Water use cuts urged during renovation
Water restrictions went into effect Saturday in foothill and valley communities north and east of Los Angeles as five days of planned renovations began at a major water treatment plant in La Verne.
Residents and businesses in foothill areas and the San Gabriel, Walnut and Pomona valleys have been asked to use less water during the shutdown of the F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Mandatory cutbacks may be ordered in some areas, including Altadena, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Industry, West Covina, Glendora, Walnut, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar and San Dimas.
Residents from those areas are asked to contact local water suppliers for details.
The shutdown at the Weymouth plant, the first in 20 years, is being done to upgrade the facility, one of five treatment plants in the district’s distribution area. It is expected to affect imported supplies going to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, cities of San Marino and Pasadena, Foothill Municipal Water District, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District and Three Valleys Municipal Water District.
While most of those agencies “will have groundwater, reservoir supplies and other sources to meet retail demands during the shutdown, some pockets will need to institute mandatory restrictions,” Debra C. Man, the water district’s chief operating officer, said in a statement.
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