Watch: A 75-year-old water tower was pulled down in a Maine town
The large water tower and tank behind the Windham Town Hall is being removed. It is the final part of the Libby Hill Water Storage Tank project.The tower was pulled down on Friday. Gene Dunn shared video with Maine’s Total Coverage of the tower coming down.The tower is owned by the Portland Water District, not the town. Work to remove the tower began on Tuesday, with the first steps to remove things around the tower, like the fence and brick building.Because of the work, some parking spaces along the tree line on the north side of the parking lot at Town Hall will not be available for parking. The work is being done by Almighty Waste in Auburn.The work to remove the tower is expected to take one to two months. The steel from the tank will be cut up on site and then hauled off as scrap. The demolition contract includes removal of the brick building and concrete tank foundations. The value of the scrap metal is included in the contract price.The tank was built in approximately 1950 by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and is about 86 feet tall. It was built to help serve the growing population of Windham but has been offline since late last summer.Plans to remove the tank were approved several years ago as Water District officials determined it was no longer large enough to support the needs of the area. The tank can hold about 200,000 gallons of water.The tank is being replaced by a new, 1-million-gallon tank near the East Windham Conservation Area.The Water District says additional projects in Windham, including Main Street (from Depot to River Rd) and Chute Road, are also focused on improvements in this pressure zone.Water District officials say there have been no specific conversations about what to do with the PWD-owned parcel that the tank sits on.
The large water tower and tank behind the Windham Town Hall is being removed. It is the final part of the Libby Hill Water Storage Tank project.
The tower was pulled down on Friday. Gene Dunn shared video with Maine’s Total Coverage of the tower coming down.
The tower is owned by the Portland Water District, not the town. Work to remove the tower began on Tuesday, with the first steps to remove things around the tower, like the fence and brick building.
Because of the work, some parking spaces along the tree line on the north side of the parking lot at Town Hall will not be available for parking. The work is being done by Almighty Waste in Auburn.
The work to remove the tower is expected to take one to two months. The steel from the tank will be cut up on site and then hauled off as scrap. The demolition contract includes removal of the brick building and concrete tank foundations. The value of the scrap metal is included in the contract price.
The tank was built in approximately 1950 by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and is about 86 feet tall. It was built to help serve the growing population of Windham but has been offline since late last summer.
Plans to remove the tank were approved several years ago as Water District officials determined it was no longer large enough to support the needs of the area. The tank can hold about 200,000 gallons of water.
The tank is being replaced by a new, 1-million-gallon tank near the East Windham Conservation Area.
The Water District says additional projects in Windham, including Main Street (from Depot to River Rd) and Chute Road, are also focused on improvements in this pressure zone.
Water District officials say there have been no specific conversations about what to do with the PWD-owned parcel that the tank sits on.