Watts Current- PWP July E-Newsletter

Watts Current- July 2015 Issue

PWP ANNOUNCES NEW INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER

After 14 years of leadership, Pasadena Water and Power General Manager, Phyllis Currie retired on June 30, 2015. Pasadena is grateful for the vision and the endless knowledge Ms. Currie brought in her role as General Manager and to Pasadena. The City will be conducting a nationwide search for her permanent replacement. During this transition, the City Manager has appointed Eric Klinkner as the Interim General Manager. Mr. Klinkner has served as PWP's Deputy General Manager for more than a decade. His utility experience covers a wide range that includes power generation, transmission, trading and scheduling, water and power conservation, renewable resource procurement, and environmental and strategic policy development. For a full bio of Mr. Klinkner, click here.

PWP INTRODUCES NEW OUTAGE MAP

PWP is excited to announce the launch of its new power outage map. As your community-owned utility, Pasadena prides itself on its award-winning reliability. In fact, Pasadena usually experiences fewer outages and shorter durations than many other cities. However, should power go out in your area, our new outage map can provide you with additional information. Also, if we have your phone number registered with your utility bill account, you can call our outage line at 626.744.4673 and request a "call back" to be notified when power has been restored. To check out the new outage map , click here or to register your phone number contact Customer Service at 626.744.4005.

GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK ON RECYCLED WATER AT AUGUST 13 COMMUNITY MEETING

PWP has the opportunity to construct a new pipeline to deliver recycled water from the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant to bring more than 3,000 acre feet annually to Pasadena for commercial landscape irrigation, dust control and industrial cooling. This comes at a critical time as Pasadena is exploring opportunities to invest in long-term solutions to enhance the available local water supplies. To review the recently released Environmental Impact Report for the Pasadena Non-Potable Water Project (also known as the Recycled Water Project), click here. We encourage residents to attend the upcoming community meeting to be held on Thursday, August 13 at Brookside Golf Club from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Come learn about the project benefits and share your thoughts. For more details, click here.

THE POWER TO GO GREEN

Pasadena has made great progress in procuring renewable energy into the mix of its power portfolio. In fact, the Pasadena City Council recently adopted PWP's 2015 Integrated Resource Plan goals, which include a commitment to eliminate the use of coal-based energy by 2027, and to achieve a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. Additionally, Pasadena has set a goal to reduce its energy load by more than 1% annually, which is one of the most aggressive energy-efficiency goals in the state. To learn more about what Pasadena is doing to go green , click here.

MAKING IT EASIER TO CONNECT & REPORT ON THE GO!

Did you know that you can easily connect with the City through the Citizen Service Center (CSC) tool to report a water waste incident, notify the city that a streetlight is out, animal is on the loose, and many other issues from the ease of your smart phone or computer? You can even upload an image or video and send it to the CSC and they will respond back within five days to update you on what is being done to resolve the issue. To learn more or to download the CSC app now, click here.

WATER REPLACEMENT ON LAKE AVENUE

Beginning July 27 through the end of November 2015, PWP's water team will be replacing an 8-inch main that is more than 100 years old along Lake Avenue. The main replacement work will be on north Lake Avenue between Woodbury Road and Boylston Street. Approximately 100 service customers will be impacted, which include restaurants, businesses and residents. The water team will be reaching out directly to the impacted customers to notify them and coordinate the date of service work. Only one side of the street will be impacted at a time (west side of Lake from July 27 to October and east side of Lake from October to November). Each customer will be impacted for a four-hour period. To learn more, click here.

PASADENA WATER QUALITY REPORT

Each year, PWP undergoes stringent testing to ensure that your drinking water meets the water quality standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water. Pasadena is pleased to announce we have once again not only met these standards but in most instances exceed these regulations. In 2014, PWP produced more than 32,000 acre-feet or nearly 10.5 billion gallons of water to serve its more than 165,000 consumers in Pasadena, parts of Altadena and other surrounding areas of Los Angeles. To learn more , click here.