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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Water, water — anywhere?

Water

by Timothy Rutt

The house was packed at the Altadena Community Center Monday night for Altadena Heritage’s workshop on water issues in Altadena and the San Gabriel Valley.

The panel, from left to right: Chris Stone, Water Resource Manager and Angela George from the Watershed Division of Los Angeles County;  Tim Brick of the Arroyo Seco Foundation and former chairman of Metropolitan Water District; and Rich Atwater, Chairman of Foothills Municipal Water District (FMWD).

The panel sketched some of the current water issues in the area and answered questions from the audience.

Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 11:14 AM |

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Comments

SteveB said…

So, nothing of substance to report on, then? What are the water issues for our area? One question I’ve been meaning to ask my water company, “what is this $10 per month MWD charge now appearing on my bill?”. I only noticed it recently, so I think it is new. Regardless, what does it cover?

Laura Monteros said in reply to SteveB…

What water company are you on, Steve? Lincoln Avenue doesn’t have that charge as a line item on the bill.

SteveB said in reply to Laura Monteros…

Laura, I am with Las Flores Water Co., which I believe may have merged with Rubio Canyon at some point as well ….

The Proprietor said in reply to SteveB…

SteveB, it was pretty darn wonky for the most part, and the questions from the audience went all over the board, so it would be tough to summarize. The county did videotape it, however, and we’ll count on Altadena Heritage to let us know when and where it will be broadcast.

michele zack said in reply to The Proprietor…

Tim, I missed that you reported the County video-taped the meeting. Actually Altadena Heritage paid Pasadena Media, the same crew that does Town Council Meetings, to tape the event. This was to document this unusual meeting of water experts and to be able to share with people who missed as a public service. The County declined to pay for it, when asked — and I suppose most tax payers would be happy to hear this. Pasadena Media kindly provided Altadena Heritage with a substantial discount because they also have a strong public service mission and felt the meeting should be documented and shared.

The Proprietor said in reply to michele zack…

Thx for the clarification, Michele (violated my own “never assume” rule!)

michele zack said…

Water is a huge topic, and Altadena Heritage invited not only the speakers mentioned, but representatives from all the water companies serving Altadena, including Pasadena. All came, and were there to answer individual questions and weigh in on questions asked of the panel. We covered a lot of ground, and anyone who wishes to revisit the meeting can watch on the Arroyo Channel. They are editing now, and will let us know by the end of the week the broadcast times. We will inform the Blog and send an email with this info to all on our mailing list.

Since there is such interest (about 80 people attended) Heritage is considering having another meeting in which local water companies will be the panelists as a service to the community.