Water Storage Improvement Projects
Access to clean water is vital to our community.
EWEB is hard at work making sure safe, reliable water continues to flow even as critical infrastructure ages and new challenges arise. In the next decade, we plan to construct new water storage facilities near 40th Ave. and Patterson St. and replace the water storage systems at EWEB's College Hill and Hawkins Hill sites. The projects will be built to seismic and contemporary operating standards, providing more than 40 million gallons of resilient, safe water storage.
Nov. 12, 2021

Dear East 40th Neighbors,
We want to make you aware that two additional blasting days have been scheduled to make up time lost due to Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.
Following is the blasting schedule for the next couple of weeks:

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Wednesday, Nov. 17 (make up for Veterans Day)
Thursday, Nov. 18
Tuesday, Nov. 23
Wednesday, Nov. 24 (make up for Thanksgiving) 

As a reminder, scheduled blasts will occur between 1-1:30 p.m. The actual blast will last only a couple of seconds.

Horn safety signals will sound 5 minutes and 1 minute before the blast and at the conclusion of the blast.

If you are near the construction site and hear a horn signal, please be aware blasting activity will occur shortly and follow instructions of site personnel or any additional signage that may be posted.
Additional updates
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Excavation work is continuing, concurrent with drilling and blasting.

On Monday, Nov. 15 we will begin installing a temporary construction power supply. The new conduit will be bored from an electric box near 4065 Patterson St. There could be traffic impacts on Patterson St. that day.
EWEB project team and contractors review safety measures prior to Nov. 9 controlled blast.
We’re investing for today’s residents and for generations to come. Here, one of our littlest customers is getting a front row seat to construction.
Contact us with questions
If you have questions or input, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the project team at
541-685-7899 or water.storage@eweb.org. Emails sent to this address will reach:

  • Laura Farthing, Project Manager/Senior Civil Engineer
  • Jen Connors, Communications Supervisor
  • Jeannine Parisi, Customer Relationship Manager
  • Wally McCullough, Water Engineering Supervisor