OurWaterLA is a diverse coalition of community leaders and organizations from across Los Angeles County united to create a strong water future for Los Angeles. Their goal is to secure clean, safe, affordable and reliable water for drinking, recreation and commerce, now and for the future. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is proud to be a member of the coalition, and we are particularly excited about the opportunities to protect local wetlands as well as the important component of stormwater run- off capture. Capturing and using or storing stormwater runoff when it rains can help communities increase water supply reliability, and keep polluted runoff out of sensitive wetlands.
Join the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust in supporting clean water in Los Angeles, sign up to be a supporter of OurWaterLA, and help spread the word. The coalition is supporting a ballot measure to help fund the Safe, Clean Water Program, and we urge you to email our local County Supervisor, Janice Hahn and tell her you support the measure. Also, if you can, please attend the meeting below, where the vote will be held.
Who: Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust supporters and anyone you know who supports clean water.
What: A press conference at 8:30AM, followed by a Board of Supervisors vote to put the measure on the ballot. Email acabrera@laane.org for futher details or to rsvp.
Where: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W Temple St., Los Angeles CA 90012
When: 8:30am-12pm, July 17th
Why: We need as much support as possible at the County Board of Supervisors’ vote on the Safe, Clean Water Program to decide a) whether to put a property tax on the ballot to raise $300M for stormwater projects, and b) what the program for spending this money will look like, including job and equity standards as well as environmental protections.
Wear: A blue shirt!