"Water tower" and if someone(like me :) ) has not have one in the city we could do"water in your city"

I was afraid that wasn't going to work for everyone. I'm curious now though, if you don't have water towers, how does the water get to your house?

My water comes by truck. We have a cistern. I don't know if there are any water towers around here. I don't recall seeing any. We certainly didn't have any in B. C There most water comes from reservoirs.

I was afraid that wasn't going to work for everyone. I'm curious now though, if you don't have water towers, how does the water get to your house?

Marathon Dam and Mornos Dam are the water supply reservoirs for Athens

My water comes by truck. We have a cistern. I don't know if there are any water towers around here. I don't recall seeing any. We certainly didn't have any in B. C There most water comes from reservoirs.

That's interesting Jan. I remember you posting about Tara jumping in the cistern. :D How often does the truck come?

Well, since it was my idea, I'll go first. Here is the water tower where I live:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/watertower.jpg

The town of Dassel was named after a paymaster of the railroad which was responsible for the settlement of most of the towns in this area. The big red rooster is there because of the annual Red Rooster Days celebration that takes place every year on labor Day weekend. The celebration is so named because Dassel was at one time known for the chicken hatcheries which operated here.

That's interesting Jan. I remember you posting about Tara jumping in the cistern. :D How often does the truck come?

Every 5 - 6 weeks. It all depends on how much water we go through. :)

Every 5 - 6 weeks. It all depends on how much water we go through. :)

So am I'm I right in thinking that the cistern is at your house? Do you monitor how much water you have left yourself and then phone for a top up same as we do for our heating oil?

How do we all pay for our water supplies? We pay Council Tax which covers things like rubbish collections etc and there is charge for water included - you can have a meter fitted if you want - I believe some areas of the UK have this as standard.

Well, since it was my idea, I'll go first. Here is the water tower where I live:

http://webpages.charter.net/pugsterk9/watertower.jpg

The town of Dassel was named after a paymaster of the railroad which was responsible for the settlement of most of the towns in this area. The big red rooster is there because of the annual Red Rooster Days celebration that takes place every year on labor Day weekend. The celebration is so named because Dassel was at one time known for the chicken hatcheries which operated here.

That's interesting Gary - not what I expected to see! We don't have water towers around here - our water comes from reservoirs. We have an interesting TV programme on here called Grand Designs which follows people doing unusual house builds - a couple converted an unused water tower in England into a house.

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/grand-designs/houses/A/ashford.html

How do we all pay for our water supplies? We pay Council Tax which covers things like rubbish collections etc and there is charge for water included - you can have a meter fitted if you want - I believe some areas of the UK have this as standard.

We have something similar. There is a water meter at each location. We get a bill for water and sewer usage. The garbage collection used to be included too but that is now a separate bill.

That's interesting Gary - not what I expected to see! We don't have water towers around here - our water comes from reservoirs. We have an interesting TV programme on here called Grand Designs which follows people doing unusual house builds - a couple converted an unused water tower in England into a house.

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/grand-designs/houses/A/ashford.html


If you get your water from a reservoir, is the reservoir at a higher altitude than the town?

Interesting article! In the early days, the railroads used to have water towers at each town to refill the tenders on the steam engines. They weren't as big as the ones that supply water to the town but they were good size and I have seen them converted to other uses such as a storage building. There is one of those a few blocks from where I live. I should get a picture of that too.

If you get your water from a reservoir, is the reservoir at a higher altitude than the town?

Interesting article! In the early days, the railroads used to have water towers at each town to refill the tenders on the steam engines. They weren't as big as the ones that supply water to the town but they were good size and I have seen them converted to other uses such as a storage building. There is one of those a few blocks from where I live. I should get a picture of that too.

Yes I believe once the water from the reservoirs is treated it's stored in storage tanks or service reservoirs and these must be at the higher altitude to get the water pressure.

Every 5 - 6 weeks. It all depends on how much water we go through. :)
It must hold quite a bit of water! Hopefully it never gets too low and then the truck can't get to you!:eek:

It must hold quite a bit of water! Hopefully it never gets too low and then the truck can't get to you!:eek:

I think it holds about 2000 gallons. We usually get about 1500 gallons delivered. We don't let it get too low so he doesn't have to deliver in bad weather. We haven't had a problem so far. :)

We dont have water towers here, our water comes from lakes around the country, then goes through treatment plants then in pipes to our homes.

Seeing as im staying with my parents at the moment ill show how they get their water. Theirs is rain water collected off the roof. It goes into 2 huge tanks, through a filter and into the house :D If they run out in summer they can get water delivered by a tanker.

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/lkj_checkers/?action=view&current=IMG_4099.jpg

As soon as I pointed the camera at the tanks Lily went and sat in front of them.. well trained lol :rolleyes:

We dont have water towers here, our water comes from lakes around the country, then goes through treatment plants then in pipes to our homes.

Seeing as im staying with my parents at the moment ill show how they get their water. Theirs is rain water collected off the roof. It goes into 2 huge tanks, through a filter and into the house :D If they run out in summer they can get water delivered by a tanker.

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b168/lkj_checkers/?action=view&current=IMG_4099.jpg

As soon as I pointed the camera at the tanks Lily went and sat in front of them.. well trained lol :rolleyes:

Interesting system! Lily just thought you might want a size reference so we would know how big the tanks are.:D

Lol Gary that must be it :D

Here is my water tower taken from the office window.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/luvmboxr/IMG_6429.jpg

It says ROCKLAND, I often look at it and wonder if it ever broke we would probably be in a lake real fast.

I see you have a modern one. Our is an antique!:)

It says ROCKLAND, I often look at it and wonder if it ever broke we would probably be in a lake real fast.

You'll have to keep a life jacket handy just in case ;)