MWD Plans to Reinforce Reservoir That Leaked

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is proposing to reinforce Garvey Reservoir in Monterey Park with concrete and asphalt lining, dig more wells and install a new drainage system to prevent serious leaks such as one that flooded more than a dozen homes last year.

Monterey Park officials want a full review conducted before any work begins on the 35-year-old reservoir, which was shut down and drained in November after divers discovered two cracks in the clay liner. Water district officials say the cracks were responsible for water bubbling from the pavement, soggy back yards, jammed doors and cracked ceilings on homes downhill from the reservoir.