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Toxicity tests show that the spill of an asphalt and water mixture into an Arcadia fishing lake poses "no significant water quality threat," according to a state water quality engineer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3586
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3465AN
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A summary report of the Water Department operation for 1974 shows that the Department made a "profit" of $300,000. Water usage was 4.56 billion gallons. Also describes Arcadia's three natural underground water basins.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3599
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1975
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water Department
Item ID
3477AN
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Santa Anita Park has apologized for dumping 15,000 gallons of waste water containing manure, straw and other items into the Arcadia wash two months ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17663
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 1999 p. A1
November 3, 1999 The Star Section, p. 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 1999 p. A1
November 3, 1999 The Star Section, p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991-2000
Item ID
17871AN
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Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3587
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3466AN
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According to a draft report by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Peck Road Lake contains levels of certain pollutants that adversely affect the health of fish.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5710
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 1996
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p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Peck Road Lake
Pollution
Item ID
5561AN
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The dead body of Lainie Cole, 38, of El Monte, was found floating in the lake at Peck Road Water Conservation Park at 5401 N. Peck Road. The community workers who found the body called in Arcadia Police Department but the case has been turned over to the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30820
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2007
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p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Cole, Lainie
Deaths
Item ID
31008AN
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The newest park in the Arcadia area is the Peck Road Water Conservation Park at Live Oak and Peck Road. There will be fishing in the spreading basin of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. This is a Los Angeles County Regional Park. Supervisor Peter Schabarum was on hand for the opening on June 23, 1975.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2143
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2124AN
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The mysterious death of Lainie Cole, whose body was found in the lake at Peck Road Water Conservation Park, is still unsolved. Autopsy results are pending. She leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, 15-year-old son, and a toddler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30827
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Cole, Lainie
Deaths
Item ID
31015AN
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The water in Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, which is actually a sag pond, is evaporating, and the water is not being replenished by the artesian well because of low levels in the water table. The lake is famous from the television show Fantasy Island. The last time Baldwin Lake was dry was 1991.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32721
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum--Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
32918AN
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Efforts to reduce water use continue in Arcadia. Sprinkler station cycles are limited to 10 minutes. The new water use restrictions limit outdoor watering of grass and plants to two days per week, Tuesday and Saturday, before 9 AM and after 6 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34326
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 2015
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Drought
Water conservation
Item ID
34519AN
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A $600,000 grant from the Azusa-based San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy, plus $200,000 of in-kind amenities provided by the County Department of Parks and Recreation, will help fund a face lift for Peck Road Park at 5401 Peck Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32536
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 17, 2011
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 17, 2011
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p. A3
Subjects
Parks
Peck Road Water Conservation Park
Item ID
32735AN
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What's Going on with Lake Baldwin in Arcadia" Part 2: the Plan. Plan includes installing wetland ponds and settling basins north of Baldwin Lake, along Arcadia Wash. The idea is to capture water, channel it into a natural filter, and a portion of which will find its way down to an aquifer (a layer of water-holding rock below the surface), where it is drawn and used in various ways, including drinking water.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
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p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Wash
Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
35389AN
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Arcadia unanimously adopts resolution for mandatory water prohibitions to support water conservation. These prohibitions are unique to Arcadia and include: no hose washing, no lawn, landscape, or turf areas to be watered between 10am and 4pm. No leaks permitted. No drinking water to be served unless customer requests.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2014
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p. 1, 32
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Water conservation
Item ID
34127AN
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Arcadia considers rate tiers for water use. Santa Anita Park race track, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Westfield Shoppingtown, and the two golf courses are Arcadia's biggest users. The tiered rate structure means that users would be charged more per gallon once they cross certain thresholds.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Water rates
Water use
Item ID
32054AN
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The City Council decided Tuesday to suspend overuse penalties indefinitely on water bills issued after December 3 of this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3592
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 19, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 19, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
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3471AN
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Drought ordinance approved. Beginning April 22, 2015, Arcadia water customers can water on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, after 6:00 PM and before 9:00 AM only.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34171
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Drought
Water
Item ID
34365AN
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Improvements at the county operated Peck Road Fishing and Conservation area, located between Arcadia and El Monte, are scheduled to be completed in 10 months. Most of the funds will come from a state grant.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
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2132AN
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Residents will no longer pay penalties for using too much water starting in January, after the City Council decided Tuesday that the existing system was unfair.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3594
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3473AN
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Phillip Ramos, Jr., 48, was found dead in the waters of the Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia on Saturday, November 29. Arcadia police said nothing overtly suspicious was found at the scene where the body was discovered.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Ramos, Phillip, Jr.
Item ID
31504AN
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South Pasadena sues Dow Chemical and Shell Oil Company, alleging that for more than 4 decades, both firms willfully manufactured a pesticide containing a cancer causing chemical 1,2,3-trichloropropane, also known as TCP, that has contaminated the municipality's drinking water supply. TCP is a man-made chemical used as a cleaning and degreasing solvent. In addition to South Pasadena, Arcadia, Upland and Lake Hemet Municipal Water District are also suing Dow and Shell for TCP contamination.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
City of South Pasadena
Dow Chemical
Drinking water
Lawsuits
Shell Oil Company
Water
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