WATER TOWER FULL

What do the water towers look like where you live? Jump online with a friend to check out a water tower photo gallery that will show you what various types of water towers look like.Wasn't it cool learning about water towers in today's Wonder of the Day? Keep learning by exploring the following activities with a friend or family member: What other important structures help people every day? Thankfully, water towers help keep the water running. That’s why reliable water service is important. If you ever visit New York City, you can see hundreds of buildings with their own holding tanks. They ensure that buildings above a certain height will have their own sources of water in an emergency. One in South Carolina looks like a giant peach!Īs for the smaller water towers you see on the roofs of buildings in large cities, those are often required by local laws. They can also take on interesting shapes. Sometimes they are painted with a town’s name or a local school’s logo. Water towers can be unique symbols of local pride. Most are built to hold approximately one day’s water supply. Most water towers can hold 50 times that amount-that’s one million gallons! The exact size of the tank can vary greatly. In flat areas, taller structures may be necessary.Īn average backyard in-ground swimming pool holds over 20,000 gallons of water. In areas with lots of hills, they can be placed on higher ground, which means they don’t have to be as tall. Each foot of a water tower’s height provides a little less than half a pound per square inch of pressure.Įxperts can use mathematical formulas to determine how tall a water tower needs to be. That way, they can provide enough pressure to deliver water to homes. Water towers are tall and are often placed on high ground. It is usually supplied at a pressure of somewhere between 50 and 100 PSI (pounds per square inch). Your local water system pushes the water to your home. When you turn on your water faucet at home, the water comes out because the water is under pressure. But what about your water? Most water systems are very reliable, and water towers play an important role in providing that reliability. Your phone service might also experience interruptions. You’ve probably noticed that other utilities may go out from time to time. Every water system needs water towers to help provide water. And, no, you can’t drink from them like a water fountain.

WATER TOWER FULL

Have you ever WONDERed why water towers exist? Are they really full of water? Why does anyone need a tower of water? Does it have a spigot so you can drink from it like a water fountain? What are we talking about? Water towers, of course! If you live in a smaller town, you may see them looming over neighborhoods or along back roads in the countryside. Municipal staff said the project should begin within weeks.If you live in a big city, you may see these dotting the rooftops of many buildings. In small communities, they become landmarks and often bear the town’s name, as is the case in Hensall. Water towers are a crucial part of local water systems, built high enough to create pressure that helps distribute drinking water to homes and also supply water to firefighters. Inspections have indicated the tower is at risk of catastrophic failure, though municipal staff have tempered those concerns. The water tower was first built in 1935 and moved a decade later to Hensall, a community of roughly 1,200 near Exeter. That leaves a seven-figure shortfall, which staff say will be pulled from reserve funds and development charges. As part of the deal, the local municipality had to chip in $1.1 million and cover any cost overruns. The replacement is getting a combined $4.3 million from the provincial and federal governments.

Peter Walden said the project would be one that puts the municipality in “better shape.” I guess it gets as good as it gets.”Ĭoun. The people of Hensall knew we had to do this. “I wanted (the price) lower but, all things considered, it’s there,” Mayor Paul Klopp said. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.