In 2000 the city of Pasadena made plans to redirect storm water runoff and try to first channel it back into the backyards of people using a gutter system. They wanted people to be using the water in their backyards for vegetation. Groundwater is being used in the city of Pasadena and Altadena. This water comes from the Raymond Groundwater Basin. There are stormwater drainage facilities which reduce the potential for polluted runoff.
"The City of Pasadena is a member of the Los Angeles County Stormwater Program, which regulates
and controls stormwater and urban runoff into the Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, tributaries
to these rivers, and ultimately the Pacific Ocean. The Los Angeles County Stormwater Program is
the local enforcement mechanism of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES),
which controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of
the United States. In the Pasadena area, NPDES permits are filed with the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. The City of Pasadena’s Stormwater Management and
Discharge Control Code (Section 8.70 of the Municipal Code) contains measures to regulate nonstormwater
discharges to the municipal stormwater system; control of spillage, dumping or disposal
of materials into the municipal stormwater system; and reduce pollutants in stormwater and urban
runoff to the maximum extent practicable."
More information can be found at this link:
"The City of Pasadena is a member of the Los Angeles County Stormwater Program, which regulates
and controls stormwater and urban runoff into the Los Angeles River, San Gabriel River, tributaries
to these rivers, and ultimately the Pacific Ocean. The Los Angeles County Stormwater Program is
the local enforcement mechanism of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES),
which controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of
the United States. In the Pasadena area, NPDES permits are filed with the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. The City of Pasadena’s Stormwater Management and
Discharge Control Code (Section 8.70 of the Municipal Code) contains measures to regulate nonstormwater
discharges to the municipal stormwater system; control of spillage, dumping or disposal
of materials into the municipal stormwater system; and reduce pollutants in stormwater and urban
runoff to the maximum extent practicable."
More information can be found at this link: