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Engineering Department Report

Engineering Department Report. March 19, 2014 Board Meeting. Garden Home Reservoir Construction Update. Today’s presentation: Brief project history Reservoir information Construction video Next steps. Project History:

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Engineering Department Report

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  1. Engineering Department Report March 19, 2014 Board Meeting

  2. Garden Home ReservoirConstruction Update • Today’s presentation: • Brief project history • Reservoir information • Construction video • Next steps

  3. Project History: • Steel water tanks built in 1952 and 1962. These tanks were not designed for seismic events. • District initially planned a seismic retrofit project, but costs would have been comparable to replacement. • Additional storage was needed in Metzger, so a larger replacement tank was designed. • Neighborhood opposition delayed the project, but construction started in summer 2013.

  4. Reservoir information: • 1.75 million gallon pre-stressed • concrete reservoir designed to • current seismic codes. • New water lines and valves • on-site. • Automatic control capabilities to isolate tank. • Ability to distribute tank water to fire apparatus or emergency distribution station. • Landscaping and tank painting as compromise with neighbors.

  5. Garden Home Reservoir

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