Tanks for the memories: LWB’s north water tower is coming down after 78 years
"A LONGTIME LANDMARK on the north end of Lake Worth Beach is about to disappear.The old water tower rising 110 feet above the southeast corner of 22nd Avenue North and North D Street will be dismantled on Jan. 6, ending a 78-year run of providing both water and a reference point for residents.
Built in 1946 and topped with a 300,000 gallon tank, the tower has been out of commission since August 2023 because of adverse effects on water quality, said Vaughn Baker, the city's water utilities director. Corrosion is causing the tank’s wind rods to fall apart, she said.
The city has no plans to use it again and can rely on its other water tower, built in 1991 next to Interstate 95 near Sixth Avenue South.
To save on maintenance costs and eliminate a potential safety hazard, officials decided to remove the north tower and make the footprint space available for other public uses. The land is part of the city’s Northwest Park."
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2 comments:
They should be concentrating on cleaning up the dirty downtown
We drink the water--we need a Utilities overlook that keeps this water supply healthy for us....and thankfully Lake Worth has a top spot on South Florida for its dedication to this. On the other side of the spectrum is Riviera Beach, where town government there and their Utilities higher ups, knowingly had water flowing to all Riviera Beach residents that had fecal bacteria in it at dangerously high levels. That's shit in the water. Its also exponentially worse than any problem our Lake Worth Downtown has!
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