Conservancy Annual Report 2019
The Chavez Park Conservancy has released its Annual Report 2019. A PDF copy is attached. The report covers activities by
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Landfill
Flare Station Running
People sometimes wonder what the smokestack-looking thing does, on the east side of the park, in the green fence. It’s
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This is Progress?
The Berkeley Parks management continues to amaze me. Just a week ago I posted a short item about the “pup
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When Will This Get Fixed?
This “pup tent” covers an excavation started in May 2017 to make a repair to the landfill gas extraction valve
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Graffiti Gone
The flare station near the center of the park got hit with graffiti on its green fence enclosure at the
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Flare on Harvest Moon
I’d promised myself to shoot a picture of the harvest moon rising Thursday night, but then promptly forgot about it.
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Kudos to the Engineers
City of Berkeley’s engineers and engineering consultants last August replaced the rusty old flare station in the middle of the
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Flare Station Working
Did you ever drive on a very hot day and see the heat rising from the road cause the scenery
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Can New Park Restrooms Be Built on Old Landfill?
Executive Summary: Building a traditional sanitary bathroom that requires a long and deep sewer connection on top of a landfill
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Flare Station Demolition, Day Two
The old flare station, built amidst controversy in 1989, is gone. A crew from Innovative Construction Solutions (ICS), aided by
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Flare station demolition, day one
The old flare station at the park, running since 1989, is being replaced by a newer model built alongside. The
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A morning walk
After an absence of some weeks for vacation and other distractions, I felt the tug to visit the park again
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New Flare Station Delivered
The rusty old leaning tower on the east side of the park will soon be history, as the new flare
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The nonexistent storm drains on Spinnaker Way
Statement submitted to the Parks and Waterfront Commission March 9, 2016: After every serious downpour, Spinnaker Way gets flooded, with
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City Responds to Flare Station Flareup
The City of Berkeley’s Department of Public Works, which is responsible for the landfill gas flare station in the park,
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Flare Station Malfunction Spews Flames, Smoke, Stink
The rusty leaning tower near the center of the park spit flames, smoke, and noxious odors at dusk on New
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Ongoing construction work at park
The City of Berkeley is distributing the following flyer regarding the ongoing construction work at the park. I am working
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