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Vancouver water station spruce up includes earthquake proofing

Project replaces reservoir, adds pump station

By Lauren Ellenbecker, Columbian staff writer
Published: August 29, 2022, 6:07am
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Water Station 5, which sits across Tower Mall in the Heights District, is on track to be fully renovated by late 2023. The improvements, identified in 2015, are necessary for the utility station's seismic resiliency. Otherwise, it would basically implode and leave hundreds of thousands of residents without water services. Water Station 5's utility system connects 8,000 residents to water and serves as a transfer hub for nearly 214,000 people in the area.
Water Station 5, which sits across Tower Mall in the Heights District, is on track to be fully renovated by late 2023. The improvements, identified in 2015, are necessary for the utility station's seismic resiliency. Otherwise, it would basically implode and leave hundreds of thousands of residents without water services. Water Station 5's utility system connects 8,000 residents to water and serves as a transfer hub for nearly 214,000 people in the area. (Photos by Michelle Henry/Vancouver Public Works) Photo Gallery

Crews are preparing to seal the first renovated reservoir at Vancouver’s largest water station, advancing the city’s comprehensive plan to create a resilient water system.

The Water Station 5 improvement project replaces an 8-million-gallon reservoir with two 4-million-gallon tanks and adds a new pump station to boost water supply and balance water pressure.

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