When the Crystal Springs Dam was completed to its full 145-foot (44.2 m) height in 1890, it was the highest and largest mass concrete gravity dam in the world and, for the first time, provided the City of San Francisco with a reliable water supply that enabled the City to continue its development into a word financial and business center. The presentation will focus on the many innovations created to facilitate construction and the incredible attention to detail and problem-solving skills of Herman Schussler, a classically trained civil engineer from Germany, who oversaw the design, procurement, and construction of Crystal Springs Dam in his capacity as chief engineer for the Spring Valley Water Company of San Francisco.

Larry Magura is a semi-retired water resources engineer who earned an undergraduate degree from UC Davis, and holds two master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, one in civil engineering (water resources option) and one in watershed management. He is a licensed professional engineer in Oregon, Washington, and California and holds national certification as a water resources engineer (BC.WRE) from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He is also a member of ASCE’s History & Heritage Committee and, in that capacity, coordinated the successful efforts to get Crystal Springs Dam in San Mateo, California, listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in December 2023.

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