Action Plan for Portland's Open Reservoirs

Paper Summary:

Portland's landmark water reservoirs have been intact for the past century. The paper shows that five out of six of the original reservoirs are currently in use today. These five are located with Mt. Tabor Park and Washington and serve to collect and store millions of gallons of drinking water for distribution to businesses and residents throughout the city of Portland. The paper shows, however, that these wide-open reservoirs fail to meet today's standards for drinking water, posing a threat the health and safety of the citizens of Portland. In addition, they require an increasing level of maintenance to ensure water quality.
This paper examines the safety risks posed by Portland?s open reservoirs, revealing why a major change must be implemented and recommending the best solution for this problem.

From the Paper:

"This plan aims to remove three reservoirs from service in Mt. Tabor. Two of the reservoirs will be replaced with underground storage. The city will place tanks at these sites to maintain the advantage of existing piping and gravity flows. It is expected that these underground tanks will "upgrade the storage facilities to current and anticipated state and federal standards as well as provide higher levels of security, public health, and water quality protection" (City of Portland). When the reservoirs are contained, the city will be able to install park improvements.
The plan also calls for temporary floating covers over the existing reservoirs in Washington Park, which were built in 1894. While these covers will provide short-term enhanced security, the city also recognizes that it must "replace the existing Washington Park reservoirs with underground tanks following additional improvements necessary to strengthen the water distribution system" (City of Portland)."

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