The photograph below is the cover to Contract No. 61 of the San Francisco Department of Public Works. The contract is for the construction of Hetch Hetchy Dam. Notice that it is the “Proposal form” of the contract. This contract includes 98 pages of text and 46 pages of drawings. Going through the pages, it…
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Construction Work Begins on New Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol
Construction work has begun on the SFPUC’s Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol, which will raise awareness of the natural and cultural history of the Alameda Creek Watershed and the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. Located next to the Sunol Water Temple in the East Bay at the historic confluence of two creeks, the Alameda…
A Look Back in History: Spring Valley Water Company: Land & Water Rights in Alameda County
The Spring Valley Water Company (SVWC) had envisioned a large reservoir in the East Bay as early as 1875. They started acquiring land and water rights in Alameda County at this time. The first land they bought was in the Calaveras Valley and at the Vallejo Mills properties near Niles. This was the beginning of…
Construction on the Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol Resumes
The SFPUC has resumed construction on an interpretive center on our watershed lands in unincorporated Alameda County. Located adjacent to the Sunol Water Temple in the East Bay at the historic confluence of two creeks, the Alameda Creek Watershed Center will explore the confluence of people and nature and the significance of water in sustaining…
A Look Back in History: Eagle-Eyeing San Andreas Reservoir from the Ground
The following is an excerpt from History of San Mateo County California by Roy W. Cloud published in 1928. This chapter in turn was written by George A. Elliott, Vice President and Chief Engineer of Spring Valley Water Company at the time of its original publication in 1925: The year 1864 is notable in Spring…
A Look Back in History: Spring Valley Water Company Agriculture in Pleasanton
Pleasanton is located in the Amador Valley in eastern Alameda County. It is bounded by the Diablo Range foothills on the north and south, the coastal Pleasanton Ridge on the west, and the adjacent Livermore Valley on the east. Major water courses consist of the Arroyo del Valle and Arroyo de la Laguna. Both are…