As of February 25th LADWP has lifted the Do Not Drink order for many Palisades residents and surrounding areas (Zones 529 – east of Temescal, west of Amalfi and PCH north to Bestor and 310 – some of SM Canyon).
There is now an interactive map from LADWP to identify whether or not your address is still under the Do Not Drink order or not.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8d8e52b5cd804b5f8a537a2065d88696
This link will provide information about the process, status and offers the ability to search your address for an update on the water quality and drinkability.
Here are recommendations from LADWP for those using their faucets/taps, hoses and appliances again.
- Prepare your site for flushing. Remove aerators and screens from all faucets. Set water-softening devices and filters, both point-of-use and whole-house, to “bypass mode.”
- Flush outside plumbing. Open and flush any external fixtures and hose bibs/faucets for about 10 minutes or until water is clear and temperature is constant.
- Flush cold water. Run all cold-water faucets on the property beginning with the faucet closest to the water line. Run the water at the highest flow (or fully open) for about 10 minutes or until water is clear and temperature is constant. Then turn off all faucets in reverse order.
- Flush all toilets and urinals. Do this at least once but repeat if the refilled water is not clear.
- Flush hot water. Drain your hot water tank to discharge any accumulated sediments. Wait for the hot water tank to refill and flush as in Step 3.
- Clean aerators and screens and reattach to faucets, shower heads, and fixtures.
- Flush appliances. Run an empty dishwasher and washing machine once on the rinse cycle. Empty ice from ice maker bin; run ice maker and discard 2 additional batches of ice.
- Restore all removed filters and reset all water devices from “bypass mode.”
The Do Not Drink Water Notice remains in effect for the following seven service zones in the Pacific Palisades zip code 90272: 330, 375, 498, 720, 1137, 1345 and 1645.
LADWP crews continue to work 7-days a week to flush and test water pipes in the remaining service areas and will continue until water quality is fully restored and the Do Not Drink notice is fully lifted.