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Water Quality Improvement Project Construction
2000
J.M. Strid
Underground Construction Managers, Inc.
S. Cole
Los Angeles Department for Water and Power
E. Hartman
Los Angeles Department for Water and Power
R. Harasick
Los Angeles Department for Water and Power
G. Colzani
Jacobs Associates
R.L. Miller
EPS Consultants, Inc.

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This paper describes the history leading
up to the project, the construction methods, significant events and the
principal elements of the system. The project setting, community involvement
and environmental aspects are a large consideration for this project located
in the heart of the Hollywood Hills under the famous Hollywood sign. The
work is taking place in an environmentally sensitive area adjacent to
the Upper and Lower Hollywood Reservoirs, which supply the drinking water
for 500,000 people. The Department has placed a high emphasis on community
involvement to facilitate construction, including building of a dedicated
access road to minimize the construction traffic through the neighborhood.
The project consists of two world-class size 30 million gallon storage
tanks, a 10-foot diameter 6,000 foot long bypass tunnel, a 6-foot diameter
1,200 foot long utility tunnel, underground connection to the existing
Weid tunnel and associated piping and mechanical facilities.
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