RICHLAND -- Richland's newest landmark towers over the Horn Rapids area, where it will ensure residents and their lawns don't go wanting for water.
A 135-foot water tower, complete with a 1 million-gallon water reservoir, will provide needed water storage and better water quality and fire protection for residents and businesses in the growing Horn Rapids area, according to Richland public works officials.
The total cost of the project, which includes the steel tank, is about $4.5 million, said Pete Rogalsky, public works director.
"It's definitely the tallest structure out there," he said.
Currently, a pump station that operates around the clock maintains water pressure to the area, city officials said.
There are 776 lots in the Horn Rapids area, which includes existing homes and approved development, said Jay Marlow, project manager for the Public Works Department.
Crews from Fort Worth, Texas-based Landmark Structures recently set the reservoir into place atop a 90-foot-tall tower.
A steel floor and roof still need to be installed, and then the tank needs to be coated, disinfected, painted and connected to a pumping station before it can become operational, Marlow said.
A pipeline is under construction that will tie into an existing residential pipeline on the north corner of Horn Rapids, he said. The city logo also will be painted on the tower.
Work could be completed in July, Marlow said.
-- Kevin McCullen: 509-582-1535; kmccullen@tricityherald.com
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