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Arcadia 'Good' For Water Conservation

The city rated "good" in the number of mandatory water conservation efforts the city has enacted, according to Sierra Club ratings scorecards released Monday.

Arcadia has received a "Good" ranking for its water conservation efforts in a scorecard released by the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club earlier this week. The organization ranked 122 cities in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas.

"Cities are ranked for measures in their ordinances that address appropriate water use, avoid water waste, improve building standards,
and prescribe water-efficient business practices," the Sierra Club said in a written statement. "The scorecard provides cities with a roadmap to update and expand existing water conservation measures in order to meet federal and state water efficiency standards and to work together to better manage use of the region’s limited water resources."

Arcadia's scorecard shows that the city has implemented 10 out of 19 measures to receive a "Good" rating. The scorecard notes that the city falls short when it comes to the use of water efficient toilets, faucets, showers, washing machines and dishwashers. 

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A rating of 10-14 is considered "Good", the category under which most of the 122 cities fell, with the amount of cities in the "Poor" category not far behind.

Five cities scored "Best", implementing 15 to 19 of the measures --Burbank, La Palma, La Verne, Los Angeles and Mission Viejo -- while five cities scored "Worst", a grade for implementing 0 to 4 measures. Four of the "Worst" cities--Baldwin Park, La Puente, South El Monte and Palos Verdes Estates -- scored a 0 while Rancho Palos Verdes scored a 1.

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“Despite this year’s rains and record snowpack, long term water shortfalls are projected due to population increases and global climate change," said Charming Evelyn, chairperson of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Water Committee, in a written statement. "It is incumbent upon local cities to mandate long term, effective water conservation. Water conservation ordinances and sustainable water policies are among the most cost-effective means for cities to address declining water supplies.”

To see scorecards for all 122 cities and find out more from the Sierra Club about the rankings, click here.


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