Water Infrastructure – Orinda CA

City:
Orinda, CA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1936

Completed:
1936

Description

1936, the East Bay Municipal Utility District joined forces with the Works Progress Administration to install a new 6″ pipe around the north side of Lake Orinda, replacing a former line that ran across the dam. The new pipe allowed gravity feeding of the Charles Hill Tank from the Orinda Tank, saving municipal funds previously used to pump water between the two tanks.

Source notes

John S. Longwell, "The District Keeps Pace." Splashes Magazine, October 1936, p. 3.

Site originally submitted by East Bay Municipal Utility District on December 5, 2014.

Location Info


Lake Orinda
Orinda, CA

Coordinates: 37.89159, -122.18774

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