Silver Lake and Ivanhoe Reservoir Master Plan
Workshop #1 – Saturday, March 27, 1999

Water Quality - Workshop Comments

Filtration Facility

• Against a filtration plant on site
• Filtration plant should be underground or on a nearby site in an industrial area
• Facility should be built under a parking lot
• Develop an underground filtration system with landscape treatment above
• Industrial aspect of the facility is attractive

Technical Questions & Concerns

• Filtration plant is too noisy
• Concerned about ground seepage pollution
• Questioned that this facility should be a raw type water facility with off-site filtering in order to make it more accessible
  

Water Quality

• Belief that the water is safe to drink
• Against the water being used as drinking water
• Water quality issues should be left up to the experts
• Concern that cars and buses are bad for the water
  

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Technical Questions & Concerns

• Concerned about whether the Dog Park affects the water quality
• Asked if the groundwater has any contamination
• Concerned about the pesticide spraying on the streets and suggested using
• midge fly instead of pesticide spraying
• Questioned if there are alternatives to chlorine
• Questioned whether chlorinating will be replaced with another process in the near future
• Questioned why McArthur Park has paddle boats
• Questioned about illness/deaths from the water in the last 50 years

DWP Operations

• DWP trucks do not affect traffic
• Chlorine trucks and commercial trucks go out from Armstrong
• DWP does a good job of working with the trucks
• Buildings on site are okay but are not kept up
• DWP should not direct traffic
• DWP conducts a safe operation
• Concerned that the Rowena tank is above ground and higher than the street
  

Technical Questions & Concerns

• Questioned about what are the green tanks - pollock wells
• Questioned the loud early morning sound from the lake

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Birds & Flies

• Diversion area for birds should be developed with reeds that may keep them off the reservoir
• Aeration facility fountains like at Echo Park could help keep the birds away
• Flies are a problem seasonally
  

Lake Aesthetics

• West side of the lake has cracks perhaps add a coating
• Edge of the water should be accessible
• Safety and access to the lake is a priority
• Against covering up the lake
• A non-aesthetically pleasing lake is not acceptable
• Should not alter the look of the lake
• Do not want a 'Walden Pond'
• Pedestrian path should be right next to the lake
• Silver Lake should be relined to make it compatible with Ivanhoe

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Embankments

• Embankments are unattractive and should be made to look more natural
• Need to beautify the embankment
• Slopes of Silver Lake should be relined like the nice buff color of Ivanhoe
• Against beige color and prefers black color
• Change the color to a less conspicuous color like gray
• Orange slopes do not look natural - Do not use orange paint
  

Regulations

• Questioned whether EPA will give enough time to respond
• The community needs to understand the operation requirements and maintenance issues
  

Community

• Suggested education classes on water quality and the reservoir

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