From your City Administrator,
Michael Schulte
New Water Tower Now Operational
As of February 20, 2024, the new water tower is fully operational. 750,000 gallons now sit at the top in the tank which triples the amount of overhead storage that we had. The new water tower and the additional storage it has will prevent drastic water pressure drops in high-demand times (typically in a dry summer when most properties schedule their sprinklers in the morning). If there ever was a large fire in the city, the overhead storage ensures there is adequate water and pressure to help with fire fighting efforts.
With additional storage, this does not necessarily mean that the City will not enforce watering restrictions. While we hope we don't have to go to extreme watering restrictions measures, we still need to be good stewards of our underground aquifer where we pump the water from. In extremely dry conditions, the level of the aquifer diminishes so we need to ensure we are pumping what we need for basic needs and business needs. Continue to follow our Facebook page and website if watering restrictions are enforced in the future.
Below are some photos of the water tower progress. The cement work began in 2021, the derecho put the built tank on the ground out of commission for the whole construction year of 2022, the tank was remade in the fall of 2022, painted in the summer of 2023, raised in July of 2023, and finally in full commission in 2024. If you missed the painting and raising of the tank, Banner Associates put together this great video for all to view.
We are excited to complete this project and have the tower serve Volga for many years to come!
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