FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2018

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Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center
323-980-2147

BOIL WATER NOTICE ISSUED TO SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN WOOLSEY FIRE EVACUATION AREA

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11, 2018)—Two water districts operating within the Woolsey Fire Evacuation Area have issued boil water notices to their customers. The advisories were issued to the communities of Point Dume and Encinal Canyon by Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 and to the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District’s service area south of Westlake Village, east of the Ventura County line, north of the City of Malibu and west of Corral Canyon.

The boil water notices were issued as a result of a significant loss of pressure within district water systems due to firefighting efforts. Customers within the affected areas are advised to either use bottled water or boil tap water for one minute prior to its use for drinking, brushing teeth and cooking. Boiling the water kills bacteria and other organisms that may have been introduced to the system.

As of 5:30 pm, evacuation orders remain in place for Los Angeles County areas affected by the Woolsey Fire, including the cities of Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Hidden Hills, and communities of West Hills, Monte Nido, Gated Oaks and Topanga. Those displaced by the wildfire are strongly advised not to return to the area until first responders declare the area safe for repopulation and lift mandatory evacuation orders.

For more information on the boil water orders, residents of Point Dume and Encinal Canyon can visit lacwaterworks.org or call (800) 675-4357. Affected customers of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District can call (818) 251-2100.  

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