The Eugene Water & Electric Board is overseeing the construction of two new, seismically-sound water tanks on College Hill. Work began in 2024, with demolition of the original, 1940s-era reservoir.
The major infrastructure project just hit a milestone, according to EWEB Principal Engineer Laura Farthing.
“We have actually closed in both tanks with the walls. And we’re through—each roof is poured in four sections—so we’re through three sections of the roof on tank 1, and two sections of the roof on tank 2,” Farthing told KLCC. “So the completion of the tank structures themselves is about a month to six weeks ahead of schedule.”…