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The Encino Reservoir in Santa Monica, California
The Encino Reservoir once provided drinking water, but soon became polluted with algae bloom. It now functions as a three billion gallon watering hole for local wildlife and on days like today, a place for firefighting helicopters to dip their buckets. Beyond the reservoir, a shopping district nestles against the hill surrounded by a residential neighborhood crowded with McMansions. Behind one of these homes, a kidney shaped swimming pool shimmers in the heat. A dead cockroach floats on the glassy surface. This is the backyard of the Albrecht hole.