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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.

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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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Water
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3466AN
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A popular fishing lake in Arcadia (Peck Road Water Conservation Park) was closed Thursday when 1,000 gallons of a gooey asphalt and water mixture oozed into it after 15,000 gallons of the substance leaked from a nearby Irwindale Plant.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
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February 22, 1987
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Water
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Items regarding Water Department

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 11, 1936 p. 1 (rates)
September 17, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 21, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 29, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 2, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
February 3, 1949 p. 1 (rate increase)
January 25, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study
January 28, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
February 1, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
February 11, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and expansion financing)
February 15, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and rate increase)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
March 4, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
June 2, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
June 9, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
October 23, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
April 23, 1959 p. 1 (Board created)
January 27, 1963 p. 1 ( " )
September 5, 1963 p. 1 ( " )
November 13, 1966 p. 1 (increase study)
November 17, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 11, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 18, 1966 p. 2 ( " )
December 22, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 25, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
March 3, 1971 p. 1 (modernization of Department)
February 4, 1973 p. 1 (history)
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Arcadia Tribune
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September 11, 1936 p. 1 (rates)
September 17, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 21, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
September 29, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
October 2, 1936 p. 1 ( " )
February 3, 1949 p. 1 (rate increase)
January 25, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study
January 28, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
February 1, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
February 11, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and expansion financing)
February 15, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and rate increase)
February 18, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
March 4, 1954 p. 1 ( " )
June 2, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
June 9, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
October 23, 1958 p. 1 ( " )
April 23, 1959 p. 1 (Board created)
January 27, 1963 p. 1 ( " )
September 5, 1963 p. 1 ( " )
November 13, 1966 p. 1 (increase study)
November 17, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 11, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 18, 1966 p. 2 ( " )
December 22, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
December 25, 1966 p. 1 ( " )
March 3, 1971 p. 1 (modernization of Department)
February 4, 1973 p. 1 (history)
Subjects
Water Department
Item ID
4330AN
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John Grivich, head of the Arcadia Water Department for the past 26 years retired June 7. He is proud of the quality of Arcadia's water, its low rates, good equipment and the stable number of Department employees.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
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Water Department
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City Council has voted to purchase Monrovia's Chapman Well and reservoir. In addition Arcadia will exchange 951 acre feet of water rights in the San Gabriel Basin for the same amount now owned by Monrovia in the Raymond Basin.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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Water
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3454AN
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County supervisors called a halt to a plan to merge the Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens with the county Museum of Natural History because the county's Economy and Efficiency Commission has not made sufficient progress on it and because the board needs to replace recently retired arboreta department head Francis Ching.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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Arboretum
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Robert Berlien, who has been head of the Glendora Municipal Water Department for 9 years, has been named Water Manager for Arcadia, replacing John Grivich, who retired in June.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
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Water Department
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East Pasadena Water Company has positive development to report. Company has commitment from State Dept. of Water Resources for a $1.5 million low-interest loan, funded from state bonds.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1982
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1982
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p. A-1
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Water - East Pasadena Water Company
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3474AN
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Robert Berlien, the new Water Department Manager, is a native if Indiana. He says that the assumption of his duties has been fairly easy because of the fine job done by retrying manager John Grivich. One of the problems facing ALL Water Departments is the availability of electrical power to run the pumps.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1975
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1975
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Water Department
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Because of California's intense two year drought, water rates will need to go up to cover the costs of getting outside water. Also, pumping costs are greater due to soaring energy costs.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1976
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1976
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Water
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3446AN
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Describes a new telemetering system that permits the most efficient service to customers while keeping costly personnel at a minimum, especially on weekends. It is a sophisticated complex - a centralized watchdog over Arcadia's water system.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1977
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 1, 1977
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Water Department
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Arcadia has received a domestic water permit from the State. In 1973 the California State Health Department inspected Arcadia's system along with 240 other systems in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and only 15 systems received permits.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1974
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1974
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Water Department
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Article on usage of radar unit by Arcadia police.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1979
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 4, 1979
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Traffic Regulations
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Appointed Superintendent of the Water Department

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 4, 1960
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 4, 1960
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p. 1
Subjects
City employees - Grivich, John
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The County Board is willing to reinstate former Probation Department chief Kenneth Kirkpatrick who was fired in 1974 for alleged incompetence. Kirkpatrick has won three court decisions over the past six years in his attempts to be reinstated.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1981
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1981
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Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.
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The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop is beginning its 51st year. Thrift shop manager Dorothy Smith tells of the changes and growth since its opening during the depression, and describes the types of merchandise to be found in the "non-profit department store with thrift shop prices."

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop
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Arcadia's residential water customers will be paying 9.4% more on their monthly water bills.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1989
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Water
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Article discusses ground water pollution and its effect of Arcadia's water supply.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1989
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Water
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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.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
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Water
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One of Arcadia's water wells, located on Camino Real Ave. between First and Second Avenues was pumping sandy water into the city's water distribution system. The well was shut down and will be carefully checked. The sandy water was not contaminated or harmful to drink.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
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Water
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