OUTDOOR WATERING LIMITED TO ONE DAY PER WEEK STARTING NOV. 1, 2014
PASADENA, Calif.—As part of the City’s Level 1 Water Supply Shortage Plan now in effect, Pasadena property owners will be limited to watering outdoors one day per week, on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, effective Nov. 1, 2014.
Additionally, with the close of daylight saving time on Nov. 2, 2014, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) reminds customers to adjust their sprinkler timers to water before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
PWP customers can report water waste to the Pasadena Citizen Service Center at (626) 744-7311 or online at www.cityofpasadena.net/csc. Fines for repeat offenders can be up to $500 per violation for residential customers and up to $1,000 per violation for commercial accounts. A complete list of water waste restrictions is available at www.PWPweb.com/WaterWaste. Water-saving rebates and conservation tips are available at www.PWPweb.com/SaveWater.
The City Council approved Pasadena’s existing Water Waste Prohibitions and Water Supply Shortage Plans Ordinance in 2009 and enacted the Level 1 plan on July 28, 2014. The key water waste prohibitions currently in effect for all PWP water customers include:
- Outdoor watering one day per week, on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, during the fall and winter months, Nov. 1 through March 31. Property owners can water three days per week April 1 through Oct. 31.
- No watering outdoors between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., except with a handheld container or hose with a shutoff nozzle.
- No watering during periods of rain.
- All water leaks must be fixed within 72 hours.
- No excessive water flow or runoff onto pavement, gutters or ditches from watering or irrigating landscapes or vegetation of any kind.
- No washing down paved surfaces unless for safety or sanitation, in which case a bucket, a hose with a shutoff nozzle, a cleaning machine that recycles water or a low-volume/high-pressure water broom must be used.
- No washing vehicles except by using a handheld bucket or similar container or hose equipped with a water shutoff nozzle.
FREE FLU VACCINe CLINICS OFFERED THROUGH NOV. 25, 2014
PASADENA, Calif.—Fight the flu by getting a free vaccine offered by the Public Health Department through Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. The vaccine will be provided at various Pasadena locations, listed below, on a first-come, first-served basis.
The free vaccine will be available to everyone ages 6 months and older at no cost, while supplies last. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Be sure to wear short sleeves.
For more details on the clinics, call (626) 744-6000 or visit www.cityofpasadena.net/publichealth.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.
Pre-registration required. Call (626) 795-4331.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 N. Raymond Ave.
Different types of flu viruses can spread through the community during flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older get the flu vaccine annually to protect against the most common types of flu viruses. Even healthy children and adults can get very sick from the flu.
High-risk groups susceptible to severe flu complications include seniors ages 65 and older, pregnant women and people with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, chronic lung disease and diabetes.
For more than 120 years, Pasadena’s Public Health Department has worked to promote and protect the health of the greater Pasadena area. Promote. Protect. Live Well. Visit the Department online at www.cityofpasadena.net/publichealth.
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