Completion of NW Portland Reservoir, Pump Station in the Home Stretch In less than two years, the Water Bureau’s Engineering Services Group and Contractor Emery & Sons Construction, Inc. are nearing completion of the Forest Park Low Reservoir project, This includes the construction of a 1.3-million gallon reinforced-concrete underground drinking water reservoir and an adjacent 1,408 square-foot pump station. By the end of July, the reservoir will be connected to the live water system and fully operational. WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING LATELY? * Water is filling the reservoir. * Crews applied hydroseed to help establish grass cover on the slopes adjacent to and covering the 73-foot diameter reservoir. * Non-native shrubs and brush lining SW Skyline Boulevard are being removed and will later be replaced with native trees to help expand the neighborhood’s tree canopy. * Water Bureau engineers and contract staff will conduct a walk-through of the site, address punch-list items, and finish the final electrical inspection and testing of the reservoir’s backflow preventer. * Crews will pave the NW Skyline Boulevard and NW Hawkins Boulevard intersection this week, the final step restoring the roadway which was excavated to connect a critical pipeline. PLANNING FOR CUSTOMER’S CURRENT & FUTURE NEEDS The new reservoir is part of an overall plan to better serve the current and future water needs of residents living at higher elevations in the Northwest Hills district. It will also help to improve water capacity for emergency fire protection. PROJECT INFORMATION Visit portlandoregon.gov/water/forestpark.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:11:52 +0000
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