Springs Maintenance Team (SMT) Activities, October 24&25, 2007 

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1-4) Serious plumbing leaks and down tree limbs along Live Oak Spring road.  Plumbing will be repaired on next visit.
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 1-4) Disassembled 150# spring-box move up steep grade to spring site
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1-2) Burned charcoal in old spring-box flushed out of plumbing. 3-4) Burned lumber from old spring-box removed.  Took several hours. 
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1-4) Preparing, assembling and fitting spring-box sides.
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1-4) Final assembly and installation of spring-box
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1) The 2" gap in the rear will be filled with gravel to aid water flow into the spring box. 
2) Ralph: designer, builder and reassemble of spring-box 3) Bill: Camera man and gopher boy
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1) Soon after the spring-box was installed, water was up to the filter and flowing through the plumbing on it's way to Pacheco Camp a mile away.