L.A. County Public Works patrols the roads, manages cleanup, and collects stormwater. With a little help from Batman.
Public Works and the National Weather Service work together to predict when big storms are rolling in. As the storm gets closer the forecast gets more refined and Batman forms a clearer picture of how to control water levels.
Batman has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's in environmental engineering with a focus on water resources. When he sees heavy rainfall coming, his job is to prep the team at Public Works to capture rain as it comes down and to divert excess water into big, open natural areas. “In 35 years, I've only had that blizzard warning maybe three times,” Pestrella said. “So that's an unusual event for L.A. County.”“What we're expecting is road closures,” he said. “So we're doing preventative road closures to make sure people stay safe. And we're asking the public to be very, very conscious of what roads are open or closed at any given time.
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