Water Don't Waste It!

With all this rain we've had, we are still in a mandatory conservation actions. This is just a reminder to please adhere to the city's Level 1 Water Shortage Procedures(Enforced by Pasadena Municipal Code 13.10).

WATER SHORTAGE PROCEDURES ORDINANCE (PMC 13.10.040)
(Amended July 4, 2009)

The following is a summary of the key components in the Water Shortage Procedures Ordinance. Click here to read or print the unabridged ordinance.

1. Effective July 4, 2009, the following instances of water waste will be permanently prohibited:


No watering outdoors between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., except with a hand-held container or hose with a shut-off nozzle, or for very short periods when adjusting a sprinkler system;

No watering during periods of rain;

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 shut-off nozzle, a cleaning machine that recycles water or a low-volume/high-pressure water broom must be used;

All property owners must fix leaks, breaks or malfunctions when they find them, or within seven days of receiving a notice from PWP;

Fountains and water features must have a re-circulating water system;

Vehicles must be washed with a hand-held bucket and/or hose equipped with a water shut-off nozzle (does not apply to commercial car washes);

Restaurants may not serve drinking water unless by request and must use water-saving dish wash spray valves;

No installation of non-recirculating water systems at new commercial car washes and laundry systems. Effective July 1, 2010, all commercial car washes must have a re-circulating water system or secure a city waiver.

Hotels and motels must give guests the option to decline daily bed linen and towel changes.

No installation of “single pass cooling systems” in buildings requesting new water service.


If you have witnessed a possible instance of water waste and would like to report it to PWP, please complete the form below, or call the Pasadena Water Shortage Hotline at (626) 744-8888.

PWP will send a formal notice to the address where water waste is thought to have occurred. The goal of these notices is to give all persons and businesses the opportunity to correct the problem, become better informed about the importance of water conservation, deter future instances of waste and change water habits for the better.

http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower/watershortage/waterwastereport.htm

Thank you all for following this and if it's raining please turn off your sprinklers.