It's huge!! Tank no 11

Steve Erler, Fern Valley Water District general manager, gave me a tour of tank no. 11 today. So I took some photos. It's huge. the diameter is 176 feet, that's nearly 2/3 the length of a football field. The volume is 3 million gallons.

The crew, Jim Nutter and Bob Sims, were cleaning the tank floor. The photo to the right with Jim and Bob gives you a sense of scale.

Below, you get a sense of how huge it is. It's like an auditorium inside. Steve has a fan blowing out of one side trying to dry the walls. He met with a representative of the coating producer, the company that did the work and the inspector.



Steve has plans to ensure the water passes the oder and taste tests efore refilling the tank and connecting it to the distribution system.

But you can see how huge it is. That's what I kept saying. Last week, when he drained it, you understand why some below were surprised by the unexpected appearance of the babbling brook behind their residence.