SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

VOLUME 8 NO. 32

CONCERT IN THE PARK

Sunday, August 10, 2014

6:00 pm

Memorial Park

Sierra Madre

OPA OPA (Latin Jazz)

Sponsored by Los Angeles 
County Supervisor Antonovich 

 Food: Farmers Belly Food Truck

Channel your inner salsa dancer 
and come to Memorial Park on 
Sunday, August 10. Opa Opa will 
be performing their highly popular 
Latin music. Thanks go out to The 
Kensington, the title sponsor of 
Concerts in the Park.

SIERRA MADRE, CA Many Sierra 
Madre water customers have worked 
hard to conserve water and their 
efforts are much appreciated. All those 
who have done so are already Water 
Warriors. By all means thank you, and 
please keep up the good work!

On July 15, 2014, the California State 
Water Resources Control Board 
adopted Emergency Regulation Article 
X ("Prohibition of Activities and 
Mandatory Actions During Drought 
Emergency") pursuant to its authority 
under Water Code Section 058.5. 
On July 22, 2014, the City Council 
held a duly noticed public hearing 
to consider the implementation 
of further mandatory water use 
prohibitions consistent with the state-
adopted Emergency Regulations of 
the California State Water Resources 
Control Board. The City Council 
action was required under the 
State regulations.

The following prohibitions are in 
addition to and separate from the 
previously adopted 30% water 
use reduction. Note, however, 
that the water use prohibitions 
listed herein may assist the water 
customer in meeting the 30% 
reduction goal. The following 
water uses are prohibited under 
Sierra Madre Municipal Code 
(SMMC) sections 13.24.060 
and 13.24.230. Violations of 
these provisions are subject to 
administrative citations and 
fines of up to $500 per violation. 
13.24.060 Prohibited uses applicable to all 
customers.

The following uses of water are prohibited 
for all water department customers. 
Violations of this section are subject to 
administrative citation pursuant to the 
procedures set forth in SMMC chapter 1.18.

There shall be no washing of sidewalks, 
walkways, patios, driveways, or parking 
areas by a water hose.

No water shall be used to clean, fill or 
maintain levels in decorative fountains 
unless such water is part of a recycling 
system.

No restaurant, cafe, deli, or other public 
place where food is sold, served or offered 
for sale, shall serve drinking water to any 
customer unless expressly requested by the 
customer.

No customer of the water department shall 
permit water to leak from any facility on 
the premises.

No lawn, landscaping, or other turf area 
shall be watered or irrigated between the 
hours of ten a.m. and four p.m.

No lawn, landscape, or turf area shall 
be watered in a wasteful manner. Nor 
shall any water be wasted if the existing 
conditions may be corrected or reasonably 
modified.

The use of a hose to wash an automobile, 
except where the hose is fitted with a 
shut-off nozzle or device attached to it 
that causes it to cease dispensing water 
immediately when not in use.

Restrictions on irrigation (13.24.230).

If so declared pursuant to a drought or 
water shortage emergency, in addition 
to the restrictions set forth in section 
13.24.060 (A-G), no customer shall make, 
cause, use, or permit the use of water 
delivered from the water department 
more than two days per week for purposes 
of irrigating of lawn, landscape or other 
vegetated area ("landscape irrigation"):

Even-numbered addresses shall be limited 
to landscape irrigation on Mondays and 
Thursdays.

Odd-numbered addresses and addresses 
ending in fractions shall be limited to 
landscape irrigation on Tuesdays and 
Fridays.

The restrictions above do not apply to 
landscape irrigation zones that exclusively 
use very low flow drip type irrigation 
systems when no emitter produces more 
than two (2) gallons of water per hour. 
These restrictions are not applicable to 
watering or irrigating by use of a hand-
held bucket or similar container, a hand-
held hose equipped with a positive selfclosing 
water shut-off nozzle or device, 
or for very short periods of time for the 
express purpose of adjusting or repairing 
an irrigation system."

Failure to comply—Penalties (13.24.140).

Pursuant to State Water Resources Control 
Board Emergency Rule Article X. Section 
X.1 and the procedures set forth in Chapter 
1.18 ("Administrative penalties") of this 
code, a violation of Sections 13.24.060(A, 
B, F, and G) or 13.24.230 of this Chapter 
shall be punishable by an administrative 
citation as follows:

$125 for the first violation;

$250 for the second violation;

$500 for the third and any additional 
violation.

The City of Sierra Madre is taking the 
months of August and September to educate 
water users of the new State regulations and 
30% conservation targets. Please take this 
time to begin developing and implementing 
these changes in your home water use. The 
City and State are facing the most severe 
drought in history. The City and the State 
are asking that all water customers to step 
up efforts to change the way we use water 
in our homes and businesses. The City is 
required to initiate Section 13.24.140, but 
for August and September it will first issue 
warnings so as to educate water customers. 
However, flagrant or repeated disregard for 
the conservation regulations may result 
in immediate administration of fines and 
penalties.

ARE YOU A CALIFORNIA WATER WARRIOR?


Many residents have always been mindful of the limits of California’s water supply. 
Above, a decades old cactus garden. Others have removed their lwans more recently 
as pictured in the rock garden below. Photos by S. Henderson/MVNews


Inside this week: 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS

 Pg. 3

PASADENA/ALTADENA

 Pg. 4

ARCADIA NEWS 

MONROVIA/DUARTE 

 Pg. 5

EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 6

FOOD & DRINK

 Pg. 7

BEST FRIENDS

 Pg. 8

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

 Pg. 9

In addition to dry weather plants and rock formations, some 
homeowners make use of decorative wood chips. (above).

Below - Sierra Madre Elementary School began its water 
conservation program two years ago. 

THE GOOD LIFE

Rich Johnson is back! Pg. 10

N. MOUNTAIN 
TRAIL AVE. 
WATER MAIN 
REPLACEMENT 
Aug.11th - Oct.8th 

Weekdays 7am - 4 pm. 
Restricted access to residents.

 On Monday, August 11 construction will 
begin on the replacement of the existing 
water main in North Mountain Trail 
Avenue. The existing main was installed 
in 1928 and has been subject to multiple 
serious leakage incidents in recent years.

 A new 12 inch diameter ductile iron water 
main will be installed for the entire length 
of North Mountain Trail Avenue, from 
Sierra Madre Boulevard to Mira Monte 
Avenue. The Contractor, (cont. page 3)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 Pg. 11


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THE WORLD AROUND US

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 BUSINESS NEWS Pg. B3

 OPINION Pg. B4

 LEGALS Pg. B5

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