SpendingDepartmentsWater and Power
What does the Department of Water and Power cost?
This is one of the City's three proprietary departments. It is funded by its own revenue, and its budget is adopted by its own board of commissioners rather than in the City's adopted budget. The Controller's budget data records no adopted amount for it, and its payments fall outside the checkbook's outside-vendor scope, so this page shows its payroll: in pay year 2025 it had 13,272 full-time employees with active status (the Controller has published only part of its 2025 pay so far, so pay totals are not shown).
People and pay
Pay year 2025, the most recent complete calendar year in the Controller's payroll data.
The Controller has published only part of this department's 2025 payroll so far, so pay and overtime totals for 2025 are not shown; they would understate the year. The headcount is shown because every employee already has a record.
311 requests assigned to the department
Requests in MyLA311, the City's 311 system, assigned to the Department of Water and Power or one of its units, so far in 2026 (through Oct 2), excluding information-only calls.
| Request type | 2026 to date |
|---|---|
| Report Water Wasting | 896 |
| Flooding | 209 |
| Other | 164 |
| Watershed Protection Division (WPD) Enforcement | 57 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 28 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 10 |
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The comparison starts on Mar 28 because MyLA311 began recording requests on Mar 28, 2025. Earlier requests are in the City's previous 311 system, which records the assigned department differently, so the comparison uses only the stretch both years have in MyLA311. Both years are cut at the same moment.
See all request types and council districts on the 311 page.