Emergency repairs at an L.A. Department of Water and Power pump station have left about 9,200 households without water in Grenada Hills and Porter Ranch

DWP announced it is setting up water distribution centers in the area while expediting the repairs.

About 9,200 households in Granada Hills and Porter Ranch were without water on Wednesday after the Los Angeles Department of Water Power announced that emergency repairs were underway at a pump station.

The problem arose on Tuesday afternoon. DWP said as crews were making repairs at a pump station that connects to a 10-million gallon tank, a valve controlling the flow of water failed to open.

“As a result, the water flowing from the tank into the pipes serving the area was cut off,” DWP said in a written statement. “Crews are on site and

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