Los Angeles officials are pleading at residents of Porter Ranch and Granada Hills not to flush toilets or water in days-long water service, saying it could delay repairs.
On Tuesday, a valve that controlled the flow of water into the affected community broke, and the service of about 9,200 households hit the area as the heat wave caught the area. High 90s Low 100.
The day after the break, Los Angeles Department of Water and Electricity Give a notice Boiling water in Porter Ranch and parts of the Granada Hills is recommended not to do so “can cause stomach or intestinal diseases.”
By Friday morning, many customers saw the recovery of the water, but the DWP even urged those who had water on the faucet to stop using it. While crews were digging a deep pit to reach the damaged valve, others were working to fill and pressurize a large tank serving the area. However, as residents conduct business, the pressure dropped overnight.
“We are very worried that if people continue to use the water flowing out of their faucets today, it will delay its ability [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power] To restore the production line and restore it, and to use water to return to normal so that you don’t have to boil water so that you don’t have to protect.
On August 6, DWP crews on Porter Ranch Drive and Rinaldi Street are pumping water into the distribution system to help with water demand. The goal is to repair the system by the early morning of August 11.
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“I know that after two days without water, when we see water starts dripping into our faucets, we think everything is OK, but we actually need to add that pressure.”
DWP general manager Janisse Quiñones said the city hopes to restore the system on Monday 3.am “but it’s very dependent on pressure.”
As of 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, the 10 million gallon tanks serving the area were about 20%. In less than seven hours, the tank was Estimated to be 27%. She accused consumption.
“The tank lost the equivalent of one million gallons during the high demand period,” Quiñones said, “the equivalent of 776,000 toilet flushing. ”
Some in the suffering community claim not everyone follows counseling to get rid of the faucet.
“Where am I, they don’t follow the rules,” district resident Robert Morris Tell KTLA 5. “They are still watering the weeds. They are working hard. They are trying to fix it.”
Several restaurants in the area reported on social media that they remained open, relying on bottled water and other beverages as well as external delivery of ice.
Quiñones said her agency is working to identify business feeding for damaged systems.
“Open people have cleared them from another unaffected system,” she said.
Shortly after city officials begged residents to save water, they would take the coupling device of the temporary pipeline to carry water into a troubled system. A gust of water poured into a street in the Granada Mountains
To start replacing the broken valve, DWP staff intends to empty the water from the pipes starting at 8 p.m. Saturday. According to the press release, the pipeline exploded before it happened.
“Obviously, the way it was exhausted tonight was not ideal,” said DWP spokesman Jessie Johnson.
The blowout will delay repairs, but may delay for hours rather than days, she said.
Water Saga started Tuesday, when crews worked at a pump station connected to the water tanks in the area. The water control valve rupture did not reopen, cutting off the flow to the 54-inch diameter pipe supplying the area.
Since the break, DWP reported that its staff worked throughout the day to replace the broken valve while also pumping water into the system.
DWP officials said the complex needed to work 20 feet underground and near other critical infrastructure.
Quiñons said staff have excavated 85% of the area and have begun manually digging valves to ensure that adjacent oil pipelines, fiber optic lines and gas pipes are not affected.
DWP opens five locations for residents to shower, wash clothes and pick up bottled water:
- Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park, 20500 Sesnon Blvd, Porter Ranch: Water bottle distribution, recycled water distribution, toilet, shower, mobile laundry. 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.
- Granada Hills 17300 Sesnon Blvd. O’Melveny Park: Water bottle distribution, recycled water distribution, restroom. 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.
- The intersection of Tampa Avenue and Sesnon Blvd. On the border between Northridge and Porter Ranch: Water bottle distribution and recycled water distribution. 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.
- YMCA, 11336 Corbin Street, Porter Ranch: Shower, mobile laundry. 5 a.m.-10 p.m.
- The intersection of Rinaldi and Louise Ave: shower, mobile laundry, toilet. 5 a.m.-10 p.m.
