Locals gets reprieve from temporary watering ban
A gardener waters plants at an apartment complex in Glendale on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015.
Local water officials lifted on Friday a temporary ban on outdoor irrigation in La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta, changing their conservation status from “red” to “orange” as supplies were deemed sufficient to last through upgrades being made by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The Foothill Metropolitan Water District was urging residents to cease watering their lawns and limit their indoor water use from Feb. 29 through March 10, while Metro re-outfitted a treatment facility in La Verne for ozonation, a newer method of filtration.
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During that time, officials said the Foothill Metropolitan Water District and the retail agencies it serves — including the Crescenta Valley Water and La Cañada Irrigation districts and the Mesa Crest and Valley Water companies — would not receive imported water from the Metropolitan Water District.
However, in a statement issued Friday, Nina Jazmadarian, general manager of the Foothill Metropolitan Water District, said the utility was able to obtain water from a treatment plant in Granada Hills, which passes through facilities owned by the Metropolitan Water District in Eagle Rock.
The return to an “orange” conservation level means residents are still prohibited from filling outdoor ponds and fountains (unless protecting a wildlife habitat) and must limit outdoor watering to 10 minutes per station two times a week.
“We appreciate the efforts that the customers have made, both during this heightened temporary restriction and also meeting the goals set out by the state to conserve water,” Jazmadarian said in the statement.
Due to additional pipeline work occurring in the city of Altadena, those residents are being asked to continue acting under a “red” status through March 10, according to the statement.
For more information, call the Foothill Metropolitan Water District at (818) 790-4036. For water conservation tips, visit BeWaterWise.com.
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Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com
Twitter: @SaraCardine
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