Water Agencies to Make Last Push for Water Conservation in Pasadena, Three Neighboring Foothill Communities During Upcoming Shutdown of Regional Water Line, Spanning 8 Days

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:

WHAT:	Local water agency officials serving Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Altadena ramp up plans to stretch supplies while a major regional water line is taken out of service, beginning Thursday, Feb. 21. Briefing on the upcoming 8-day shutdown of Metropolitan Water District’s Upper Feeder pipeline and local water supplies, as well as water-saving tips to stretch available supplies during outage.
WHEN:	10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19
WHERE:	Front steps of Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.(Los Angeles County Thomas Bros. page 565, J-4)
VISUALS:	B-roll of water-saving measures will be made available on DVD.
PARTICIPANTS:	Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, city of Pasadena’s Water and Power, Foothill Municipal Water District; experts on upgrades to the regional water line, local supply updates, and residential water conservation.
BACKGROUND:	Beginning Thursday morning, Feb. 21, Metropolitan will take its Upper Feeder out of service to make necessary around-the-clock upgrades. Work is scheduled to take eight days, cutting off imported water deliveries serving up to 250,000 people.
	For the shutdown, water officials are asking residents in selected communities to suspend outdoor watering and non-essential indoor water use in order to extend local supplies. Affected areas include Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Altadena.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.