Sepember 29, 2011: The historic Tower moves onto the Discover The Delta Foundation's property!
Thank you Rio Vista and the Delta Community! Your efforts are making the dream come true.
Over the last several months, culminating on November 2, 2010, many people came together to make the move of the 10 story tall historic Rio Vista water tower across the Sacramento River possible. The Discover the Delta Foundation would like to provide special recognition to:
The Dutra Group – Executive staff, planners and schedulers, barge and crane operators, welders and ground crew
DCC Engineering
The City of Rio Vista – the Mayor’s Office, Rio Vista Police and Rio Vista Fire Department
PG & E – administration, permitting, ground and line crews
CalTrans
Lira Welding
McPherson Crane and Rigging
Murray Trucking
And the Discover the Delta Foundation membership who have supported this project and help make it happen
The water tower now sits on the eastern bank of the Sacramento River, visible by everyone who crosses the Rio Vista Bridge. The next phase of its journey will occur once the necessary permits have been secured to move it to the Delta Discovery Center site. Your support is still needed. The Discover the Delta Foundation must raise the funds to build the tower’s foundation and reconstruct it at its final location. Please help us move and set up the tower. Make a statement about the importance of the Delta region. Let’s raise this Delta icon so everyone will recognize this amazing place called the California Delta.
November 2, 2010: The Dutra Tower moves from the Dutra Yard in Rio Vista to the eastern bank of the Sacramento River.
Historic Dutra Tower is dismantled, May 21, 2009.
We
extend a very big "THANK YOU" to
those who made the dismantling of
the Dutra Tower a success!
Bill Dutra - The
Dutra Group and the Dutra Team
Jim McPherson -
McPherson Crane
& Rigging and the McPherson
Team
Gil Labrie, Engineer
The City of Rio
Vista
The Discover The
Delta Foundation Team
Local Media, School
Children, Friends of The Discover
The Delta Foundation
QUOTE: Bill
Dutra (CEO, Dutra Group) "The
Discover The Delta Foundation had
an interest in wanting to expand
their program. We supported
the program. We think it's
a good program... good for the kids. It's
a good compliment to see the water
tower find a new life and a more
broader use in expanding the education
that's necessary in understanding
the Delta."
