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<br />Aesthetic Considerations <br /> <br />Style of Elevated Reservoir <br /> <br />Three alternate types of water towers are presented in this report. The alternates include a <br />fluted column tank, a water spheroid, and a composite tower. These types of water towers <br />are available in a 500,OOO-gallon size, from at least four independent water storage <br />manufacturers for the steel tanks and two independent water storage manufacturers for the <br />composite tank. Drawings of the alternates are presented on Figures 4 through Figure 6. <br />The fluted column tank and the water spheroid style tanks have been available for many <br />years and are common in the industry. The composite style tank is a more recent addition <br />and is less common. For this reason, the composite style tank is discussed in more detail. <br /> <br />A 500,000 gallon fluted column water tower consists of a 57-foot diameter storage tank <br />supported by a single fluted column. The column is approximately 30 feet in diameter and <br />contains the riser pipe connection to the storage tank. A garage door could be installed in <br />the column to allow access and would provide approximately 700 square feet of storage area. <br />A garage door adds approximately $18,000 to the cost of the tank. A fluted column tower is <br />shown on Figure 4. <br /> <br />The water spheroid tower has a tubular support pedestal, flared out at the top and bottom. <br />The water storage portion of the tower is approximately 56 feet in diameter. The lower <br />flared portion of the support pedestal would be approximately 24 feet in diameter. . Like the <br />fluted column tower, the water spheroid could be designed with a double door. This would <br />provide approximately 450 square feet of storage area; however, the sides slope inward <br />quickly, so the storage area is not as usable as with the other styles of tanks. Due to the <br />design of this style tank, a garage door is not available on this style of tank. A water spheroid <br />tank is shown on Figure 5. <br /> <br />The composite style tank consists of a concrete support column and a steel water storage <br />portion. The concrete support column is approximately 28 feet in diameter and contains the <br />riser pipe connection to the storage tank. The steel water storage portion is approximately <br /> <br />Water Tower Feasibility Report <br /> <br />28 <br />