After Los Angeles Fires, Drinking Water Safety Is at Risk

January 14, 20254 min readFires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to doBy Andrew J. Whelton & The Conversation US Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood, destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles, California. Jay L. Clendenin/Getty ImagesThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures,…

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