Water tower bites the dust


Published on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:14 PM PDT

The Forest Service had the Lake Isabella Water Tower, overlooking Engineer’s Point on Isabella Lake, demolished Monday morning. This structure served as a landmark for many in the valley over the last 59 years. The Army Corps of Engineers originally constructed the water tower in 1951 to provide their work center and campsites around the lake with water. In recent years, the tower served as the water supply for the Forest Service’s Lake Isabella office.

The old, 10,000-gallon, 95-foot tall, elevated steel water tank and tower failed to meet classification as a structure of historical significance despite its age. The Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. in Santa Clara, Calif. designed the water tower in 1950 under a contract for the Army Corps of Engineers, whom erected it in the Isabella Dam Site in 1950/1951.

Sierra Recycling and Demolition Co. from Bakersfield brought down the Lake Isabella Water Tower from USFS Lake Isabella office Monday.


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