Silva cells installed in West Central neighborhood

So-called “Silva cells,” chambers of fluffy soil and air that are used to store stormwater, are being constructed with plastic frames beneath several intersections in the historic neighborhood. They’re part of the city’s multimillion dollar plan to clean up the Spokane River.

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Sat., July 21, 2018

The city is installing some new technology in the West Central neighborhood designed to trap stormwater from stressing the combined sewer system. The "Silva cells" are being buried beneath landscaping in the West Central neighborhood, like this one at the corner of Sinto Avenue and A Street, Thursday, July 19, 2018.

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A neighborhood dog pauses at the corner of Cochran Street and Gardner Avenue over where the city is installing some new technology in the West Central neighborhood designed to trap stormwater from stressing the combined sewer system. The "Silva cells" are being buried beneath landscaping in the West Central neighborhood.

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Jake Runke, left, and Jonathan Osborn watch as he city installs some new technology at the corner of Sinto Avenue and A Street, Thursday, July 19, 2018. It is designed to trap stormwater from stressing the combined sewer system. The "Silva cells" are being buried beneath landscaping in the West Central neighborhood.

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Dale Readus watched for 2 months as the city is installed some new technology in his West Central neighborhood at the corner of Cochran Street and Gardner Avenue designed to trap stormwater from stressing the combined sewer system. The "Silva cells" are being buried beneath landscaping.

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