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Posted - January 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Saved - August 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Eric Spiegelman highlighted that the water pressure failed during the 1961 Bel Air and Topanga Fires, prompting the LAFD and DWP to implement improvements, including the construction of the Santa Ynez Reservoir for emergencies in the Pacific Palisades. However, the reservoir was reported empty recently. In response, Spiegelman noted that journalist Dave Zahniser confirmed the reservoir's purpose and revealed instances of incompetence regarding its management over the past couple of years.

@ericspiegelman - Eric Spiegelman

The water pressure also failed during the 1961 Bel Air and Topanga Fires. In the years after, LAFD and DWP planned a number of improvements, for those specific areas, to make sure that never happened again. One of those improvements was the construction of the Santa Ynez Reservoir, built expressly for emergencies in the Pacific Palisades. That reservoir was empty last week.

@ericspiegelman - Eric Spiegelman

Dave Zahniser confirms that Santa Ynez Reservoir was built specifically to protect the Palisades from fire, and uncovers some new instances of incompetence over the past couple years. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-22/why-has-a-reservoir-in-palisades-stood-empty-for-a-year

This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, according to internal emails reviewed by The Times. latimes.com
ericspiegelman
Posted - January 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Saved - January 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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I recalled how the water pressure failed during the 1961 Bel Air and Topanga Fires, prompting LAFD and DWP to plan improvements. They built the Santa Ynez Reservoir for emergencies in Pacific Palisades, but it was empty last week.

@ericspiegelman - Eric Spiegelman

The water pressure also failed during the 1961 Bel Air and Topanga Fires. In the years after, LAFD and DWP planned a number of improvements, for those specific areas, to make sure that never happened again. One of those improvements was the construction of the Santa Ynez Reservoir, built expressly for emergencies in the Pacific Palisades. That reservoir was empty last week.

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