Since the Pasadena City Council declared a water emergency in July, 2014 in response to the effects of the on-going drought, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) has seen a decrease in water usage.
By Robin Southworth
Pasadena residents have embraced the need to conserve our city’s precious resource, as demand has dropped nearly twenty percent (20%), according to Margie Otto, Public Relations and Marketing Manager at PWP.
We can attribute this to the recent (and very welcome) rainfall and residents of Pasadena changing their irrigation usage, specifically turning off their lawn sprinklers.
1,800 reports
Pasadena Water and Power offers a “Water Waste Hotline” for residents to let PWP know about possible water-wasting situations (broken sprinkler, not adhering to the new watering limit days, etc).
Since July 2014, PWP has received more than 1,800 reports, most of which have been resolved by offering conservation tips, education about the city’s water waste ordinance, and information about available resources and rebates on water-saving devices.
Turf removal
Recognizing that many of PWP’s customers are not only concerned about the on-going drought and interested in reducing their water, but changing the way in which they use water, PWP, along with Metropolitan Water District (of Southern California), offers great incentives for turf removal. PWP will be offering drought tolerant landscape workshops which will be taking place monthly, and citywide…starting in March/April of 2015.
Visit www.PWPweb.com/SaveWater to learn more about water conservation tips, rebates and incentives and capital projects that the city is investing in, to help reduce our city’s dependence on imported water.
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