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Madison County weighs returning offline tank to service as Danielsville offers to take ownership
Summary
County commissioners discussed refurbishing an offline elevated storage tank (the 'Madaco' tank) and a City of Danielsville offer to assume ownership; the board examined storage, pump relocation, fire-protection benefits, estimated refurbishment costs and insurance/maintenance trade-offs.
Chair opened a lengthy discussion about returning an offline elevated tank into service and whether the City of Danielsville should take ownership. The board reviewed technical and financial trade-offs, emergency supply and firefighting implications and next steps.
The board heard that bringing the tank back online would provide roughly 500,000 gallons of stored water and, with relocated pumps and a nearby booster station, could make about 300,000 gallons immediately available for fire protection in the county’s northern areas. “It would give them about 500,000 gallons in stored…
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