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96 million shade balls rolled into LA reservoir as water protection - BBC NEws - YouTube In a bid to conserve water in drought-hit California 96 million black plastic shade-balls have been. Los Angeles cant make it rain but it can shield its precious water with shade balls -- 96 million of them to be exact.

Millions Of Shade Balls Bobbing In L A Reservoirs California Drought Climate Change Effects Protect Water

The above video made in western Los Angeles county was released in June but the procedure was ongoing until Monday when LA.

. For months the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been releasing the black plastic balls to float on the surface of the 175-acre Los Angeles Reservoir in a massive drought relief project. At the Los Angeles Reservoir the 96 million 4-inch-diameter balls bobbing on the surface of the water are. These shade balls are being dumped into the water reservoir in Los Angeles to help improve the quality of the water stored in the reservoir. Shade balls by definition are small plastic spheres that float on top of a reservoir for environmental protection and to slow evaporation.

Mayor Eric Garcetti had a ball or more like 20000 balls with. As you may know or not the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power LADWP deployed around 400000 balls in the Ivanhoe reservoir since 2008 for the environmental reasons. SYLMAR LOS ANGELES KABC -- City officials released 20000 shade balls into the Los Angeles Reservoir Monday the final step in a 345 million water quality protection project. Los Angeles Department of Water Power - Shade Balls in the LA Reservoir.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials released 20000 shade balls. 27K views 78 likes 0 loves 10 comments 34 shares Facebook Watch Videos from Los Angeles Department of Water Power. The 96 million black plastic balls not only help to save water but also reduce algae bacterial growth and chemical reactions. Later in 2015 96 million shade balls were dumped into the Los Angeles Reservoir to improve water quality and save water.

In addition to Ivanhoe the shade balls are currently covering two other LA reservoirs. The balls are made of high density polyethylene HDPE which is less dense than water so they float on the surface of the reservoir even if they break apart. Thousands of plastic balls splashing into the Los Angeles reservoir - they are a small share of nearly 100 million of them floating. On August 12 2015 the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dropped 96 million shade balls into the Los Angeles Reservoir in order to prevent algae growth and reduce evaporation.