BRIEFLY : SEWER SERVICE BILLS SET TO GO DOWN TODAY.Many San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents should be pleasantly surprised by their next sewer service bills, thanks to a new formula for calculating the rates, which is set to take effect today. Residential sewer service charges will be based on each bill-payer's winter water use, which is believed to more accurately reflect the amount of water that goes down the sewers as opposed to water used to irrigate ir·ri·gate v. To wash out a cavity or wound with a fluid. large lots in the valley's hot summer climate. The council changed the formula, which previously based sewer charges on 60 percent of water used each month. ``Residential bills used to skyrocket during our hottest months,'' said Councilwoman Laura Chick, who said under the new formula residents who fill pools and water plants ``will no longer experience higher sewer service charges.'' ?13Daily News Reward of $10,000 offered to find writer A $10,000 reward was offered for a veteran screenwriter who disappeared while driving home from a business trip in New Mexico, his publicist said. Gary DeVore, 56, vanished Saturday. He had called his wife at 1 a.m. from Barstow to say he would arrive at their Carpinteria home in about three hours but never showed up, publicist Michael Sands said Monday. His wife, Wendy Oates, filed a missing person's report with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and offered a $10,000 reward for information regarding his whereabouts, Sands said. Deputies flew the route from Barstow to Carpinteria in a small plane Sunday but did not spot any signs of wreckage, said Sgt. Bill Byrne. DeVore's screenwriting credits include ``Raw Deal,'' ``Running Scared,'' ``Dogs of War'' and ``Backroads.'' Sands said DeVore was driving a new white Ford Explorer, license plate 3NGH NGH National Group on Homeworking NGH Not Gonna Happen NGH National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. NGH Normalized Greedy Heuristic NGH Never Gonna Happen 592. ?13Associated Press State utility exec, 73, to become DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection head Preparing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. for deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. , Mayor Richard Riordan is expected today to name state utility executive David Freeman as general manager of the city agency. Freeman, 73, will take the reins of the DWP after serving as chief trustee of the Independent System Operator and Power Exchange Restructuring Trusts, which is overseeing efforts to smooth deregulation of the electric utility industry taking effect in January. In addition, Freeman formerly was general manager of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District. Freeman takes over the agency a few months after the retirement of Bill McCarley as DWP general manager. ?13- Associated Press Forest campers get warning on plague Campers in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los this summer should remember that fleas on squirrels and other animals can carry a plague, a county health department spokeswoman said Monday. ``Don't treat furry forest animals like house pets when camping,'' said Vivian Rosenberg. ``With warm weather, the start of summer vacation and the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend coming up, (we) are alerting campers and picnickers that sylvatic sylvatic /syl·vat·ic/ (sil-vat´ik) sylvan; pertaining to, located in, or living in the woods. sylvatic found in the woods; occurring in animals of the forest. plague among ground squirrels is an ongoing problem in local wilderness areas,'' Rosenberg said. Visitors to the forest, she said, should use common sense: avoid wild animals; don't feed them; don't camp around their burrows; and use insect repellent. ?13City News Service |
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