It is a Surge Tower

I have been by this tower a number of times and always wondered what it was. Well...

It is the Surge Tower at Harriman Development Readsboro Vt.

Usually part of hydro-electric generating stations or water treatment plants. Energy, when released in a confined space, such as a water distribution system, creates shock waves when hydrants, valves, or pumps are opened and closed quickly, trapping the kinetic energy of moving water within the confined space of a piping system. These shock waves can create a turbulence that travels at the speed of sound, seeking a point of release. The release the surge usually finds is an elevated tank or surge tower. 


Now you know.

Klay

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Sample: 505126 DEERFIELD RIVER AT HARRIMAN DEVELOPMENT, READSBORO VT PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2012 AT 15:13:29 - EXPIRES SEP 25 MIDNIGHT

For the Deerfield River at TransCanada's Harriman Development, Readsboro VT: The total spill below the dam is 60 CFS Similar conditions are expected to continue through MIDNIGHT Sun SEP 30 For the river below the project where the spill and the powerhouse flow combine: At 2:57 PM today 58 CFS