Talk:Water tower

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[edit] Declining use

Is better pumps/control systems the reason for the declining use of water towers? In any case, I think the cause should be mentioned in the article, maybe in conjunction with drawbacks of water towers. --81.233.75.23 20:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Opposing view

Water towers are continuing to be constructed across around the world, current construction backlog is over 6 months with last tower constructor I talked to, Pittsburgh Tower. New water towers continue to be constructed in all major cities.

While pump controls are getting more sophisticated, a water tower is still a very economical for what it able to produce, large reservoir of water, under pressure at the use point at grade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinmax (talk • contribs) 04:39, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

I forgot to add that by way of technical expertise, vinmax is a past president of a Municipal Water and Waste Water Utiiity District near Houston, Texas. Our design flowrate through our WWTP was 500,000 gallons per day. Everyone writting into this article has done an excellent job, I hope my additions are considered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinmax (talk • contribs) 04:51, 25 May 2008 (UTC)