(photo from
VintageViews)
The
Cobbs Hill Reservoir has been a vital part of the Upper
Monroe neighborhood for about a hundred years; the City
acquired the hilltop in 1904 and completed this
140,000,000 gallon reservoir in 1908. Strolling around
the reservoir may be our neighborhood’s most enjoyable
pastime.
But big
changes may be ahead. Last June, the City of Rochester
engaged a firm to study its three reservoirs (Cobbs
Hill, Highland, and Rush) in response to a new
regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency. A
new EPA rule requires that 'finished water' reservoirs
be covered or the water treated to prevent activation of
two viruses (giardia and cryptosporidium).
Water
systems must be in compliance or have an approved plan
by 2009. The firm O'Brien and Gere will analyze this
issue and evaluate options that will conform to these
new regulations. The EPA, in its regulations, has noted
that some water systems will have to remove their
reservoirs from service. The Upper Monroe Neighborhood
Association needs to monitor this situation to ensure
that we do not lose one of our neighborhood’s most
important assets. If you are interested in getting
involved in this issue for yourself and your neighbors,
contact Josh Bauroth at 429-5445.
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