SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

VOLUME 9 NO. 39


In this week’s City Manager’s report, Elaine Aguilar 
reported that the city had received a warning from the 
State Water Resources Control Board, (SWRCB), 

noting that the City did not meet its state mandated

32% conservation goal in July, attaining only 28.4%. 

The State letter is the first step in enforcement action 
against the City that can be taken by the State for not 
meeting the specified goal.

According to Sierra Madre’s Director of Public Works, 
Bruce Inman in his Public Works report, noted that 
water production figure production data already 
submitted to the SWRCB for August shows an even 
lower conservation rate, 24.8% so the city can expect 
to receive a Notice of Violation and Information Order 
from the State in the next few weeks. September’s 
water production numbers are even more dismal than 
August at 23.4%. It is entirely possible that the result 
of the production report we will have to turn in for 
September (Due October 15) the SWRCB may assess a 
significant fine against the City and/or order the City to 
take specific conservation-related actions. 

While the City response to the Information Order 
will list everything that City has done to encourage 
conservation, the fact that the result of those efforts 
has not met state requirements is expected to result in 
the City being required to take more stringent actions. 
Note that the conservation is calculated by the state 
on a cumulative basis beginning in June 2015. At this 
time, not only will the city have to increase its monthly 
conservation to attain 32% cumulatively, but we will 
actually have to exceed that conservation rate to make 
for those months in which the 32% wasn’t met.

Part of the responsibility for not meeting the state 
mandates may be attributed to the numerous water 
main breaks that have been occurring throughout the 
city.

WATER DISCOLORATION INCREASES

Inman also noted in his report that portions of the City 
are experiencing an increase in water discoloration 
due to the temporary shutdown of the water treatment 
system that had been somewhat effective in reducing 
the iron being released into the water from public and 
private piping. Treatment of the water will resume as 
soon as possible. 

WATER WOES CONTINUE FOR 

SIERRA MADRE

City Receives Warning From State; Discoloration Escalates

SIERRA MADRE 
PLAYHOUSE GETS 
FIRST EVER OVATION 
NOMINATIONS

The Sierra Madre Playhouse received two Ovation Award 
nominations for the 2014-15 season. John Prosky was 
nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play in last winter’s 
production of A Walk in the Woods. Cori Cable Kidder 
was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in the 
current production of Always…Patsy Cline, running through 
October 30. Nominations were announced on Thursday by 
the LA Stage Alliance. The recognition represents the first 
Ovation nomination received by each actor, as well as the first 
nominations to honor the Sierra Madre Playhouse.

The Ovation Awards are the most prestigious theater 
awards in the Greater Los Angeles area, the equivalent of 
New York’s Tony Awards. They are also the largest peer-
evaluated awards in the country. LA Stage Alliance selects 
240 Ovation Awards voters from area theater professionals 
who rank eligible productions according to a point system. 
In the 2014-15 season, 297 theater productions were 
registered for the Ovation Awards from 118 participating 
theaters. A total of 203 nominations were delivered to 73 
productions presented by 45 organizations. 

“I’m so proud of the recognition for Cori Cable Kidder 
and John Prosky, as well as our theater,” said Christian 
Lebano, Artistic Director of the Playhouse. “It’s unfortunate 
that John’s work isn’t still on our stage, but audiences 
can see Cori’s performance through October 30 at the 
Playhouse.” Lebano also 
acknowledged the many 
designers and actors 
nominated for work 
at other theaters who 
had also been involved 
with the Playhouse this 
past season. “Their 
nominations reflect our 
commitment to drawing 
the very best talent we 
can,” said Lebano.

The Ovation awards 
ceremony will be held at the Ahmanson Theater at the LA Music Center on 
Monday, November 9.

“I will be there to cheer on our nominees,” said Lebano, “and to show the 
theater community that SMP is in the house!”


John Prosky


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Inside this week: 

 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS

 Pg. 3

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

 Pg. 5

PASADENA/ALTADENA

 Pg. 6


ARCADIA NEWS Pg. 7 
MONROVIA/DUARTE Pg. 8

EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 9

BEST FRIENDS

 Pg. 10

FOOD & DRINK

 Pg. 11

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 Pg. 12

THE GOOD LIFE

 Pg. 13

BUSINESS NEWS & TRENDS

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

 Pg. 14

THE WORLD

 Pg. 15

OPINION Pg. 16

CORRECTION 

In the September 19th edition of the Mountain Views News, the story about 
the automobile crash into Bank of America contained an error. The out of 
control truck cross Sierra Madre Blvd., not Sunnyside Ave. 

 
LEGALS Pg. 17