shutoff

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One of the goals of the negotiations is to prevent “dead pool” levels in the reservoirs, where water would lap against the concrete at the very bottoms of the dams, unable to pass downriver — a scenario that would mean a catastrophic water shutoff for California, Arizona and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

But consumers who fall behind can face a shutoff once the moratorium ends at the end of March.

From Barron's

Proposed ideas include installing emergency shutoff valves that can reduce the loss of water as buildings burn, designing new neighborhood systems with cisterns that store water for firefighting, encouraging the use of household firefighting equipment that draws on swimming pools, and having temporary pipes and pumps that can be deployed quickly when a fire erupts.

From Los Angeles Times

Cheng said DWP has challenged meter manufacturers to develop a device that would allow the agency to activate the shutoff valves remotely if necessary.

From Los Angeles Times

Asked why Edison did not turn off those transmission lines on Jan. 7, Pizarro said in the interview that the company’s protocol at the time, which analyzes wind speed and other risk factors, did not call for a preventive shutoff.

From Los Angeles Times