LOS ANGELES (July 18, 2026) – LADWP crews made significant progress overnight, successfully cutting and removing a 25-foot-long piece of the ruptured pipe and setting the replacement segment into place. Our welders worked overnight and completed putting in the new 3-foot diameter steel pipe. Due to the size and complexity of this job, welding can […]
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LADWP Crews Make Significant Progress Overnight Responding to West Hollywood Water Main Incident – 10 AM July 17, 2026
LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2026) – LADWP crews remain onsite at the location of a large water pipe rupture that was reported Thursday morning before 4:00 a.m. Overnight, workers made significant progress and finished draining the 0.7-mile-long section of the pipe, as well as the area surrounding the pipe break. Approximately 195,000 gallons of water […]
Mayor Bass, LADWP Urge Impacted Customers to Conserve Water as Response Efforts Continue Following West Hollywood Pipe Rupture
*This news release was originally published and distributed by the Office of Mayor Karen Bass on July 16, 2026. Mayor Bass, LADWP Urge Impacted Customers to Conserve Water as Response Efforts Continue Following West Hollywood Pipe Rupture Water Remains Safe to Drink; Sunset Boulevard between Larrabee Street and La Cienega Boulevard Remains Closed; Impacted […]
Water Main Incident in West Hollywood Area
LOS ANGELES (July 16, 2026) – LADWP is responding to the water main break affecting West Hollywood and the surrounding area near Sunset Boulevard, Holloway Drive and area streets. We received the report of this incident at 3:55 A.M. and our water crews have been onsite working to carefully and methodically close large diameter valves […]
July 7, 2026, 6:30 PM Update: Majority of Customers Affected by Encino Area Outage Now Restored
LOS ANGELES (July 7, 2026) — A majority of the 1,575 customers affected by a power outage that began around noon today have been restored. Currently, 15 customers remain without power. LADWP crews continue to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to the remaining affected customers. To track the status of […]
10 PM Monday, June 29 Power Outage Update: Porter Ranch Outage
Los Angeles (June 29, 2026) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) continues to respond to a power outage in the Porter Ranch community. Approximately 2,500 customers remain without power as restoration efforts continue. Crews remain onsite and will work overnight to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible. Repairs […]
