Remaining drinking water restrictions due to the Palisade fire on the Los Angeles County coast will be lifted for residents of the burn zone.
The Ministry of Water and Power’s “do not drink” notification at Pallisard in the Pacific Ocean will be lifted on Friday. After the notification is cancelled, the LADWP crew continues testing the water.
The agency asked residents to take the following steps:
Remove the aerator and screen from all faucets and prepare the site for flushing. Set both water sorting devices and filters in bypass mode from both point-off points and hallhouses. Open and flush the exterior fixtures and hose bibs/faucets for about 10 minutes or until the water is clear and the temperature is constant, then flush the outside of the pipes. All cold water faucets starting from the faucet closest to the water supply are run through the facility to flush out the cold water. Run the water for about 10 minutes at the best flow (or fully open) or until the water is clear and the temperature is constant. Then turn off all faucets in reverse order. Flush all toilets and urinals at least once, but repeat if the refilled water is not clear. To drain the accumulated deposits, a hot water tank is drained to wash away the hot water. Wait for the hot water tank to refill and flush (clean the cold water) as in step 3. Retach to clean aerators and screens, faucets, shower heads and supplies. Run the empty dishwasher and washing machine once in the washer and flush the washer. Run the ice maker from the ice maker bottle, and throw away two additional batches of ice. Restore all deleted filters and reset all water devices from bypass mode.
Each property has on-site instructions to assist in the flushing process. Janisse Quiñones, general manager of DWP, said the area serving more than 8,400 homes and businesses has nearly 100 miles of water pipes.
Customers will be credited $50 to their DWP accounts and can flush the pipes without worrying about additional costs.
Quiñones noted that great advances are being made in restoring power systems with 800 electric poles, 50,000 feet of cable and power recovery to thousands of homes and businesses. She added that around 143 customers continue to maintain power due to the challenging area.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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