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Reservoir's cracks pose no threat
By Times Staff Writer
Published August 30, 2007
A state senator's concerns about cracks in the earthworks around Tampa Bay Water's reservoir led inspectors to check the structure this week, but they said it is sound. "These are superficial cracks and, in no way, compromise the integrity of the structure," said Pam Vazquez, a spokeswoman for the Tampa office of the state Department of Environmental Protection. DEP inspectors had seen the cracks in June, the last time they visited the 2-year-old, 15-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Reservoir near Fort Lonesome in Hillsborough County, Vazquez said. A call from state Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Brandon, about the reservoir's safety sent the inspectors back again. The cracks are in the soil-and-cement embankment along the base of the walls. Workers have filled the cracks.
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