The City of Athens posted this photo of the SH 19 elevated tank being rehabbed in March. (Courtesy photo)
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCNow
The City of Athens finished the rehabilitation of the first of its water tanks over the summer. The two tanks were the SH 19 elevated tank and the Lane Street ground storage tank.
The tanks were completed as part of an effort by the City to get its water tanks in compliance with the state. All seven of the City’s water storage tanks were out of compliance entering Fiscal Year 2016, according to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reports. Issues with the tanks included peeling paint, severe rust and moderate sediment. Some of the tanks have documented violations going back to 2011.
“I am pleased that we have been able to get two of the water tanks rehabbed in the last fiscal year,” said Mayor Jerry Don Vaught. “It is the goal of council and City staff to continue to have the remaining tanks rehabbed as quick and efficiently as possible this 2017 fiscal year. The council’s goal is to be in compliant with all TCEQ requirements this budget year.”
The cost to rehabilitate the first two tanks was about $390,000 with two-thirds of that cost going to the elevated tank, according to City documents.
The City has budgeted more than $1 million in Fiscal Year 2017 for rehabilitation of the remaining five tanks.
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