This lateral pipes feature class represents current wastewater information connecting a residence or business to the mainline sewer in the City of Los Angeles. The Mapping and Land Records Division of the Bureau of Engineering, Department of Public Works provides the most rigorous geographic information of the sanitary sewer system using a geometric network model, to ensure that its sewers reflect current ground conditions. The sanitary sewer system, pump plants, wyes, maintenance holes, and other structures represent the sewer infrastructure in the City of Los Angeles. Wye and sewer information is available on NavigateLA, a website hosted by the Bureau of Engineering, Department of Public Works.For a complete list of attribute values, please refer to (TBA Wastewater data dictionary). Wastewater Lateral Pipes lines layer was created in geographical information systems (GIS) software to display the location of wastewater lateral pipes. The laterals lines layer is a feature class in the LACityWastewaterData.gdb Geodatabase dataset. The layer consists of spatial data as a line feature class and attribute data for the features. The lines are entered manually based on wastewater sewer maps and BOE standard plans, and information about the lines is entered into attributes. The lateral lines are constructed from LA City's main sewer connection to the Landbase parcels as shown on the Wye maps. The wastewater lateral pipes lines are inherited from a sewer spatial database originally created by the City's Wastewater program. The database was known as SIMMS, Sewer Inventory and Maintenance Management System. Lateral pipe information should only be added to the Wastewater lateral pipes layer if documentation exists, such as a wastewater map approved by the City Engineer. Sewers plans and specifications proposed under private development are reviewed and approved by BOE. The Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering's, Brown Book (current as of 2010) outlines standard specifications for public works construction. For more information on sewer materials and structures, look at the Bureau of Engineering Manual, Part F, Sewer Design, F 400 Sewer Materials and Structures section, and a copy can be viewed at http://eng.lacity.org/techdocs/sewer-ma/f400.pdf.List of Fields:REHABRECORDEDLENGTHLATERALTYPE: This value is the type of lateral line. Values: • Dash - This value is for laterals that were created from a Sewer permit taken out for construction of the lateral. • Solid - This value is for laterals that were constructed when original pipe lines were constructed.MATERIALENABLED: Internal feature number.SHAPE: Feature geometry.LAST_UPDATE: Date of last update of the line feature.USER_ID: The name of the user carrying out the edits of the pipe data.SPECIAL_STRUCTDIAMETEROBJECTID: Internal feature number.CRTN_DT: Creation date of the line feature.ASSETID: User-defined unique feature number that is automatically generated.ATTACHMENTSHAPE_Length: Length of feature in internal units.

This pipe feature class represents current wastewater information of the mainline sewer in the City of Los Angeles. The Mapping and Land Records Division of the Bureau of Engineering, Department of Public Works provides the most rigorous geographic information of the storm drain system using a geometric network model, to ensure that its storm drains reflect current ground conditions. The conduits and inlets represent the storm drain infrastructure in the City of Los Angeles. Storm drain information is available on NavigateLA, a website hosted by the Bureau of Engineering, Department of Public Works.Associated information about the wastewater Pipe is entered into attributes. Principal attributes include:PIPE_SUBTYPE: pipe subtype is the principal field that describes various types of lines as either Airline, Force Main, Gravity, Siphon, or Special Lateral.For a complete list of attribute values, please refer to (TBA Wastewater data dictionary). Wastewater pipe lines layer was created in geographical information systems (GIS) software to display the location of sewer pipes. The pipe lines layer is a feature class in the LACityWastewaterData.gdb Geodatabase dataset. The layer consists of spatial data as a line feature class and attribute data for the features. The lines are entered manually based on wastewater sewer maps and BOE standard plans, and information about the lines is entered into attributes. The pipe lines are the main sewers constructed within the public right-of-way in the City of Los Angeles. The ends of line segments, of the pipe lines data, are coincident with the wastewater connectivity nodes, cleanout nodes, non-structures, and physical structures points data. Refer to those layers for more information. The wastewater pipe lines are inherited from a sewer spatial database originally created by the City's Wastewater program. The database was known as SIMMS, Sewer Inventory and Maintenance Management System. For the historical information of the wastewater pipe lines layer, refer to the metadata nested under the sections Data Quality Information, Lineage, Process Step section. Pipe information should only be added to the Wastewater Pipes layer if documentation exists, such as a wastewater map approved by the City Engineer. Sewers plans and specifications proposed under private development are reviewed and approved by Bureau of Engineering. The Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering's, Brown Book (current as of 2010) outlines standard specifications for public works construction. For more information on sewer materials and structures, look at the Bureau of Engineering Manual, Part F, Sewer Design, F 400 Sewer Materials and Structures section, and a copy can be viewed at http://eng.lacity.org/techdocs/sewer-ma/f400.pdf.List of Fields:STREET: This is the street name and street suffix on which the pipe is located.PIPE_LABEL: This attribute identifies the arc segment between two nodes, which represents the pipe segment. There could be any number of pipes between the same two maintenance holes and at least one. If there is more than one pipe between the same two maintenance holes, then a value other than 'A' is assigned to each pipe, such as the value 'B', 'C', and so on consecutively. Also, when a new pipe is constructed, some old pipes are not removed from the ground and the new pipe is added around the existing pipe. In this case, if the original pipe was assigned an 'A', the new pipe is assigned a 'B'.C_UP_INV: This is the calculated pipe upstream invert elevation value.PIPE_MAT: The value signifies the various materials that define LA City's sewer system. Values: • TCP - Terra Cotta pipe. • CMP - Corrugated metal pipe. • RCP - Reinforced concrete pipe. Used for sewers larger than 42inch, with exceptions. • PCT - Polymer concrete pipe. • CON - Concrete or cement. • DIP - Ductile iron pipe. • ABS - Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. • STL - Steel. • UNK - Unknown. • ACP - Asbestos cement pipe. • RCL - Reinforced concrete pipe lined. • OTH - Other or unknown. • VCP - Vitrified clay pipe. • TRS - Truss pipe. • CIP - Cast iron pipe. • PVC - Polyvinyl chloride. • BRK - Brick. • RCPL - Lined Reinforced concrete pipe. Used for sewers larger than 42inch, with exceptions. • B/C - Concrete brick pipe. • FRP - Centrifugally cast fiberglass reinforced plastic mortar pipe.DN_INV: This is the downstream invert elevation value.PIPE_WIDTH: This value is the pipe dimension for shapes other than round.C_SLOPE: This is the calculated slope.ENABLED: Internal feature number.DN_STRUCT: This attribute identifies a number at one of two end points of the line segment that represents a sewer pipe. A sewer pipe line has a value for the UP_STRUCT and DN_STRUCT fields. This point is the downstream structure that may be a maintenance hole, pump station, junction, etc. Each of these structures is assigned an identifying number that corresponds to a Sewer Wye data record. The 8 digit value is based on an S-Map index map using a standardized numbering scheme. The S-Map is divided into 16 grids, each numbered sequentially from west to east and north to south. The first three digits represent the S-Map number, the following two digits represent the grid number, and the last three digits represent the structure number within the grid. This field also relates to the (name of table or layer) node attribute table.PIPE_SIZE: This value is the inside pipe diameter in inches.MON_INST: This is the month of the pipe installation.PIPE_ID: The value is a combination of the values in the UP_STRUCT, DN_STRUCT, and PIPE_LABEL fields. This is the 17 digit identifier of each pipe segment and is a key attribute of the pipe line data layer. This field named PIPE_ID relates to the field in the Annotation Pipe feature class and to the field in the Wye line feature class data layers.REMARKS: This attribute contains additional comments regarding the pipe line segment.DN_STA_PLS: This is the tens value of the downstream stationing.EASEMENT: This value denotes whether or not the pipe is within an easement.DN_STA_100: This is the hundreds value of the downstream stationing.PIPE_SHAPE: The value signifies the shape of the pipe cross section. Values: • SE - Semi-Elliptical. • O1 - Semi-Elliptical. • UNK - Unknown. • BM - Burns and McDonald. • S2 - Semi-Elliptical. • EL - Elliptical. • O2 - Semi-Elliptical. • CIR - Circular. • Box - Box (Rectangular).PIPE_STATUS: This attribute contains the pipe status. Values: • U - Unknown. • P - Proposed. • T - Abandoned. • F - As Built. • S - Siphon. • L - Lateral. • A - As Bid. • N - Non-City. • R - Airline.ENG_DIST: LA City Engineering District. The boundaries are displayed in the Engineering Districts index map. Values: • O - Out LA. • V - Valley Engineering District. • W - West LA Engineering District. • H - Harbor Engineering District. • C - Central Engineering District.C_PIPE_LEN: This is the calculated pipe length.OWNER: This value is the agency or municipality that constructed the pipe. Values: • PVT - Private. • CTY - City of LA. • FED - Federal Facilities. • COSA - LA County Sanitation. • OUTLA - Adjoining cities.CRTN_DT: Creation date of the line feature.TRTMNT_LOC: This value is the treatment plant used to treat the pipe wastewater.PCT_ENTRY2: This is the flag determining if the second slope value, in SLOPE2 field, was entered in percent as opposed to a decimal. Values: • Y - The value is expressed as a percent. • N - The value is not expressed as a percent.UP_STA_100: This is the hundreds value of the upstream stationing.DN_MH: The value is the ID of the structure. This point is the structure that may be a maintenance hole, pump station, junction, etc. The field name DN_MH signifies the structure is the point at the downstream end of the pipe line segment. The field DN_MH is a key attribute to relate the pipe lines feature class to the STRUCTURE_ID field in the physical structures feature class.SAN_PIPE_IDUSER_ID: The name of the user carrying out the edits of the pipe data.WYE_MAT: This is the pipe material as shown on the wye card.WYE_DIAM: This is the pipe diameter as shown on the wye card.SLOPE2: This is the second slope value used for pipe segments with a vertical curve.EST_YR_LEV: This value is the year installed level.EST_MATL: This is the flag determining if the pipe material was estimated.LINER_DATE: This value is the year that the pipe was re-lined.LAST_UPDATE: Date of last update of the line feature.SHAPE: Feature geometry.EST_YEAR: This is the flag indicating if the year if installation was estimated.EST_UPINV: This is the flag determining if the pipe upstream elevation value was estimated.WYE_UPDATE: This value indicates whether the wye card was updated.PCT_ENTRY: This is the flag determining if the slope was entered in percent as opposed to a decimal. Values: • N - The value is not expressed as a percent. • Y - The value is expressed as a percent.PROF: This is the profile drawing number.PLAN1: This is the improvement plan drawing number.PLAN2: This is the supplementary improvement plan drawing number.EST_DNINV: This is the flag determining if the pipe downstream elevation value was estimated.UP_STRUCT: This attribute identifies a number at one of two end points of the line segment that represents a sewer pipe. A sewer pipe line has a value for the UP_STRUCT and DN_STRUCT fields. This point is the upstream structure that may be a maintenance hole, pump station, junction, etc. Each of these structures is assigned an identifying number that corresponds to a Sewer Wye data record. The 8 digit value is based on an S-Map index map

The Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (CSMD) of Los Angeles County is administered by the Los Angeles County Public Works (LACPW). For the list of cities served, operational maps, or for more information about the CSMD, please visit the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance home page. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts maintain the trunk sewers in most of the areas within Los Angeles County outside the City of Los Angeles.The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District maintains trunk sewers in and near Agoura Hills and Calabasas.

The Los Angeles County Public Works Sanity Sewer Network application displays the sanitary sewer lines and manholes maintained by the Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (District). It also shows facilities such as pump stations and treatment plants, non SMD sewer lines and manholes and the County Sanitation District"s trunk lines and manholes. The direction of flow comes in handy to determine the complete sewer flow. Users can search by various attributes including address, intersection, or Parcel AIN number to determine if they are located within the District and which facilities they may be connected to. Selecting an item such as manhole or sewer line will show information such as material type and size.

The Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (CSMD) of Los Angeles County is administered by the Los Angeles County Public Works (LACPW). For the list of cities served, operational maps, or for more information about the CSMD, please visit the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance home page. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts maintain the trunk sewers in most of the areas within Los Angeles County outside the City of Los Angeles.The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District maintains trunk sewers in and near Agoura Hills and Calabasas.

The Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (CSMD) of Los Angeles County is administered by the Los Angeles County Public Works (LACPW). For the list of cities served, operational maps, or for more information about the CSMD, please visit the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance home page. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts maintain the trunk sewers in most of the areas within Los Angeles County outside the City of Los Angeles.The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District maintains trunk sewers in and near Agoura Hills and Calabasas.

The Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (CSMD) of Los Angeles County is administered by the Los Angeles County Public Works (LACPW). For the list of cities served, operational maps, or for more information about the CSMD, please visit the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance home page. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts maintain the trunk sewers in most of the areas within Los Angeles County outside the City of Los Angeles.The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District maintains trunk sewers in and near Agoura Hills and Calabasas.

SCCWRP and technical partners (Colorado School of Mines and Council for Watershed Health), worked with the State Water Resources Control Board and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, in cooperation with local municipalities (including City of LA Bureau of Sanitation, City of LA Department of Water and Power, LA County Department of Public Works, and LA County Sanitation Districts), to conduct the Los Angeles River Environmental Flows Project (Project). The goals of the project were to develop a process for establishing flow criteria, to apply the process to provide recommendations for flow criteria in the LA River, and to produce tools and approaches to evaluate management scenarios necessary to achieve recommended flow criteria. The project also serves as an important pilot application of the California Environmental Flows Framework (CEFF) by demonstrating how CEFF can be applied in a highly urbanized watershed where flow alteration is primarily caused by treated wastewater and stormwater discharges. The outcomes of this project may also serve as a model for assessing similar situations in other river systems.

For more information about this project, go to the project website: https://www.sccwrp.org/about/research-areas/ecohydrology/los-angeles-river-flows-project/

A full description of the methods and datasets are described in the Aquatic Life Use Assessment technical report: https://ftp.sccwrp.org/pub/download/DOCUMENTS/TechnicalReports/1154_LARiverAquaticLifeUses.pdf

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District) was established in 1915 and encompasses approximately 2,758 square miles. The District operates and maintains one of the most complex systems of flood control and water conservation in the Country. The District’s current infrastructure includes 14 major dams and reservoirs, 483 miles of concrete and soft-bottom channels, 3,380 miles of underground storm drain conduits, 82,275 catch basins, 48 pump stations, 173 debris basins, 181 crib dams, 29 sediment placement sites, 27 spreading grounds, 21 low-flow diversion structures, 3 seawater barrier systems with 290 seawater barrier injection wells, 1 constructed wetland, and 1 mitigation bank area. Employees of the Los Angeles County Public Works (PW) serve as staff for the District. The District is separate from PW and funds of each entity remain in separate accounts. PW pays the District for the use of District equipment, materials and property used for County purposes. The District is empowered to carry out the objectives of the Los Angeles County Flood Control Act of 1915, California Water Code, Appendix, Chapter 28 (the Act). The objectives are to provide for the control and conservation of flood, storm and other wastewater and to protect from damage such as flood or storm waters, the harbors, waterways, public highways and property within the District. These powers are exercised by the County Board of Supervisors (Board), which acts as the governing body of the District. The duties of the Board include approving the District’s budget, determining the District’s tax rates, approving contracts, and determining when to issue bonds authorized by the voters of the District.

The Los Angeles County Storm Drain System is a geometric network model representing the storm drain infrastructure within Los Angeles County. The long term goal of this network is to seamlessly integrate the countywide drainage infrastructure, regardless of ownership or jurisdiction. Current uses by the Department of Public Works (DPW) include asset inventory, operational maintenance, and compliance with environmental regulations.

GIS DATA DOWNLOADS: (More information is in the table below)

File geodatabase: A limited set of feature classes comprise the majority of this geometric network. These nine feature classes are available in one file geodatabase (.gdb). ArcMap versions compatible with the .gdb are 10.1 and later. Read-only access is provided by the open-source software QGIS. Instructions on opening a .gdb file are available here, and a QGIS plugin can be downloaded here.

Acronyms and Definitions (pdf) are provided to better understand terms used.

ONLINE VIEWING: Use your PC’s browser to search for drains by street address or drain name and download engineering drawings. The Web Viewer link is: https://dpw.lacounty.gov/fcd/stormdrain/

MOBILE GIS: This storm drain system can also be viewed on mobile devices as well as your PC via ArcGIS Online. (As-built plans are not available with this mobile option.)

More About these Downloads All data added or updated by Public Works is contained in nine feature classes, with definitions listed below. The file geodatabase (.gdb) download contains these eleven feature classes without network connectivity. Feature classes include attributes with unabbreviated field names and domains.

ArcMap versions compatible with the .gdb are 10.1 and later.

Feature Class Download Description

CatchBasin In .gdb Catch basins collect urban runoff from gutters

Culvert In .gdb A relatively short conduit that conveys storm water runoff underneath a road or embankment. Typical materials include reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and corrugated metal pipe (CMP). Typical shapes are circular, rectangular, elliptical, or arched.

ForceMain In .gdb Force mains carry stormwater uphill from pump stations into gravity mains and open channels.

GravityMain In .gdb Underground pipes and channels.

LateralLine In .gdb Laterals connect catch basins to underground gravity mains or open channels.

MaintenanceHole In .gdb The top opening to an underground gravity main used for inspection and maintenance.

NaturalDrainage In .gdb Streams and rivers that flow through natural creek beds

OpenChannel In .gdb Concrete lined stormwater channels.

PumpStation In .gdb Where terrain causes accumulation, lift stations are used to pump stormwater to where it can once again flow towards the ocean

Data Field Descriptions

Most of the feature classes in this storm drain geometric network share the same GIS table schema. Only the most critical attributes are listed here per LACFCD operations.

Attribute Description

ASBDATE The date the design plans were approved “as-built” or accepted as “final records”.

CROSS_SECTIN_SHAPE The cross-sectional shape of the pipe or channel. Examples include round, square, trapezoidal, arch, etc.

DIAMETER_HEIGHT The diameter of a round pipe or the height of an underground box or open channel.

DWGNO Drain Plan Drawing Number per LACFCD Nomenclature

EQNUM Asset No. assigned by the Department of Public Works’ (in Maximo Database).

MAINTAINED_BY Identifies, to the best of LAFCD’s knowledge, the agency responsible for maintaining the structure.

MOD_DATE Date the GIS features were last modified.

NAME Name of the individual drainage infrastructure.

OWNER Agency that owns the drainage infrastructure in question.

Q_DESIGN The peak storm water runoff used for the design of the drainage infrastructure.

SOFT_BOTTOM For open channels, indicates whether the channel invert is in its natural state (not lined).

SUBTYPE Most feature classes in this drainage geometric nature contain multiple subtypes.

UPDATED_BY The person who last updated the GIS feature.

WIDTH Width of a channel in feet.