200 free water efficient toilets will be distributed on a first come first served basis. La Verne residents are eligible for up to two toilets per water account.

By replacing older toilets with new, more efficient ones, you will be saving thousand of gallons of water and saving money on your water bill.

City of La Verne will be giving away 2 free water efficient toilets to its water customers. To take advantage of this program you must only:

• Be a La Verne Water Customer (pay your water bill to the City of La Verne, not Golden State Water Co.)
• Bring a copy of your La Verne Water Bill and a photo I.D. to the distribution on Saturday, May 8th.
• Return old toilets on Saturday, May 22nd between 8:00 AM and noon for recycling and to ensure installation.  If the old or new toilets are not returned by that date, your water bill will be automatically charged $125.00.

MORE INFO: Free Toilet Flyer
WHERE: Bonita High School, 3102 D Street
WHEN: Saturday, May 8th, 2010
TIME: 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon

Due to the impending storm, Winter Wonderland is rescheduled for Saturday, December 26th at Heritage Park from 9am-1pm.  We called the North Pole and Santa said there should be NO RAIN, but plenty of snow!  Tickets are still available for $10.00-please contact the Parks & Community Services Department at (909)596-8700.

On July 17, one male Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) was trapped in the City of La Verne, Los Angeles County. This fly is approximately 0.2 miles southwest of an existing OFF eradication area in La Verne. Based on the proximity in time and distance to the existing eradication area, this OFF find represents an expansion of the known infested area. This find site is outside the original 8.4 square mile treatment area set forth in the July 16, 2009 Proclamation of Eradication Project (PEP). The location of this fly find requires that the treatment zone be expanded by 5.6 square miles. The total area for the treatment zone including the expansion will be 14 square miles.

If you have specific questions related to this program, please contact John Hooper, Program Supervisor at (916) 654-1211.

Click here for a map of the OFF Eradication area.

OPEN HOUSE MEETING ON THE ERADICATION PLANS AGAINST THE WHITE STRIPED FRUIT FLY DETECTED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The white striped fruit fly (WSFF), a serious new insect pest in California, has been detected in your area. The WSFF is an exotic insect that is native to tropical southeast Asia. The WSFF attacks the fruit of many trees, most significantly guava and mango. Damage occurs when the female lays eggs in the fruit. These eggs hatch into larvae, or maggots, tunneling through the flesh of the fruit as they feed. Decay organisms enter, leaving the interior of the fruit a rotten mass, making it unfit for consumption. This is the first time WSFF has been detected in the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, emergency eradication and quarantine action is needed to protect California from the negative economic and environmental impacts the establishment of this pest would cause throughout California.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture consulted with scientists who are experts in the biology of this pest. These experts have helped us formulate a treatment plan designed to eradicate the infestation.

Beginning on August 1, 2009, CDFA will begin male attractant treatments to eradicate this invasive pest. This treatment consists of placing traps (bait stations) with cotton wicks containing a formulation of a small amount of a pesticide and a male attractant lure (naled and cuelure) in trees within the eradication area. In addition, because a breeding population exists, limited ground treatments with a formulation of an organic pesticide will be applied to the foliage of trees within 200 meters of all properties where WSFF have been detected.

Residents of properties scheduled for treatment (traps or ground treatment) will be notified prior to the application.
Click here for a map outlining the eradication area.
Click here for a WSFF pest profile.

To inform you of planned activities, residents of the affected areas are invited to attend an open house meeting on Thursday, July 30, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm at:

The Hillcrest Retirement Community Meeting House
2705 Mountain View Drive
La Verne, CA 91750.

At this meeting, cooperating agency officials will provide information and answer questions about the program.

Your cooperation with this program is needed to rid California of this harmful invading pest while it is still possible. If you cannot attend this important meeting and require additional information, please contact the toll-free PEST HOTLINE at (800) 491-1899 for further assistance.