CLEAR LAKE — Crews made quick work of a steel water tower that had stood over the west side of Clear Lake for decades. Workers cut apart and tore down the 56-year-old tower Thursday. Officials say the 105-foot-tall, multi-legged tower had outlived its usefulness and was expensive to maintain. Earlier this year, crew completed work on a 1 million gallon tower, which has four-times the capacity of the old tower.
The old water tower’s steel will be sold for scrap.
Clear Lake also removed another old water tower in 2013. Clear Lake’s last remaining multi-legged steel tower is in Pine Tree Park on the lake’s south shore area. Officials say that structure likely will remain for several years.