SPECIAL FEATURES OF MEMBER AGENCY

The City of Pasadena joined Metropolitan as one of its original member cities. Pasadena Water and Power currently provides water for the City of Pasadena and some unincorporated areas in Altadena, East Pasadena and San Gabriel. PWP has over 37,000 water meters to serve its customers. Pasadena residents consumed nearly 10 billion gallons or nearly 33,000 acre-feet in 2002.

PWP has approximately 500 miles of pipe, 14 storage reservoirs, 16 groundwater wells, and related facilities. A Water System Master Plan was completed in 2002. The plan recommended an extensive infrastructure capital improvement program to the year 2020. Currently, PWP is in the midst of replacing or rehabilitating approximately 230 miles of pipelines built before 1945, performing a seismic study of the reservoirs, and upgrading pumping stations. PWP has its own water quality lab that regularly tests its water citywide to ensure a safe, reliable supply of water.

PWP has been a leader in maximizing the use of local water resources. In 1990 it constructed a treatment facility for the removal of volatile organic compounds from groundwater, and in 1992 it installed facilities for injection and spreading of imported water in the local groundwater basin. Plans are underway to expand PWP’s ability to capture local runoff and to begin using reclaimed water to supplement water supplies.

PWP is also proud to continue to offer its customers many of the MWD-sponsored programs and rebates such as: ULFTs, Dual-Flush ULFTs, high-efficiency clothes washers, low-flow flushometers, pre-rinse kitchen sprayers, water-pressurized brooms, and cooling tower conductivity controllers. PWP has also helped bring zero-consumption urinal technology to many city facilities and customer locations with the help of state and MWD funding.