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 ...

The L.A. Department of Water and Power found something wrong with the Santa Ynez Reservoir, draining its 117 million gallons in early 2024. The end-of date for the repair process kept getting ...

Some are questioning why the Santa Ynez reservoir, located in the Palisades Highlands, was offline during the firefight. The reservoir has a capacity of holding 117 million gallons of water.

The Santa Ynez Reservoir can hold up to 117 million gallons, which is 359 acre-feet of water. One acre-foot of water is roughly equivalent to the volume of two Olympic-size swimming pools.

To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa Ynez Canyon, as well as a pumping station "to increase fire protection," as the L.A. Department of Water and Power's ...

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.