Overview
- Ventura initially warned Pierpont residents Tuesday night not to use tap water after routine tests indicated gasoline in the drinking supply near the Sinclair station site.
- The advisory covered an area roughly from San Pedro Street to Peninsula Street, affecting about 900 customers, with toilet flushing allowed but no other tap water use.
- Officials told residents that boiling, freezing, filtering, or adding disinfectants would not make the water safe and directed them to use only bottled water.
- The city distributed water at the Maintenance Yard (24/7) and Marina Park (8 a.m.–5 p.m.), with a limit of five gallons per family per day and temporary hand-washing stations.
- On Wednesday evening, the city said confirmatory testing showed the detection was a false positive and declared the water safe for drinking, cooking, and bathing.