The Swedish city of Varberg found out the hard way that it needed a new water tower. The local water system sprang a leak, and the city had to tap into its backup water supply, about 525,000 gallons ...
A water tower in Motley, Minnesota, standing above the trees - Myotus/Wikimedia Commons If there was ever a device that's integral to our daily lives that few people know much about, it's water towers ...