Many a brave person is participating in the #10yearchallenge
these days. Posting a photo from 10 years ago and a current one side by side on
your favorite social media platform.
We at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission are not
shy about how much we’ve changed in 10 years, and thought we’d join in on the fun with Lower Crystal Springs Dam and Reservoir.
May 2008
This photo was taken in 2008 and shows Lower Crystal Springs
Dam on the left, Skyline Bridge on top, and Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir and
the watershed in the distance.
January 2019 (Ok, technically a little over 10 years)
What a difference a decade makes! Taken in January 2019,
this photo shows Lower Crystal Springs Dam and the new parapet wall constructed
to allow for safer release of high flows over the Dam. The upgrades are clearly
visible in the lighter concrete color. Also clearly visible is the recently-opened new Skyline Bridge.
What is
conspicuously absent? The power poles. The upgraded power lines were placed
underneath the new bridge.
Otherwise, the environs around Crystal Springs Reservoir are
not showing their age at all.
We are firm believers that some views get better with age….
