LAWA Sustainability
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Water Management
Environmental Stewardship
Protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources.
Economic Viability
Efficient operations of all facilities, stimulation of local and regional economic growth, and generating economic value through employment and procurement practices.
LAWA has proactively improved its water use efficiency over the past several years, resulting in a steady decline of potable water use per passenger.
Water use reduction strategies include:
- Installing water efficient fixtures in restrooms in the terminals
- Converting turf to native, drought-tolerant landscaping
- Reducing irrigation frequency to twice a week
- Using weather-based irrigation controllers
- Adding purple piping to bring reclaimed water to airport facilities
- Using reclaimed water for dust control during construction
- Requiring all new construction to be compatible with reclaimed water use.
Performance Summary
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Our Stories
Airport Police Facility
Economy Parking
Recent Achievements
Over 200,000 square feet of drought tolerant landscaping added at LAX as part of the ongoing modernization of the airport.
Purple piping was installed on the west side of the LAX campus, which will bring reclaimed water from Hyperion’s Advanced Water Purification Facility.