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Water saving plan drowns; Council says Pasadena Water and Power’s proposals are insufficient

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 28, 2008 at 5:50 am

From the Contra Costa Times:

Pasadena’s plan to cut residential water use by imposing penalties on water wasters has fallen apart amid charges it didn’t go far enough. The city is left essentially where it was in December when residents were asked to voluntarily cut back. Since then, water useage has risen 3 percent.

Residents could have faced penalties for hosing off driveways, using fountains without a recycling device, and watering plants between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Restaurants would have been barred from serving water to customers unless they asked for it; landscape watering would have been limited to three times a week; and fines would have been imposed for allowing excess water to run onto streets or sidewalks.

But Pasadena Water and Power Manager Phyllis Currie got a grilling when she presented the plan to the Pasadena City Council at its last meeting. Members charged that penalties alone will not work, are set up unequally, and even accused Currie of being ill-prepared to discuss the issue. “I question that people will actually respond to this,” said Councilman Sid Tyler.

Councilman Victor Gordo called the plan “ineffective and totally indefensible” and said the method it uses to impose penalties is unfair. “It penalizes a very narrow group, while leaving untouched larger water users. It targets people with 3-gallon fountains, while leaving alone people with 20,000-gallon swimming pools.”

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September 28, 2008 · Filed Under Conservation

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