New Water Tower Takes Shape Near Fontainebleau Park in Mandeville
Caldwell Tanks, Inc. out of Louisville, KY is building the 3rd water tower and 2nd working water tower in Mandeville, Louisiana. The new tower will be built near Fontainebleau State Park on Rapatel Street off U.S. 190. Currently, the ground is being cleared to accommodate the new tower. Construction on the new water tower will be completed by June, 2015 and should be functional, ready for use by August, 2015. In addition to land development to make room to build the single-pedestal water tower, the Kentucky-based company, will be moving water distribution lines around the structure in order to accommodate the transfer of water for the entire city of Mandeville.
The other two standing water towers in Mandeville include the working water tower at St. Ann Street and a decommissioned water tower at Monroe St. This water tower was leased to communication companies for cell phone antennas. The water system in Mandeville consists of 5 underground wells. The water tower at St. Ann St. holds 750,000 gallons of water. The new water tower should assist with the demand for residential and commercial water needs from new development within the city of Mandeville. It will also help with fire fighting capabilities and allow the St. Ann St. water tower to be maintenanced when necessary without any loss in water pressure.
The tower was designed under a separate $211,306 contract with Richard C. Lambert Consultants, LLC. The total cost of construction will be $2.85 million. It will be 6 feet higher than the St. Ann location. In business since 1887, Caldwell Tanks is one of very few companies that specializes in building high-rise water towers in the United States. They also built the St. Ann Water Tower over a decade ago, so they are familiar with the challenges of excavating and building in the St. Tammany Parish Area.
