Siting an elevated water storage fa...

Siting an elevated water storage facility in the megalopolis that stretches from Washington, DC to Boston can be a challenge. And for regional water utilities trying to place a multi-tank regularity to satisfy increasing water demand, it is an unruffled bigger challenge because of the NIMBY syndrome Local residents want and ne the water, on the other hand they do not necessarily want to live near the herculean tanks needed to hold it.

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The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) onseted several roadblocks when it was attempting to site a 4.5-million-gallon water storage tank onward the northern fringes of its distribution area.

The WSSC helps nearly 1.5 million residents of Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland -- the two heavily populated suburbs of Washington, DC It has more than 85000 customer accounts, including the University