After days without clean water, thousands of Granada Hills and Porter Ranch residents are a step closer to restored service as crews with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have complete repairs to a damaged underground water pipe.

The issue began on Aug. 5 when a valve at a pump station that controls the flow of water to a 10-million-gallon water tank broke during repairs.

Installed in 1967, officials said the valve got stuck in a closed position and severely slowed the flow of water to some 9,200 residents in the communities.

Reaching the damaged valve, which was buried 20 feet underground, was treacherous work as crews encountered fiber optic cables, as well as a high-pressure gas line and oil line, the Los Angeles Times reported. • A Granda Hills home flooded after a te

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