Old water tower gives way to new on city’s northwest side

On Thursday, crews quickly dismantled a steel water tower that had stood over the northwest side of Clear Lake for decades. Workers cut apart and tore down the 56-year-old tower in one day.  Officials say the 105-foot-tall, multi-legged tower had outlived its usefulness and was expensive to maintain. Earlier this year, a one million gallon tower, which has four-times the capacity of the old tower, was constructed just east of the old tower.  Clear Lake’s last remaining multi-legged steel tower is near Pine Tree Park on the lake’s south shore area. Officials say that structure likely will remain for several years.-Reporter photos by Chris Barragy.