It seems like such a huge amount of water and would require so much energy to get it that high, plus there’s the waste to deal with

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And water towers are still used to manage water pressure demands in municipalities.

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Yeah - if you’re in NYC at any point and go up anywhere you can see roofs of a lot of buildings, you’ll see a TON of water tanks and towers on older stuff.

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All i know about NYC, i learned about in hey Arnold. I would be disappointed if i go to NY and find that there are no water tanks and gardens on roof tops

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Example:

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(It’s not just older stuff, by the way. They’re actually still made of wood like that to this day, because it’s apparently the best way to do it.)

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Yep, there’s a Dirty Jobs episode about it.

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Oh neat! TIL!

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