PCH repaving to close two eastbound lanes TuesdayCrews will close two of three eastbound lanes on PCH between Sunset and Temescal Canyon to repave over last week's water pipe break.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Malibu water restored after two-day PCH pipe breakThe 70-year-old transmission pipe under PCH at Will Rogers Beach was repaired Friday, but L.A. County has not disclosed how low local storage tanks got.Monday, September 21, 2026
No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at TemescalExpect a big traffic jam with 1 lane open in either direction just above Temescal Canyon Road. No idea when water will resume flowing into Malibu, Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve waterCrews are blocking two of three lanes each direction near Temescal Canyon while repairing the sole water main serving Malibu and Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release emergency water pipeline fundsSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million for the Encinal Canyon water connection has been stalled for 18 months.Thursday, August 20, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release Encinal water pipeline grantSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million promised in December 2024 remains unspent.Wednesday, August 19, 20261 comment
Arizona threatens to sue over Colorado River water cutsMalibu gets about 7 percent of its drinking water from the shrinking river as the Trump administration orders cuts only from lower-basin states.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
L.A. County Begins Rebuilding Point Dume Beach WashoutCrews are moving rocks and sand near Sunset Restaurant to shore up the road and its water pipe, where the beach has narrowed dramatically.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Malibu red-tags 16 lots along PCH, but fencing remains inadequateThe city says it red-tagged parcels as a public safety measure, but most sites still have fencing that blew over months ago.Monday, August 3, 20261 comment
Malibu pauses lawsuit against LA County over Palisades FireThe city is dropping the county from its fire-damage lawsuit, citing Supervisor Horvath's $250 million water line plan.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Colorado River collapse alarms Southern California water agencyFederal cuts loom on the Colorado as Northern California reservoirs sit at 99 percent — the whipsaw effect of a warming climate.Monday, May 18, 2026
Lake Oroville, Malibu's main water source, is 99% fullFour years of heavy winter rains have refilled the state's second-largest reservoir despite a near-snowless year.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Trancas Creek bridge faces new round of constructionL.A. County Waterworks will spend seven months installing a water main, followed by a city right-turn lane project at the same site.Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Busch Drive tank flushed again as Malibu Park water deemed safeWind blew open an inspection hatch on the 80-year-old tank, prompting a boil-water order, drainage and superchlorination before service resumes Wednesday.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Tank water ran down hill into Zuma Creek underpassHalf the dumped tank water flowed past the Malibu Equestrian Center; the rest reached the PCH underpass where the county is preparing to divert the creek.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Malibu Park boil water order lifted after weekend confusionA Busch Drive water tank issue triggered a precautionary boil order for 300 households, but the city said it was never alerted by the county.Monday, April 6, 2026
Why an 80-year-old Busch Drive tank is still in serviceThe 1947 concrete tank was flagged for replacement decades ago, but Planning Commission objections delayed permits for nearly 18 years.Monday, April 6, 2026
Record March heat across U.S. signals new pressure on Malibu waterWith Sierra snowpack at 18 percent of normal and Colorado reservoirs near empty, desalination projects off the Malibu coast are gaining momentum.Friday, April 3, 2026
Waterworks breaks ground on Carbon Mesa water mainProject will replace aging, undersized lines that have blocked some Carbon Mesa Road building approvals.Thursday, April 2, 2026
PCH repaving to close two eastbound lanes TuesdayCrews will close two of three eastbound lanes on PCH between Sunset and Temescal Canyon to repave over last week's water pipe break.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at TemescalExpect a big traffic jam with 1 lane open in either direction just above Temescal Canyon Road. No idea when water will resume flowing into Malibu, Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release Encinal water pipeline grantSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million promised in December 2024 remains unspent.Wednesday, August 19, 20261 comment
Arizona threatens to sue over Colorado River water cutsMalibu gets about 7 percent of its drinking water from the shrinking river as the Trump administration orders cuts only from lower-basin states.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Malibu red-tags 16 lots along PCH, but fencing remains inadequateThe city says it red-tagged parcels as a public safety measure, but most sites still have fencing that blew over months ago.Monday, August 3, 20261 comment
Colorado River collapse alarms Southern California water agencyFederal cuts loom on the Colorado as Northern California reservoirs sit at 99 percent — the whipsaw effect of a warming climate.Monday, May 18, 2026
Trancas Creek bridge faces new round of constructionL.A. County Waterworks will spend seven months installing a water main, followed by a city right-turn lane project at the same site.Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Tank water ran down hill into Zuma Creek underpassHalf the dumped tank water flowed past the Malibu Equestrian Center; the rest reached the PCH underpass where the county is preparing to divert the creek.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Why an 80-year-old Busch Drive tank is still in serviceThe 1947 concrete tank was flagged for replacement decades ago, but Planning Commission objections delayed permits for nearly 18 years.Monday, April 6, 2026
Waterworks breaks ground on Carbon Mesa water mainProject will replace aging, undersized lines that have blocked some Carbon Mesa Road building approvals.Thursday, April 2, 2026
Malibu water restored after two-day PCH pipe breakThe 70-year-old transmission pipe under PCH at Will Rogers Beach was repaired Friday, but L.A. County has not disclosed how low local storage tanks got.Monday, September 21, 2026
PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve waterCrews are blocking two of three lanes each direction near Temescal Canyon while repairing the sole water main serving Malibu and Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release emergency water pipeline fundsSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million for the Encinal Canyon water connection has been stalled for 18 months.Thursday, August 20, 2026
L.A. County Begins Rebuilding Point Dume Beach WashoutCrews are moving rocks and sand near Sunset Restaurant to shore up the road and its water pipe, where the beach has narrowed dramatically.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Malibu pauses lawsuit against LA County over Palisades FireThe city is dropping the county from its fire-damage lawsuit, citing Supervisor Horvath's $250 million water line plan.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Lake Oroville, Malibu's main water source, is 99% fullFour years of heavy winter rains have refilled the state's second-largest reservoir despite a near-snowless year.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Busch Drive tank flushed again as Malibu Park water deemed safeWind blew open an inspection hatch on the 80-year-old tank, prompting a boil-water order, drainage and superchlorination before service resumes Wednesday.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Malibu Park boil water order lifted after weekend confusionA Busch Drive water tank issue triggered a precautionary boil order for 300 households, but the city said it was never alerted by the county.Monday, April 6, 2026
Record March heat across U.S. signals new pressure on Malibu waterWith Sierra snowpack at 18 percent of normal and Colorado reservoirs near empty, desalination projects off the Malibu coast are gaining momentum.Friday, April 3, 2026
