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General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

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Chapter 5 Environmental Resources<br />

involves the dissemination <strong>of</strong> information through literature provided at <strong>City</strong> Hall<br />

and other <strong>City</strong> facilities, articles in the <strong>City</strong> newsletter and local cable television.<br />

• School Education. The <strong>City</strong> participates in a variety <strong>of</strong> school education programs<br />

in cooperation with MWD.<br />

• Conservation Programs for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional<br />

Accounts. These programs include specific provisions for commercial, industrial,<br />

and institutional customers.<br />

The <strong>City</strong> has several other programs to generally promote water conservation. These<br />

include water waste prohibition, residential ultra-low flush toilet replacement program,<br />

and conservation pricing.<br />

• Issues<br />

• Increasing urbanization will increase impervious surfaces, increasing stormwater<br />

run<strong>of</strong>f and sedimentation, thereby triggering potential decreases in water quality.<br />

• References<br />

<strong>Inglewood</strong>, <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong>. 1997. <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>, Conservation Element.<br />

———. 2003. 25-Year Water Master <strong>Plan</strong>. September.<br />

———. 2005. Urban Water Management <strong>Plan</strong>. December.<br />

California Department <strong>of</strong> Water Resources. 2003. California’s Groundwater – Bulletin<br />

118, <strong>Update</strong> 2003.<br />

Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB). 2006. Watershed<br />

Management. Website: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb4/html/programs/<br />

regional_program/ws_santamonica.html, April.<br />

Rhode Island Department <strong>of</strong> Health. 2003. Healthy Drinking Waters for Rhode<br />

Islanders. http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/has/html/Hydrogen.pdf<br />

United States Environmental Protection Agency. n.d. National Water Quality Inventory.<br />

www.epa.gov.<br />

Whatcom County Washington Health Department. 2003. Drinking Water Program,<br />

Environmental Health Division.<br />

www.co.whatcom.wa.us/health/environmental/drinking_water/iron.jsp<br />

5.2-12<br />

<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Inglewood</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Update</strong> Technical Background Report

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