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PID's System Recover Maps (Updated Weekly)
   

Water Advisory Lifted Map

PID service connections where the water quality advisory has been lifted. 

Customers using water at these properties should be aware that while PID is delivering potable water to these locations, we can not attest to the quality of piping or water on the customer's side of the meter. Customer side plumbing is all the piping from the service connection point (usually near the street) to the home, including outside piping and irrigation, and is the responsibility of the property owner.

  

View Lifted Advisory Map

 Investigation Maps

The following water system information is prepared and updated by PID and is subject to revision. PID does not guarantee the accuracy of this information nor its fitness for a particular use.

Service Lateral Sampling Map

Test results from water samples taken at the service lateral.

 The service lateral is the small pipe that connects your property's water meter to the main pipeline that delivers water to your neighborhood.

Mainline Sampling Map

 Test results from samples taken from the main pipeline that delivers water to your neighborhood.

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Water System Recovery Status for Paradise

 

Meetings

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Past Meetings:

November 2020 - View Meeting Video (Multi-agency update)

January 2020 - View Meeting Video

November 2019 -  View Meeting Video

September 2019 - View Meeting Video

July 2019 - View Meeting Video

May 2019 -  View Meeting Video  |   pdf Presentation Slides (11.65 MB)   | Short Recovery Video (4 minutes, 31 seconds) |

March 2019 - View Meeting Video

pdf (194 KB) pdf Draft Water System Recovery Plan (3.34 MB)

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Returning Potable Water to Paradise:

Explanation of why PID provides some customers with water testing and others with service lateral replacement.

The Problem:

The November 2018 Camp Fire caused some of the underground piping to become contaminated with fire-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The piping can cause the water to become contaminated too.

What we've learned: After months of thorough investigation, the PID staff have a good understanding of the pipe contamination problem and how to solve it.

  • Most large mainlines are delivering water that meets California's drinking water standards.
  • Most service laterals to standing homes (the pipe between the mainline and the meter) are delivering water that meets California drinking water standards.
  • A large percentage of service laterals serving lots where homes or businesses burned have fire-related damage.

How PID is handling the problem now:

Large Mainlines: We are testing to confirm the pipes are delivering water that meets standards. Cleared pipes are shown in blue here: https://arcgis.mobile-mms.com/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d18014b7986545c195ca1655bfba9a49.

Standing Home Service Laterals: Testing the water tells us if the pipe is contaminated. We allow the water to sit in the service lateral for at least 72 hours before testing. If the water that has been sitting in the service lateral and then tested meets California drinking water standards we are one step closer to lifting the water advisory for the home or business. If the water doesn't meet standards we schedule a crew to replace the service lateral with brand new material. Addresses, where the water-advisory has been lifted, are shown in blue here: https://arcgis.mobile-mms.com/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e49de70778d44ef1ac74f326bf69fd49. Over 300 customers have had the water advisory lifted at their home or business. What happens when we lift the water advisory at your property.

 Burned Lot Service Laterals: PID wants to replace all of the service laterals to burned lots. We don't believe more testing is necessary to prove the need for replacement. We're currently in the process of going out to bid to hire contractors to get the work done quickly. Contractors will start mass service lateral replacement this fall. To support rebuild efforts, PID will start with replacing service laterals to lots where customers have building permits or power-pole permits.

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