RESERVOIR NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE - An earthquake-damaged reservoir located under a golf course must be dismantled dis·man·tle tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles 1. a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down. b. and rebuilt at a cost of up to $20 million to serve the residents of Chevy Chase Chevy Chase (chĕv`ē), town (1990 pop. 8,559), Montgomery co., W central Md., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; founded as a village, inc. 1914. Canyon, officials said Monday. Built in the late 1920s, the concrete roof of the reservoir is buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. under three feet of soil on the fifth fairway at the Chevy Chase Country Club. The reservoir is 280 by 520 feet and designed to hold 14.5 million gallons of water. ``The current reservoir is in a very unhealthy condition and it has basically served out most of its physical life. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for that reservoir to be replaced,'' City Councilman Bob Yousefian said Monday. Because of the age and the cumulative effect of the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. , the reservoir's roof and supporting columns are cracked cracked said of grain; indicates grain that has been exposed to a combined breaking and crushing action. . The city has advised the country club to keep patrons off the top of the reservoir, and the city does not run heavy equipment over the area. ``We just think the structure is compromised, we believe that it does need to be replaced,'' said Peter Kavounas, water services administrator. But Jong Noun 1. Jong - United States writer (born in 1942) Erica Jong Lee, who took over as owner of the Chevy Chase Country Club a couple months ago, said patrons are allowed to walk over the reservoir as they play golf. Lee is waiting for a public meeting scheduled for Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. at the club, where city officials are slated to discuss the safety situation. ``I believe this construction will certainly affect the business of the golf course,'' Lee said. ``I don't feel good about it but this construction must go on for the city of Glendale.'' There will be enough water from the city's other nearby reservoirs to serve the residents of Chevy Chase Canyon during construction, Kavounas said. Today, the City Council will consider whether to solicit proposals from companies for the design work for the renovation. The existing reservoir will need to be dismantled and replaced - a project estimated to cost $15 million to $20 million. The council is not expected to vote on the project until early next year, and construction is expected to go until 2008. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com --The Glendale City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at City Hall, 613 E. Broadway. CAPTION(S): map Map: Reservoir project Daily News |
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