Rancho Palos Verdes' sliding land triggers short-notice gas shutoffs to coastal homes, adding to the miseries they have endured.
Coastal dwellers in Rancho Palos Verdes can now add gas shutoffs to the litany of headaches they have endured as a stretch of their idyllic community slips steadily to the sea. 'Due to worsening land movement,' SoCal Gas on Friday told Portguese Bend-area residents to expect to lose natural gas service Monday morning. 'This dynamic situation requires we take immediate action to protect public safety.
The shutoff notice provided no detail on how long it would take the gas company to move 600 feet of gas lines and install flexible connections and emergency shutoff valves. The utility said homeowners can remain in place, but warned against connecting alternate gas supplies, including propane, to their metered lines. Rancho Palos Verdes said it would begin voluntary safety inspections. The short notice rankled some residents.
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