First Stage Smog Alert policies in all Foothill area school districts will conform to recent recommendations from State and County Health and Air Pollution authorities.
Six Arcadia businesses were fined for air quality violations during the 2nd quarter of 1986, according to a spokesman for the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
1. Air Quality - Draft Environmental Impact Report; Hillside Development. City of Arcadia, June 26, 1978 (two pages). 2. "Let me out of this valley, smog screams." Arcadia Highlander, August 20, 1986, p.1,3.
The State of California has required cities throughout Los Angeles County to adopt a program that will reduce trash and other pollutants in urban runoff. Arcadia's municipal code prohibits the dumping or discharging of water containing harmful chemicals or materials into city streets, catch basins, and storm drains.
Disaster planning, incorporated in Arcadia's Master Plan, is now being polished for final approval. Contingency plans are designed for fire, earthquake, plane crash, etc.
Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.
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.
The Disaster Preparedness Plan is ready for adoption by the City Council. It includes contingency plans for the handling of earthquakes (as well as recommendations for building standards to help present earthquake damage), floods, fires and hazardous structures.
Arcadia wants you to be prepared for any disaster or emergency. September is National Preparedness Month. Every household should have a disaster kit (food, water, medications, flashlight, and a multi-tool).
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) has proposed legislation to improve emergency and disaster preparedness by California's public utilities. Recent windstorm disaster highlighted the need to be better prepared.