And the hits just keep on coming for the people of Los Angeles who’ve lost everything they owned in the devastating wildfires that ravaged their beachside communities thanks to the gross incompetence of their so-called “leaders.”
It turns out the Pacific Palisades Reservoir, which stores the water used to do things like put out fires, was bone-dry and offline when the blaze sparked that would soon destroy thousands of acres of prime, high-end luxury property in and around Malibu.
According to an LA Times article published Friday afternoon, “Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.”
Firefighters attempting to control the blaze in the Palisades and the surrounding area reported area hydrants were either dry or operating at low pressure, leaving them without any way to fight the flames quickly devouring homes.
The LA Times reports that while it certainly wouldn’t have saved every structure and the system still would have struggled due to the high demand for water, “[h]ad the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night, said former DWP general manager Martin Adams, an expert on the city’s water system.”
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The news outlet said it wasn’t clear how long the reservoir had been out of operation or why it was empty, other than officials pointing to "a tear in the cover” that had been discovered at some point.
I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with California Democrats funneling tens of millions of gallons of useable water into the Pacific Ocean to save the smelt.
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