Figure 58. Removing sediment mound from this and earlier cleanouts south side of reservoir. 7-11-2015.
Figure 4. 3 November, 2015, 110 years later, and 60 years after re plastering of the masonry and bedrock. The bosses of the draughted masonry remain visible as bumps in the thick layer of cement, but the “coping” has been removed. 3-11-2015.
Figure 52. Mayor Hasan Fahed Rgaibeh starting power wash. 14-11-2015.
Figure 15. Nearly a truckload of accumulated trash and garbage was collected before removal of stones and soil began. 19-10-2015.
Figure 44. After overnight showers a rain-slicked floor made the work challenging. 9-11-2015.
Figure 27. Stone up 5- over the edge! 24-10-2015.
Figure 62. The crew. Ali Aqil, standing far right, was the group’s foreman whose work strategy enabled the completion of the reservoir reconditioning in four weeks. Photo by visitor, 7-11-2015.
Figure 11. Reservoir with residue of rain-supplied water from the winter of 2014-5, 19-9-2015.
