Pasadena Water and Power: Regional Drought Emergency Declared for All SoCal

PASADENA — ColoradoBoulevard.net:

Preparing for a fourth consecutive dry year, Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) board of directors declared a regional drought emergency for all of Southern California and called upon water agencies to immediately reduce their use of imported supplies.

By News Desk

MWD imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, including Pasadena.

In effort to respond to the state’s unprecedented drought conditions, dwindling water supplies, and critically low storage, Pasadena City Council preemptively enacted a Level 2 shortage response in August 2021 and adopted a 15% water-use reduction goal. The council took further action in August 2022 by implementing a one-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule, which took effect in September.

Assistant General Manager of Water Stacie Takeguch said:

As a leader in water conservation, Pasadena continues to be proactive in conserving our precious resources while meeting the needs of the region as conditions evolve.

“The earlier and longer we conserve, the more we save for the future,” Takeguchi added. “We want to thank the Pasadena community for continuing to help conserve water and stretch the region’s limited supplies.”

Visit PWPweb.com/SaveWater for additional information on the drought, Pasadena’s one-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule, water savings programs and rebates, and more.