Opening day at new Washington Park Reservoir

The public gets its first close-up look at the ambitious project

Construction of the reservoir project began in 2016 and cost $211 million.

Portlanders got a sneak peek of the Washington Park Reservoir, or rather the reflective pools on top of the 12-million-gallon underground tank containing the “real water” that supplies homes and businesses today. Six hours of festivities, tours, speeches, giveaways and vendor boot…