PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
2005-07-05

 
For further information contact:
Cindie Ashton, Communications Officer, 546-4291, extension 3116 (cell 329-3462)

MEDIA ADVISORY: RAISING OF BOWL
FOR WATER TOWER

Photo opportunity for Wednesday, July 6, 2005:

Who:
Utilities Kingston President and CAO Jim Keech and staff will be on site to explain the purpose of the new water tower on Creekford Road which has been under construction since last fall.

What:
Contractors for Utilities Kingston will raise the 221,000 kg bowl of the new water tower. This is a unique occurrence, never before seen in Kingston.

Once fully operational in the fall of 2005, this new water tower will regulate water pressure to Utilities Kingston customers north of Princess Street, between Collins Bay Road and Sydenham Road, including the Cataraqui Woods neighbourhood.

When:
Wednesday, July 6, beginning at 7:30 a.m. for approximately 3.5 to 4.5 hours. Jim Keech will be at the site and available to answer questions from the media from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Where:
On site - Creekford Road, just west of Gardiners Road

Note:
This is a construction site and while a clear view is available from beyond the construction site it is suggested that CSA approved footwear be worn. Hard hats and vests will be available at the site.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Purpose:
To provide adequate storage volumes for increased fire protection and to help regulate water pressures in these areas. As existing pressures fluctuate greatly with demand, the new storage facility will help to maintain a more consistent pressure.

• It will take approximately 4 hours to raise the bowl
• Capacity of the tower: nearly 7000 cubic metres
• Approximate height of tower: 40 metres above the ground
• Approximate weight of steel in the bowl section: 221,000 kg
• Construction: Pedestal-Concrete, Bowl-Welded Steel
• Location: Creekford Rd. just west of Gardiner's Rd.
• Approximate Cost: $4 million
• In service date: Estimated to be early October
• Service area: Zones 2B and 2C - north of Princess Street, between Collins Bay Road and Sydenham Road, including the Cataraqui Woods neighbourhood.

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