Letters to the Editor

Information on Indian Springs

In response to a letter written a few weeks ago concerning Indian Springs being a natural spring, I have a small bit of information. During the early 1960s my family lived on Waltonia Drive in Montrose, which backed up to the original Indian Springs area. Flowing along the rear of our house on Waltonia was a natural stream.

We eventually moved to Montecito Park off Verdugo Road. At the intersection of Sparr Boulevard and Verdugo Road a flowing stream ran its course through at least the south end of that housing development, and I believe a stream still courses through just behind a sign reading "Montecito Park." There were at least two automobiles that crashed into the stream while we lived there, and today there is a chainlink fence covered with greenery to hold back stray cars. Previous newspaper articles mention a stream traveling from that area and flowing into the Montrose area.

Roma Gibson

La Crescenta

Community Commentary

Huell Howser, host of PBS programs "California’s Gold" will kick off a new series for public television called, "California’s Water." The series, underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies, is the first of its kind for public television.

The first segment of the "California’s Water" series will air on KCET, a PBS affiliate in Southern California, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 and again at 6 p.m. on April 17. The premier episode focuses on climate change and its potential impacts on our water supply system, takes viewers high into the Sierras for a first-hand look at the snow pack and its important role in providing natural storage for the water California relies on year-round. It also traces the journey our snow melt takes from the mountains to rivers and streams, and ultimately into man-made reservoirs as part of our elaborate water supply system.

Other PBS stations around the state also will begin to schedule the segment for airing. The series explores California’s water resources and the complex system of natural and man-made features that has allowed growing cities, productive farms and ecosystems to co-exist in a state that receives little or no rain for months at a time.

It is the first time that water districts are going directly to the public through a popular public television personality, Huell Howser, to talk about water topics and its importance in California. Of course, the appeal of Huell Howser is to break these topics down to a very understandable level and to zero in on the aspect of each topic that will be of most interest to the general public. This is not being approached as a documentary or a presentation for those familiar with the state’s water issues. For example, the public will truly get a feel for why the Delta is critical and how our natural snow pack helps us to store water in a way that only Huell Howser can present it.

I hope you will enjoy watching this first episode and stay tuned for the upcoming series.

Vasken Yardemian

Member, Board of Directors

Crescenta Valley Water District