{"id":355,"date":"2016-02-08T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/?p=355"},"modified":"2016-02-08T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T16:01:09","slug":"porter-ranch-gas-leak-could-be-capped-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/porter-ranch-gas-leak-could-be-capped-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter Ranch gas leak could be capped this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Aliso Canyon gas leak may finally be stopped<\/h2>\n<p>The natural gas leak that has been plaguing the Los Angeles region since October 2015 might finally be capped this week, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>The leak at a facility operated by Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) was <a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/natural-gas-leak-in-california-causes-health-environmental-problems\/\" title=\"originally detected back near Porter Ranch in October\"><strong>originally detected back near Porter Ranch in October<\/strong><\/a> but still has not been completely stopped as of yet. Last week, an advisor for California Governor Jerry Brown, Wade Crowfoot, said that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2016\/02\/04\/57252\/porter-ranch-massive-gas-leak-could-be-capped-in-a\/\" title=\"the leak could be capped by the end of this week\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the leak could be capped by the end of this week<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inlink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/natural-gas-leak-in-california-causes-health-environmental-problems\/\" title=\"Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/natural-gas-stove_w6hj74je-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems\" alt=\"Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/natural-gas-leak-in-california-causes-health-environmental-problems\/\" title=\"Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems\"><h4>Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems<\/h4><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/natural-gas-leak-in-california-causes-health-environmental-problems\/\" title=\"Natural gas leak in California causes health, environmental problems\" class=\"hide375\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Crawfoot did caution, however, that the timeline is a &#8220;best-case scenario,&#8221; and could be delayed if there are any unforeseen problems with the plan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Massive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PorterRanch?src=hash\">#PorterRanch<\/a> gas leak could be capped in a week <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxSnkZhPRj\">https:\/\/t.co\/dxSnkZhPRj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DdqVl7edci\">pic.twitter.com\/DdqVl7edci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 89.3 KPCC (@KPCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPCC\/status\/695479510150479873\">February 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>SoCalGas under pressure<\/h3>\n<p>SoCalGas has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2016\/02\/04\/57252\/porter-ranch-massive-gas-leak-could-be-capped-in-a\/\" title=\"drilling a rescue well\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>drilling a rescue well<\/strong><\/a> about 8,500 feet below the layer of rock that holds to problematic gas store. The final phase of the process is set to begin today, and it can&#8217;t come any sooner for the beleaguered utility company. <\/p>\n<div id=\"inlink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/socalgas-gets-hit-with-multiple-lawsuits-due-to-aliso-canyon-gas-leak\/\" title=\"SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Aliso_Canyon_methane_leak_6_Credit-_Earthworks_23807931411-150x150.jpg\" title=\"SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak\" alt=\"SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/socalgas-gets-hit-with-multiple-lawsuits-due-to-aliso-canyon-gas-leak\/\" title=\"SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak\"><h4>SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak<\/h4><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/socalgas-gets-hit-with-multiple-lawsuits-due-to-aliso-canyon-gas-leak\/\" title=\"SoCalGas gets hit with multiple lawsuits due to Aliso Canyon gas leak\" class=\"hide375\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<p>SoCalGas was hit with <a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/socalgas-gets-hit-with-multiple-lawsuits-due-to-aliso-canyon-gas-leak\/\" title=\"a number of lawsuits last week\"><strong>a number of lawsuits last week<\/strong><\/a> due to the utility company\u2019s connection to the ongoing leak. And more are expected to surface.<\/p>\n<p>Once the leak is capped, focus will likely shift to Porter Ranch residents and their ability (or lack thereof) to safely return to residences and resume life as normal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI Families near <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PorterRanchGasLeak?src=hash\">#PorterRanchGasLeak<\/a> wonder: Is home a safe place to be? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPR\">@NPR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7R1DuPPgb0\">https:\/\/t.co\/7R1DuPPgb0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/California?src=hash\">#California<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBITesgX3L\">pic.twitter.com\/dBITesgX3L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CapRadio News (@CapRadioNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapRadioNews\/status\/696017727345946624\">February 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"inlink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/porter-ranch-gas-leak-might-just-be-one-of-thousands-in-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aliso_Canyon_gas_leak_site_Dec._14_2015_23389378449-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.\" alt=\"Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/porter-ranch-gas-leak-might-just-be-one-of-thousands-in-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.\"><h4>Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.<\/h4><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/porter-ranch-gas-leak-might-just-be-one-of-thousands-in-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Porter Ranch gas leak might just be 'one of thousands' in the U.S.\" class=\"hide375\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<span class=\"source-attribution\">Source &rarr; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/news\/2016\/02\/04\/57252\/porter-ranch-massive-gas-leak-could-be-capped-in-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Southern California Public Radio (SCPR)<\/a><\/span><div class=\"pd-photo-att\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aliso_Canyon_methane_leak_Credit-_Earthworks_(23263541203).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo<\/a> by Earthworks \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The natural gas leak that has been plaguing the Los Angeles region since October 2015 might finally be capped this week, officials say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355\/revisions\/389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utilitieslocal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}