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Councilwoman Smith urges considering repurposing retired water tanks for stormwater storage
Summary
Councilwoman Smith asked staff to consider using two decommissioned water tanks (one in Phoebus valued at $1,000,000 and one in Fox Hill at $750,000) to store stormwater during floods and release it afterward; staff said an initial calculation suggested one tank's capacity is roughly "3 inches over a football field."
Councilwoman Smith raised a potential asset-reuse idea: repurposing two retired water tanks as temporary stormwater storage during flood events. She said the tanks — one in Phoebus estimated at $1,000,000 and one in Fox Hill at $750,000 — are slated to be taken down possibly in summer and asked staff to consider options before demolition.
Smith said staff member Lynn Allsbrook ran preliminary numbers indicating the Fox Hill tank would hold a volume equivalent to about "3 inches over a football field," but suggested the tanks might also be used for other stormwater mitigation purposes if feasible. She asked council members to think of potential uses and asked staff to follow up before the scheduled takedown.
