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GWP earns national award for programs

Glendale Water & Power on Monday was among nine utilities recognized nationwide for their water resource programs and infrastructures.

The Assn. of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the nation’s largest industry organization for publicly owned water utilities, gave Glendale Water & Power the Gold Award for its stellar water quality, asset management, financial integrity, and infrastructure maintenance and technological advances.

The utility is moving ahead with a program to replace all of Glendale’s electrical and water connections with “smart meters,” providing customers with real-time usage data. The citywide project is planned for completion by early 2011.

Prevention forum to discuss teen drug use

A public forum on drug use among teens has been scheduled for this month as reports of teen students caught with illicit drugs on campuses continue to rise.

The Community Drug Awareness Forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Verdugo Hills Hospital, 1812 Verdugo Blvd.

The forum will focus on preventing teen drug use, reports of which have surfaced lately at local campuses.

The Prevention Council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the faculty lounge of Crescenta Valley High School, 2900 Community Ave.

For more information, send inquiries to CVdrugfree@aol.com.