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The EBMUD has the opportunity to honor its legacy by recognizing the significance of its support of high-quality design which led to the realization of this project by pioneering landscape architect, Robert Royston. The collaboration between EBMUD’s engineers and the landscape architecture firm, Royston Hanamoto Mayes and Beck and the resulting open-cut reservoir and fountains successfully addressed both logistical and aesthetic concerns. As EBMUD revisits the site, Estates Drive Reservoir can become a dynamic stewardship story, representative of EBMUD’s desire to meet the challenge of protecting this large-scale sculpture while providing for the needs of the community.

The public can help bring attention to this historic resource in hopes of educating EBMUD about the significance of both the design and designer. It is hoped that a suitable compromise may be found that will allow EBMUD to meet its functional objectives without having to sacrifice Royston’s landscape design which was, in fact, created to address similar water safety issues over 40 years ago.

Letters of support regarding the Estates Drive Reservoir
should be directed to:
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Oakland Administration Center and Business Office
P.O. Box 24055, Oakland, CA 94623
1-866-403-2683
EBMUD Directors

Please copy all correspondence to Lesa R. McIntosh, EBMUD President,
at lmcintos@ebmud.com or at the address above.

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Photos courtesy Valerie Garry

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education partners

Additional Sponsors

American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust


Oakland, California Estates Drive Reservoir Intro history threat help learn Help Get Involved The EBMUD has the opportunity to honor its legacy by recognizing the significance of its support of high-quality design which led to the realization of this project by pioneering landscape architect, Robert Royston. The collaboration between EBMUD’s engineers and the landscape architecture firm, Royston Hanamoto Mayes and Beck and the resulting open-cut reservoir and fountains successfully addressed both logistical and aesthetic concerns. As EBMUD revisits the site, Estates Drive Reservoir can become a dynamic stewardship story, representative of EBMUD’s desire to meet the challenge of protecting this large-scale sculpture while providing for the needs of the community. The public can help bring attention to this historic resource in hopes of educating EBMUD about the significance of both the design and designer. It is hoped that a suitable compromise may be found that will allow EBMUD to meet its functional objectives without having to sacrifice Royston’s landscape design which was, in fact, created to address similar water safety issues over 40 years ago. Letters of support regarding the Estates Drive Reservoir should be directed to: East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland Administration Center and Business Office P.O. Box 24055, Oakland, CA 94623 1-866-403-2683 EBMUD Directors Please copy all correspondence to Lesa R. McIntosh, EBMUD President, at lmcintos@ebmud.com or at the address above. back \| next Photos courtesy Valerie Garry	Boston City Hall Plaza Boston, Massachusetts Estates Drive Reservoir Oakland, California Heritage Plaza Heritage Park Fort Worth, Texas Kaiser Roof Garden Kaiser Center Oakland, California Lake Elizabeth Allegheny Commons Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Manhattan Square Park Rochester, New York Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Kent, Washington Miller Garden Columbus, Indiana El Monte Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Pacific Science Center Courtyard Seattle, Washington Parkmerced San Francisco, California Peavey Plaza Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota Home \| Map \| Exhibit \| Artists \| Press
education partners Additional Sponsors American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust