Many Water TOwers in Oklahoma Stand Empty Due to Crippling Maintenance Costs

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The water tower has long been a symbol of a city. High above nearly every town, the tanks have always been much more than water storage.

They are reliable systems to give residents, businesses, and firefighters adequate high-pressure H20. They are the first thing you see when you drive into a city, but 25 percent of those water towers in Oklahoma stand empty with the expense of fixing the water towers costing half a million dollars or more.