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Commissioners press staff to favor native palette in Charleston Park recycled‑water reservoir design
Summary
City staff presented a conceptual design for a buried recycled‑water reservoir and pump station within Charleston Park; commissioners and the public largely supported the buried reservoir but urged a stronger native‑plant palette, fewer cross‑paths, and greater emphasis on park uses during redesign.
Salman Hosseini, associate civil engineer in Mountain View Public Works, presented a conceptual design for a buried recycled‑water reservoir and booster pump station at Charleston Park, part of the city’s North Bayshore recycled‑water build‑out. The council previously selected Charleston Park as the site; staff said the buried design minimizes visual impacts, places pumps into the hillside with a maximum above‑grade element of 4 feet to comply with the burrowing‑owl Habitat Overlay Zone (HOZ), and uses existing topography to blend the facility into the park.
Hosseini said the project footprint will remove the existing water feature (due to operations/maintenance costs) and create a central plaza with ADA pathways, seating, decorative…
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