Two water reservoirs, located on airport property just northeast of what is now Sheridan County Airport in Sheridan, Wyoming, were constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The… read more
“Many visible reminders of the [CCC’s] work are still in use. They include Fall River’s Wattuppa Pond reservoir …”
In 1936, 550 Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers helped lay 25,000 feet of water pipe around 34th and Adeline Streets in West Oakland, under the auspices of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). In 1937-38, 400 WPA workers helped the… read more
In 1938-1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed a new Water Main on West Virginia Avenue, north from Mount Olivet Road NE. The Annual Report of the DC government provides details: “A 16-inch main, totaling 780 linear feet, in West Virginia Avenue north… read more
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed a water main along Wharf Rd. in Rockport, Mass.
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) supplied labor for Maynard town projects White Pond in 1934. In addition to planting trees, workers cleaned its banks of brush and dead wood, and cut wood for other… read more
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) expanded the water system in Amesbury in the Whitehall St. area.
“This new reinforced-concrete reservoir replaces a privately owned and outmoded 1 5.000-gallon tank which had become insanitary and which was at an insufficient elevation to serve the community at a proper water pressure. The new structure is approximately 38 feet… read more
The Wild Horse Dam and Reservoir was originally constructed in 1937 by a New Deal agency, believed by Living New Deal to be the CCC. “The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam. In… read more
A massive long-term project undertaken with PWA funding was the construction of a waterworks and irrigation system in Willacy County, TX. The $4,853,000 PWA allotment aided nearly 75,000 combined acres in Willacy and Hidalgo counties. The work included “a pumping… read more
Willow Creek dam and reservoir were constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding in 1938-39. Willow Lake is now the centerpiece of Willow Lake Park and there is a 6-mile trail around the lake. It sits in an area called… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted repair work along Winter St. in 1935, and extended the water system there as well.
The Woodbridge Canal Project started November 14, 1938. The project installed reinforced concrete canal lining for 211,200 feet of canals, 630 feet of concrete pipe, 50 concrete head gates, 5280 square feet levee roadway.
Mormon farmers excavated the Pine Creek Irrigation Canal at the turn of the century, using water from Pine Creek to irrigate farmland on the west side of the Virgin River near Bridge Mountain. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built new… read more