A long-awaited set of reports on how to build a fire-resilient Pacific Palisades, commissioned by Los Angeles city officials for $5 million, found that much of the hilly enclave remains out of compliance with standards for evacuating during a disaster. … The public infrastructure report listed $150 million for “wet” infrastructure repairs, which included replacing aging and leaky water main pipelines. The resiliency report outlined further potential improvements to provide more water for firefighting, such as building larger pipelines and additional tanks to move and store more drinking water; improving connections between local water systems; and tapping stormwater, treated wastewater or even seawater from the Pacific.

Other water infrastructure news:

• The San Diego Union-Tribune: Poway’s three-phase water infrastructure improvement project reaches milestone
• Grist: Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?
• Cap City News (Cheyenne, Wyo.): Senate advances added legislative oversight on water project eminent domain
• The Monterey Herald (Calif.): Opinion: Reliable water is the foundation of affordable housing