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Gas service to return to some homes in Rancho Palos Verdes starting this week
Scenes from landslide areas throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. A tarp covers the street where a large fissure toppled a few homes last year. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Homes identified as safe and secure in Rancho Palos Verdes will start getting their gas service back this week as SoCalGas begins upgrading its infrastructure. Homes in the Seaview neighborhood will be checked first.
Why now: Significant land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes forced the company to shut down gas lines last year. SoCalGas and the city have been monitoring the situation. SoCalGas, in a news release, said that there has been “no measurable land movement in Seaview and Portuguese Bend Beach Club since February." And in the City of Rolling Hills, the movement rates have been at or less than .1 inch per week.
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A milestone for some homes in Rancho Palos Verdes: gas service returns
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What's next: This is the first round of available gas restoration for the Rancho Palos Verdes. Restoration will begin on Tuesday, and the first homes to be checked in Seaview will be on Dauntless, Exultant and Admirable Drives. After that homes on Palos Verdes Drive South will be evaluated. Work in Seaview is expected to be finished by the end of June. Design and implementation plans for homes in the Portuguese Bend Beach Club and the City of Rolling Hills are being developed next.
The Portuguese Bend community is still experiencing significant land movement, “making it unsafe for SoCalGas to reconnect service at this time,” according to the company.
For residents: In order for your home to be worked on it first has to be deemed safe and secure, and a homeowner has to approve the servicing. SoCalGas also wants homeowners to know the following about the process:
- A person over the age of 18 must be present during the entire restoration.
- SoCalGas must have access to your meter and inside your residence to check the safety of your natural gas appliances.
- It will take one to two hours.
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