”
he Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
intend to drain 600 million gallons of water from Elysian and Silver
Lake reservoirs early next year, a process that will leave them out of
action for three to four months amid drought conditions, the department
said in a statement.
According to the
department, high levels of the carcinogen bromate were discovered by a
commercial water customer during tests in early October.”
- from here.