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The City Council approved a mandatory water conservation program that requires a 10% decrease in water use by all residents, as well as the use of penalties if residents use more than their share of water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3590
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3469AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35200
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Wash
Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
35389AN
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Due to increased precipitation upstate, Arcadia relaxes watering restrictions. Residents can now water lawns Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from May through October. From November through April, residents still limited to Tuesday and Saturday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34604
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Conservation
Drought
Water
Item ID
34796AN
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3473AN
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Arcadians may find that their water bills are a bit higher beginning July 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3583
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3462AN
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Water rates in Arcadia may see another increase in order to establish a fund to replace the water system as it wears out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3572
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3451AN
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State drought. Overall California residents cut water use by 27% in June, beating governor's mandate, but some cities fall short. Arcadia's target was a 36% reduction but in June, the city achieved a 28% reduction.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Drought
Water conservation
Item ID
34463AN
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Despite recent heavy rains, water managers across the San Gabriel Valley still recommend that residents conserve water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29387
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Dam
Storms
Floods
Drinking water supply
Conservation
Item ID
29571AN
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Although two of Arcadia's 14 water wells have been contaminated by industrial solvents for years, a purification system installed by the city last December is reportedly working well, allowing the water from these wills to be used.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3584
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3463AN
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This article traces Chinese history in the San Gabriel and Los Angeles County areas back to the late 1840s. Many early Chinese Americans washed laundry, harvested crops, packed oranges, crushed grapes and dug water trenches.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Chinese population
Immigrants and immigration
San Gabriel Valley
Chinese-Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Geary Act of 1892
Item ID
30128AN
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Arcadia city officials have adopted a voluntary water conservation program that aims to reduce annual water consumption by 10 percent. Currently there is a state wide drought and a local water supply shortage. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has voted to raise water rates 14 percent in July 2009. The other two main sources of the city's water are the Main San Gabriel Basin and Raymond Basin.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
Water conservation
Water supply
Item ID
31378AN
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Arcadia residents saved 22% more water over the past seven months than they did in the same period last year. Arcadia Water Manager Eldon Davidson attributed the mandatory 10% reduction program implemented by the City in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3593
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3472AN
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The City of Pasadena may seek lost sales tax revenue from Rusnak Mercedes-Benz, a business that relocated from Pasadena to Arcadia four years ago. Pasadena officials think Arcadia may have used the promise of an expansion loan as an enticement when Rusnak first considered leaving Pasadena. Arcadia officials deny it.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
City of Pasadena
Automobile Dealerships
Item ID
30235AN
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A plan to convert the 87 acre Rodeffer Quarry pit in Arcadia into an inert materials landfill has stirred debate among nearby residents and water district officials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper37
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-2 Map
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-2 Map
Subjects
Rodeffer Landfill
Item ID
37AN
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California water use drops 27.3%, exceeds 25% mandate for June. San Gabriel Valley Water Company reduced water use by 35% in June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34286
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Drought
San Gabriel Valley Water Company
Water conservation
Item ID
34480AN
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Longden Well No. 1 has been taken out of service as levels of TCE (trichloroethyene) in the water have risen in excess of the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. TCE is an industrial solvent used for cleaning purposes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3578
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3457AN
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Arcadia must reduce water use by 20% by 2020, under mandatory water conservation prohibitions.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Water conservation
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33933
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Water conservation
Item ID
34127AN
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Some individuals and businesses in Arcadia who own satellite dish antennas will now have to screen them from view, following a unanimous vote by the Arcadia City Council. The ordinance, which may affect the Steerburger Restaurant, the 100 to One Restaurant, and the Santa Anita Inn, was devised to combat the proliferation of unsightly satellite dishes throughout the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2074
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2060AN
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Water use in the San Gabriel Valley is down. Figures from area cities are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3568
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. A-3
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3447AN
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