LAist: Photo Essay: The Japanese Garden

Zach Behrens

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:25:25 -0800

Nopes, no rancid smells.

Toby von Meistersinger

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:47:28 -0800

Wonderful. Does it smell?

DC1974

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:45:45 -0800

@4: thanks for that helpful definition. As someone that was raised in Chicagoland -- where our storm drain water IS treated (in part because we get our drinking water back from the places the storm water drains -- like Lake Michigan), I've always been baffled by how this works in the rest of the country and what the difference is. (Chicago/Cook County even has a gigantic -- and growing - storage container below the city, like several billion gallons, that does nothing but hold water for later treatment). Yours is the first explanation of this -- it's taken me years to figure out why the "drains to [blank}" signs were so odd to me.

fac21

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:00:34 -0800

great post, thanks!

LA City Nerd

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:13:03 -0800

I was just going to mention Starfleet Academy. Actually, this is a frequent filming location, from Alias to Austin Powers (remember the scene in the first one where Austin slides into the Japanese room with a hot-tub? That's the Shoin building!). Also, and just to clarify: Water Reclamation means anything you flush or pour down the drain and goes into the sewer system (NOT the storm drain system, mind you) ends up here to be treated. The "reclaimed" water is then released into the beloved LA River (via the Gardens as well as Lake Balboa). The sludge is then put back into the sewer system and sent to Hyperion Treatment Facility in Westchester.

brent

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:43:33 -0800

You know what's really sad? I immediately recognized this as Starfleet Academy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfleet_Academy

Zach Behrens

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:01:20 -0800

Someday could be this week. Get to it Ross!

Lindsay William-Ross

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:30:47 -0800

This is so on my "someday I should do this" list. Great pics, Zach!