...
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- Mar 17, 2021
Beloved Blue Herons Return to Silver Lake
Spring is here and Silver Lake’s iconic Blue Herons are nesting again in their favorite Silver Lake tree, not worried by thoughts of...
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- Mar 17, 2021
Reservoirs Aeration Project Kicks Off; Ivanhoe Reservoir Expected to be Drained This August
According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), work on the Silver Lake Reservoirs aeration and recirculation systems...
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- Dec 23, 2020
Protecting All Creatures Great and Small
In 2020, California took a giant step towards protecting wildlife by passing California Assembly Bill 1788, which places a moratorium on...
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- Oct 29, 2020
Reservoirs to the Rescue
If you’ve been hearing lots of helicopters, you’re not re-experiencing Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. It’s fire season and the...