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20260609 The water ran dry because the hydrants are connected to the municipal water supply, which is not designed to fight wildfires. According to the LADWP, the problem was not a lack of water.rtf
20260610 LADWP: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.rtf
20260610 Santa Ynez reservoir: (pronounced san tuh ee nez) near the northwestern end of the Palisades.rtf
20260612 Local water infrastructure was severely compromised; high-elevation hydrants ran completely dry because the local reservoir system was operating at just 2.5% capacity.rtf
20260618 During that window from the fire sparking and available water tanks running dry, the demand for water was four times the norm, causing water pressure to lower, making it hard to get water into the higher-elevation tanks.rtf
20260618 Guardian article on fires.rtf
20260629 LADWP approved 3-year, $10M contract w law firm to defend itself. Partners charge “up to” $1,975 per hour.rtf
20260714 ChatGPT reports that no laws prevent Angelenos from installing their own private water tanks in their backyards for fighting fires.rtf
20260714 Gemini says that open-air reservoirs in LA are used exclusively by aircraft with scoop buckets or snorkel fills. They are not set up as drafting stations for ground crews.rtf
20260714 Gemini shoots down my ideas for using Santa Ynez Reservoir as a source for firefighting.rtf
20260714 Gemini thinks remotely-operated valves to shut off water supply to structures during a fire is a realistic option.rtf
20260714 June 25, 2026 PPCC doc includes options that would allow Santa Ynez to be used f firefighting. On-Site Treatment ∕Filtration, Potable Tank Storage + Non-Potable Emergency Reservoir.rtf
20260714 Local fire hydrants are not designed to suppress firestorm conditions impacting an entire neighborhood of homes at the same time.rtf
20260714 Seems strange to say that there was no water supply shortage and to then say that the very next day they requested a huge volume of additional water, that water being used “ for local communities battling wildfires”.rtf
20260714 Some water systems can bypass their water treatment and put untreated water into their piping networks to overcome a flow limitation in treatment, but the flowrate will still be limited by pumping capacity and piping.rtf
20260714 Store water too long in tanks and reservoirs and it loses chlorination. Add more chlorine to maintain levels and you can produce disinfection byproducts, which are harmful contaminants.rtf
20260714 The three tanks and the Santa Ynez reservoir in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood were not the primary water supply for the area since that comes from outside of the Pacific Palisades [???].rtf
20260714 Water can be pumped into the pressure tanks from Santa Ynez at a flow rate of 5,500 gpm, which would’ve added 15% to the main flow rate, resulting in a total area flow rate of 42,500 gpm.rtf
20260714 private water tanks for firefighting.rtf
20260720 ChatGPT says the kinks in the backup hose will not necessarily straighten themselves out when water is flowing.rtf
20260720 Good overview of the Palisades water system.rtf
20260720 LADWP – the Palisades Reservoir was removed from service in 2013 ... LADWP also considered bringing the Palisades Reservoir back online while SYR was drained.rtf
20260720 LADWP – the Palisades Reservoir was removed from service in 2013.rtf
20260816 Extent of the mayor's influence over LADWP.rtf
20260816 LA mayor can’t simply tell LADWP to pursue a project. Appoints and can remove the board’s commissioners. Recommends the CEO. Executive directives have control where not otherwise granted.rtf
20260816 capital program: an organization's long-term plan for building, replacing, upgrading, and maintaining major physical assets. With LADWP: multiyear investment program for city's water & electric infrastructure.rtf
20260921 Even if Santa Ynez was full, once the flow rate demanded by use of fire hydrants and leakage from destroyed homes exceeded the max flow rate, the hydrants could not have maintained pressure.rtf
20260921 For Palisades specifically, limits arose on how quickly water was restored for the three tanks servicing the fire hydrants because the water had to be pumped uphill.rtf
20260921 In my opinion, stating that water supply was not a problem is incorrect as I explain here, and LADWP's plan to add capacity is further evidence.rtf
20260921 LADWP is proposing new storage tanks at Pacific Palisades Reservoir (Chautauqua) . They would add about 13 million gallons of operational storage at a higher elevation, improving system pressures.rtf
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