GRANADA HILLS (CNS) – Water service was restored today to more than 9,200 customers in Granada Hills and Porter Ranch who were without service for almost a week due to a broken valve. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said service was fully restored as of 2:27 a.m. Monday. Residents can now use tap water to take showers, flush toilets, conduct water landscaping, and any other household or business needs.
However, customers in the affected area were still urged to continue using boiled or bottled water until DWP staff completes two 18-hour rounds of water-quality testing.
The 10-million-gallon Susana Tank was being refilled Sunday night through the utility’s normal pumping process after days of using a temporary Metropolitan Water District supply. The outage began last Tuesday when a valve broke during repair work at a pump station, cutting off flow through a 54-inch pipeline that feeds the Susana Tank. Crews had to excavate 24 feet underground to access the damaged valve, located near oil pipelines, a fiber-optic line, and a gas line. The complexity of the site required widening the trench before the valve could be removed.
The outage came during a mini heat wave that saw temperatures soar well into the 90s in the affected area, which was bounded roughly by Rinaldi Avenue on the south, Balboa Boulevard on the east, De Soto Avenue on the west, and the foothills and hills to the north. DWP officials said the agency distributed more than 1 million bottles of water and delivered more than 1,200 gallons to vulnerable homebound residents, including seniors and customers with disabilities.
The following five service sites remained open on Monday for affected customers:
- Holleigh Bernson Memorial Park, 20500 Sesnon Blvd., Porter Ranch (water bottle distribution, recycled water, restrooms, showers, mobile laundry units; open 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.);
- O’Melveny Park, 17300 Sesnon Blvd., Granada Hills (water bottle distribution, recycled water, restrooms; open 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.);
- Intersection of Tampa Avenue and Sesnon Boulevard, on the border of Northridge and Porter Ranch (water bottle and recycled water; open 7 a.m.-9 p.m.);
- YMCA, 11336 Corbin St., Porter Ranch (showers, mobile laundry units; open 5 a.m.- 10 p.m.);
- Intersection of Rinaldi Avenue and Louise Avenue (showers, mobile laundry units, restrooms; open 5 a.m.-10 p.m.).
A complete list of services available to affected customers is available at ladwpnews.com/granada-hills-and-porter-ranch-customer-resources/.
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