With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support today.
Temporary outdoor watering ban to begin in Pasadena, Altadena
Weymouth Water Treatment plant will close for ten days, prompting heightened water use restrictions in Pasadena, Altadena, LaCañada and La Crescenta areas
(
Metropolitan Water District
)
Listen
0:52
Temporary outdoor watering ban to begin in Pasadena, Altadena
Water users in Pasadena and Altadena are being told to stop all outdoor watering for two weeks starting Thursday. The ban is needed while the giant Metropolitan Water District upgrades a water treatment plant.
The MWD is shutting down its Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in La Verne for ten days while workers install new filters to disinfect water. Most of the agencies across a six-county region that buy MWD water have enough in reservoirs or alternate supplies that the shutdown won't affect their roughly 19 million users.
But Pasadena Water & Power doesn't have enough storage to cover its 37,000 customers in Pasadena and Altadena while more than half its water supply is offline during the upgrade. The ban on outdoor watering runs through March 10. A few exceptions are permitted to keep food gardens alive and maintain swimming pools at safe levels.
The Foothill Municipal Water District serving the La Cañada and La Crescenta area is also cutting back. The district's customer agencies —Las Flores Water Co., Rubio Cañon Land and Water Association and Lincoln Avenue Water Co. — will have watering restrictions through March 10.
Sponsored message
Foothill Municipal has about 86,000 customers including Glendale Water and Power, and a few other water retailers, but those users are not affected by the cutback.
At LAist, we believe in journalism without censorship and the right of a free press to speak truth to those in power. Our hard-hitting watchdog reporting on local government, climate, and the ongoing housing and homelessness crisis is trustworthy, independent and freely accessible to everyone thanks to the support of readers like you.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
