L.A.'s Water Sources in 2024

A map of California showing the L.A. water resources for 2024. Text reads Los Angeles Aqueduct 59%; MWD State Water Project and Colorado River Aqueduct 36%; Recycled Water 3%; Local Groundwater 2%.

Los Angeles receives water from several sources. In 2024, the Los Angeles Aqueduct supplied 59 percent of the water that was treated at the Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant. Purchased imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) amounted to 36 percent. The remaining amount was sourced from local groundwater at 2 percent and recycled water at 3 percent.