AVON —The East Avon water tower passed it’s inspection, but there is one issue that has town officials concerned, a 12-inch deep indented pit on the top.
The indent, was apparently caused by inward pressure from when an ice freeze jammed a vent, causing the pressure to suck the outer 1/4 inch steel shell inward.
According to the Town engineer, Tim Rock, the solution would be to reverse pressure inside the tower to, “pop’ the indent out. He stated that he believed it would only take about 10 pounds of pressure to reverse the indent.
The tower is 142 feet high, and having a worker up there could be risky while the pressure is reversed.
The Town wants to look at more options, the inspection cost $3,990.00 and is required by state law every 10 years. The detailed inspection includes a diver entering the tank in scuba gear and photographing the inside.