A tourist in New York City with photo camera. Water tanks, roofs,
Imagen
típica de Nueva York son los tanques de agua en muchos tejados. En este
caso algunos de los que se ven en el recorrido desde el Flatiron hasta
High Lane
A water tower
is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a
height sufficient to pressurize a water supply system for the
distribution of potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire
protection. In some places, the term standpipe is used interchangeably to refer to a water tower, especially one with tall and narrow proportions.
Water towers often operate in conjunction with underground or surface
service reservoirs, which store treated water close to where it will be
used.[ Other types of water towers may only store raw (non-potable) water for
fire protection or industrial purposes, and may not necessarily be
connected to a public water supply.
Water towers are able to supply water even during power outages, because
they rely on hydrostatic pressure produced by elevation of water (due
to gravity)
to push the water into domestic and industrial water distribution
systems; however, they cannot supply the water for a long time without
power,
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