"Surge Towers, Tanks, Miscellaneous"
Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes
Surge towers : Usually part of hydro-electric generating stations or water treatment plants. Energy, when released in a confined space, such as a water distribution system, creates shock waves when hydrants, valves, or pumps are opened and closed quickly, trapping the kinetic energy of moving water within the confined space of a piping system. These shock waves can create a turbulence that travels at the speed of sound, seeking a point of release. The release the surge usually finds is an elevated tank or surge tower.
Tanks: Above ground storage tanks. The diameter is greater than it's height. Usual construction: Riveted or welded steel, prestressed concrete.
Miscellaneous: Water supply related subjects.
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Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes
Surge Towers
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Hamilton, ON Musquash, NB Niagara Falls, ON Norris Arm, NL St. Margaret's Bay, NS St. Catharines, ON
Petty Harbour, NL Banff Park, AB Grand Falls, NB Uranium City, SK Winnipeg
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Bonavista, NL Hamilton, ON Port Stanley, ON St. Andrews - NB
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Index: Surge Towers, Tanks, Miscellaneous. Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes.
* Communities with more than one Tower or Storage Tank
Surge Towers
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Banff Park, AB
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Grand Falls, NB
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Hamilton, ON
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Musquash, NB
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Niagara Falls, ON
Norris Arm, NL
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Petty Harbour, NL
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St. Catharines, ON
St. Margaret's Bay, NS
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Uranium City, SK
Water Storage Tanks
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Bonavista, NL
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Hamilton, ON
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Port Stanley, ON
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St. Andrews - NB
Miscellaneous
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Burlington, ON
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Burlington, ON
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