Residents and tourists alike who have walked along the east bench trails during the past few months have noticed some new, rather imposing concrete neighbors. Located near the top of 36th Street is a large 5 million gallon water tank, with a smaller 300,000 gallon tank to the north, above the top of 29th Street.

Though projects of this size visibly disrupt the landscape during construction, these tanks will be buried once the construction is complete and the tank has passed leakage tests.

Not long ago, two similar tanks were built on the hillside above 9th Street. These concrete tanks stood in stark contrast to the surrounding hillside, but once the tanks were buried, and the ground was replanted with native plants and grasses, there is hardly any indication of their presence.

The natural beauty found on our hillsides, mountains, and in our canyons is a precious resource, and while it is sometimes necessary to disturb the landscape with water tanks and pipelines, Ogden City takes great efforts to restore the environment around these projects.

Looking north at the 9th Street tanks… can you find them?