Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday that residents and businesses in Pacific Palisades will be able to use water safely this week. Destroyed communities.
“No Drinking” notice will be lifted on Friday Deadly Palisade firesEngineers and experts at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Electricity have confirmed that there is no contaminant in the water supply.
Bass attributes DWP crew to Working seven days a week To restore and flush water supply substances, compared with the wildfires in heaven in November 2018, where the do-not-not-drink consultation lasted until May 2020.
“It took 18 months in the tragic camp fire. It was done here,” Bass said during a press conference at the Palisades Entertainment Center. “I am committed to rebuilding this community at the speed of lightning.”
Janisse Quiñones, DWP’s chief engineer and CEO, said residents and businesses in Palisades should rinse for at least 10 minutes before using water on Friday and turn on all pointed tips, showers and faucets. Quiñones said customers will get $50 in credit on their next bill, “so you don’t have to worry about the cost of running water.”
“We flush the system all the way to the meter,” Quiñones said. “Once it is rinsed and clear inside your structure, we know the water in the meter is clean – so you should be fine.”
Residents and businesses will be able to drink water, shower and cook like before a wildfire.
Since the January 7 fire, Beth and city officials have also highlighted progress in restoration at the Palisades Entertainment Center, which destroyed thousands of homes and killed 12 people. Point out the Environmental Protection Agency Debris removal completed last week Bass said that in the first third of the time, 60 properties have now entered the third phase – the licensing and reconstruction process.
Bass thanks to the Trump administration for providing staff and resources “so quickly.”
Both the bass and the DWP chief reiterated their commitment to the Palisades “underground” power line. Part of Palisade – including some streets of the Highlands and Castella – already have underground power cords. Quiñones said DWP engineers began planning the move a week after the January 7 fire broke out, and so far, designed 4,000 feet of new underground lines that are now “ready to be built.”
“The goal is to have new underground infrastructure, power infrastructure for all Palisades,” Quiñones said.
The underground line is protected by windproof, fallen leaves and lightning, which reduces the Causes wildfires.
The DWP plans to place underground on 80 miles of circuits throughout the Palisade area, a process that could take years. Underground wires could range from $1 million to $4 million per mile, and Quiñones said the utility is evaluating how to fund the overall installation.
Meanwhile, Quiñones said the utility has rebuilt its distribution system and replaced 800 poles to restore power to nearly every customer.
Quiñones said that as of Thursday, 143 customers in the coastal areas in “hard-to-reach areas” were still out of power.
