Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission officials say the work on Joseph Shaw Wallaceburg Elevated Storage Tank is almost completion.
“The Wallaceburg Elevated Tank’s Exterior Coating on sides and roof is nearing completion, and the “Wallaceburg, A Community of Chatham-Kent” logo work has just commenced,” Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC) officials posted on social media.
The PUC started the construction phase of the $3.7-million rehabilitation and maintenance improvement project of the tank, located at 6500 Otter Line.
PUC officials say a number of improvements and miscellaneous upgrades to the tank were required to increase the reliability of the tank and its functionality for the next 20 plus years.
The tank was originally constructed in 1999.
The PUC owns and operates 10 elevated storage tanks in various systems in Chatham-Kent.
The tanks are regularly inspected and each tank is evaluated and set on a rehabilitation priority, PUC officials say.
BGL Contracting was selected and awarded the rehabilitation project in January 2022.
The tower was placed out of service in March 2022 and expected to be returned back into service in September 2022.
Tim Sunderland, the general manager of the PUC, said Wallaceburg is the fifth water tower to be rehabilitated since the first tower, which was the Chatham tower was rehabilitated in 2014.
Towers completed since 2014 have been Blenheim, Dresden and Pain Court.
