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Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline and empty when firestorm exploded
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:23 pm
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A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby.
Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.
The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. Numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.
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Department of Water and Power officials have said that demand for water during an unprecedented fire made it impossible to maintain any pressure to hydrants at high elevations.
Had the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night, said former DWP general manager Martin Adams, an expert on the city’s water system. But only for a time.
“You still would have ended up with serious drops in pressure,” Adams said in an interview Thursday. “Would Santa Ynez [Reservoir] have helped? Yes, to some extent. Would it have saved the day? I don’t think so.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline
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Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:24 pm to loogaroo
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:25 pm to loogaroo
It’s just sad that so many women carry around those big containers of water these days. There’s not even enough water left over to put out fires
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:26 pm to loogaroo
This level of ineptitude is fascinating
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:28 pm to loogaroo
But a lot of people in the other thread said that Florida and Texas wouldn't have been better prepared.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:28 pm to UnluckyTiger
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:29 pm to UnluckyTiger
this would be time to do repairs with fire season not usually beginning until June
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:31 pm to loogaroo
Sadly, all those soon to be republicans were fine with who they elected until they lost everything.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:35 pm to loogaroo
But the smelt and the lesbians !!
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:37 pm to loogaroo
Sounds like the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:38 pm to loogaroo
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Had the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night
Sure but at what cost. That reservoir was decimating the local ground lice population back to levels we havnt seen since the 90s.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:38 pm to loogaroo
These fires are expected seasonal events. To empty water reservoirs during this time for maintenance seems more intentional than incompetent IMO.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:39 pm to loogaroo
Why are we building/expanding major metropolis areas in regions where there’s a huge fire risk and frequent drought?
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:40 pm to el Gaucho
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It’s just sad that so many women carry around those big containers of water these days
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:42 pm to loogaroo
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:43 pm to loogaroo
It’s crazy how tragic events happen lately when something is shutdown for repair.
Bollards being repaired/replaced on Bourbon and some idiot decides that’s the day to run people down with his truck. Reservoir is offline for repairs and a major fire breaks out. Weird how that happens.
Bollards being repaired/replaced on Bourbon and some idiot decides that’s the day to run people down with his truck. Reservoir is offline for repairs and a major fire breaks out. Weird how that happens.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:45 pm to XLousianaResident
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These fires are expected seasonal events. To empty water reservoirs during this time for maintenance seems more intentional than incompetent IMO.
Read the full article.
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In the winter, water levels are kept purposely lower because of a seasonal decline in water use by residents. If water remains stagnant in a reservoir, there is a risk that the disinfectant, chloramine, will break down and chlorine will evaporate, leaving behind ammonia that could foster bacterial growth in the water supply.
“You would not have had a whole pile of water just sitting there,” Adams said. “That’s the battle in water storage — you’ve got to keep your tanks and reservoirs fluctuating.”
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:45 pm to XLousianaResident
Delete double post
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:46 pm to XLousianaResident
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These fires are expected seasonal events. To empty water reservoirs during this time for maintenance seems more intentional than incompetent IMO.
It's not the normal wildfire season right now. It runs June-Oct.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:47 pm to loogaroo
This sounds like a New Orleans pumping station story
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