The Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioned these bas-relief sculptures by Elliot Franz Sandow (1910-1976). They decorate an overflow weir at the Orinda Water Treatment Plant, part of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). Labor… read more
The New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located just below San Pablo Reservoir. CCC laborers living at the camp did work to support water infrastructure improvements for the East San Francisco Bay area. In addition to dam-building, workers at the… read more
There are 12 small rock check dams built along Mistletoe Creek at the eastern end of the reservoir. According to current EBMUD staff, the dams were all built during the 1930s by the CCC. Most seem to be operating as… read more
This CCC built observation point is located along the southern side of the reservoir, about half-way down, and just opposite the outfall tower (the only such structure on the lake). The point includes a rock wall and stairway that was… read more
1936, the East Bay Municipal Utility District joined forces with the Works Progress Administration to install a new 6″ pipe around the north side of Lake Orinda, replacing a former line that ran across the dam. The new pipe allowed… read more