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Fix a Leak Week Proclaimed and Duarte Honored as Finalist in 2011 Most Business Friendly City
Monrovia Weekly Mar 08, 2012
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By Ruth Longoria Kingsland
Got a leaky faucet or irrigation system? California American Water and the city of Duarte are encouraging residents to take care of those problems this week as the city officially proclaimed March 12 to 18 “Fix a Leak Week.”
“Leaks account for one trillion gallons of wasted water each year – that’s the equivielent to use of Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami combined in that same time period,” said Brian Barreto, external affairs manager with California American Water, as he addressed the City Council at its Feb. 28 meeting.
Fix a Leak Week originated in 2009 by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Sense program. The event is geared toward encouraging residents and businesses to take action to make simple repairs that can affect the whole community and beyond.
“Given California’s ongoing water crisis, Fix a Leak Week is both timely and extremely relevant for our community,” Barreto said.
Mayor John Fasana signed the proclamation to officially declare Fix a Leak Week in Duarte and acknowledged the importance of water in ensuring a “healthy and vibrant community.”
The declaration reads: “Whereas, on average, household water leaks can account for 10,000 gallons of water wasted each year, which is enough to fill a backyard swimming pool, and minor residential water leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of wasted water in United States homes annually; and … correcting easily fixed leaks in the home is not only good for our water supply and environment, it helps the city of Duarte reduce their water usage; and … do-it-yourself fixes such as replacement of worn faucet washers and gaskets, leaky toilet flappers, garden hoses, and loose spigots can significant amounts of water; and … to remind Americans to check their household plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for leaks, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Sense program, in partnership with California American Water, has created Fix a Leak Week; now, therefore be it resolved that the city of Duarte hereby proclaims March 12 – 18, 2012, as Fix a Leak Week in the city of Duarte, and invites and encourages all residents of Duarte to participate in this water conservation effort.”
In other business at the Feb. 28 City Council meeting, Bob Machuco, director of business assistance at San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, presented the city of Duarte with a commendation from the County of Los Angles congratulating the city for being selected as a finalist in the “Most Business Friendly City” competition for 2011.
“I live in a neighboring San Gabriel Valley city and we don’t have stores like Walmart and Target,” Machuco said, adding he and his family shop in Duarte because it is so “business friendly.”
Five Los Angeles County small cities – with populations less than 60,000 – were selected for the 2011 award: Duarte, Commerce, Gardena La Mirada and Monrovia.
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