Due to rapidly accelerating land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes, SoCalGas has announced an indefinite gas shutoff for 35 homes in the neighboring city of Rolling Hills. The land movement, exacerbated by historic rainfall, has made it unsafe to provide natural gas service. Over 150 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes are already without gas and power.
An aerial view of upscale homes destroyed by a landslide in July 2023, in Rolling Hills Estates. Gas has now been shut off to homes in neighboring Rolling Hills .Gas will be turned off for 35 homes in the city of Rolling Hills starting Monday. The shut off will be indefinite, SoCalGas announced on Thursday.SoCal gas said in a statement that the rapidly accelerating land movement in the Portuguese Bend area — around 4.
Gas will be turned off for 35 homes in the city of Rolling Hills starting Monday. The shut off will be indefinite, SoCalGas announced on Thursday. In Rancho Palos Verdes, over 150 homes are without power and gas after historic rainfalls over the last two winters have accelerated an ancient landslide on the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
SoCal gas said in a statement that the rapidly accelerating land movement in the Portuguese Bend area — around 4.5 feet a month — in Rancho Palos Verdes has made it “unsafe to provide natural gas service.” That, along with a recent water line break, lead to the shutoffs. The utility is not providing payment assistance to affected customers but they will not receive a gas bill for the duration of the shut off.Historic rainfall in Southern California accelerated the land movement with city staff saying the current rate of movement is “about 88 times faster than it was in October 2022.”
Because of the land movement, the iconic Wayfarers Chapel was disassembled after its grounds sustained significant damage. Dozens of homes have also been damaged and earlier this month Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the city of Rancho Palos Verdes"to protect public safety amid ongoing land movement that has resulted in disrupted utility services and evacuation warnings for impacted residents.
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