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Pasadena Provides Water Customers with Stellar Quality

Published on Friday, September 12, 2014 | 1:52 pm
 

Pasadena’s Water and Power Department (PWP) assures its customers that all Pasadena water continues to be safe to drink despite recent changes in water characteristics. Due to the ongoing California drought PWP’s groundwater levels are low and PWP is receiving more Colorado River water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) to meet the City’s demand. The low groundwater level has caused a cloudy appearance in Pasadena water due to air bubbles and the additional Colorado River water has increased the hardness levels in Pasadena water.

“Pasadena’s water supply is vigilantly monitored around-the-clock and continually meets all state and federal standards for drinking water quality,” PWP Water Quality Manager David Kimbrough said.

PWP normally serves customers a blend of water from three sources, including local groundwater and water imported via the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) from the Colorado River and the State Water Project (SWP) in Northern California.

All tap water contains minerals that are beneficial to human health, including calcium, magnesium and iron. Pasadena’s water has been noticeably harder in recent months because supplies from Northern California, which have a lower mineral content, have been cut off resulting in PWP receiving more Colorado River water, which is significantly harder. In some cases, excess minerals can cause white spots on glass, porcelain and other fixtures, but water softeners and descaling products are widely available to address these issues.

Pasadena’s groundwater level is lower than it has been in years, so pumps at PWP’s wells naturally draw more air into the water causing a cloudy or milky-white appearance. The water clears in a few moments when allowed to settle. PWP is completing an Eastside Well Collector project this summer to transport water from seven groundwater wells to Jones Reservoir for centralized disinfection. The facility is expected to be in operation later this month and it will help minimize the cloudy appearance of the water.

Pasadena is one of only a few cities in California with its own Water Quality Laboratory, which conducts more than 50,000 water quality tests each year for more than 180 potential contaminants. Annual test results are made available to customers every July 1 through PWP’s Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report. The current and past issues are available at www.PWPweb.com/WaterQuality.

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