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 5. Dedication of USAID funded re-plastering of the reservoir: “Inception of the repair of this reservoir was on 22 December 1954; and completion was on 28 February, 1955. The writer of the line of text was Rakan Ibn Awdah es-Serour.” 10-21-2015.
Figure 49. Soil is gone! 14-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
Figure 38. Stratified sediment, 50 cm deep. 5-11-2015.
Figure 19. Stone removal part 3. 19-10-2015
Figure 26. Stone up 4. 24-10-2015.
Figure 60. Sediment from reservoir supplies municipal street side landscaping soil. 8-11-2015
Figure 40. Pumping the puddles; the main challenge is to keep the water away from the soil. Shown here is a small pump provided by Mayor Hassan Fahed and his municipal staff. 7-11-2015.
