Post by Kyle Mitchell on Feb 1, 2014 8:33:20 GMT -6
When we were discussing Aquaponics on here, someone was concerned about what would happen if a fish tank started leaking. I responded that it would be very serious because the water contains the food for the plants and is vital to both products. We were planning a series of 500 gallon tanks. Being a closed loop system, it would be apparent form the water levels during one of the several feedings throughout each day.
I compared it to a water line break in a vacant building, where it is not found for a while. I still think that an Aquaponics facility would be better than vacant buildings in downtown Streator.
I found this article about a vacant building in Charleston. The City of Charleston couldn't maintain the level in their water tower and spent days looking for the leak. 285,000 gallons is a lot of water; it is a shame that this happened.
jg-tc.com/news/water-main-break-delays-efforts-to-restore-will-rogers-theatre/article_9b125bee-5e86-50a1-aa71-9489e7639326.html
CHARLESTON — Around 4 p.m. Jan. 11, the Will Rogers Theatre, 705 Monroe Ave., suffered a significant water main break, costing the owners $3,400 in water bill fees.
Co-owner of the Will Rogers, Katie Troccoli, said she received a call from Charleston city officials on Jan. 11 regarding the water main break. Troccoli lives three hours away in Ottawa and was unable to drive to the theater that night because of poor weather conditions.
"The water main break was right after the first cold snap of weather that we had," Troccoli said. "When they called I felt devastated — it has been an uphill struggle to begin with."
Charleston City Manager Scott Smith said around Jan. 9 city officials started experiencing problems with maintaining water in the city's water tower, which lead to a group of administrative personnel going around Charleston to look for water main leaks from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11.
"A group of administrative personnel went out in the community and started assessing all the locations in town where they had water mains and looked at the typical hotspots," Smith said. "Steve Pamperin (city planner) and Steve Bennett (assistant fire chief) happened to be looking around the square and saw that water was coming out of the theater building."
Smith said water was pouring out of the northeast side of the building, but he added that city officials had no way of knowing when the water main break started.
City officials had to cut the chain on the back door of the Will Rogers Theatre in order to gain entrance to stop the water leak, Smith said.
"Once we made entry into the building we could see that water was clear up to the top step and water was halfway into the theater seating," Smith said. "It wouldn't have gotten much higher in the theater, but it was almost like a swimming pool in there."
Smith added that the basement was also filled with water and it was estimated that 285,000 gallons of water were in the building during the time of the break.
In order to stop the water main break, city officials turned off water to the building, as well as power for safety reasons. The water had to also be pumped out of the building; the process took close to five hours to complete.
The theater's electrical system was under water and HVAC equipment and a water heater in the basement was damaged.
Troccoli said because of the large amount of water that was in the theater, she recently received a water bill of $3,400, which will delay the owners' efforts to restore the Will Rogers back to its original form.
"This is a setback for sure, but I'm not throwing in the towel" Troccoli said. "We will make it work — it's too important."
The City of Charleston works with those in the community who suffer from issues like a water main break, but Triccoli will need to go through the proper steps in order to get a reduction on her water bill, Smith said.
Troccoli and her husband Jim bought the Will Rogers in November 2011, along with Tim Burke of Hollywood, with the hope of restoring the theater to its original style when it first opened back in 1938.
Since purchasing the theater, Troccoli said money has been an issue in getting the historic structure up and running again, since the building needs a significant amount of work.
In addition, Troccoli's efforts to restore the theater have been delayed because of the exterior electricity system, which is required by Ameren for the building and has a price tag between $18,000 and $20,000.
In order to help fund all the restorations to the theater, Troccoli came up with a kick-start campaign. Those who wish to donate to the cause can do so by going to www.gofundme.com/49rb4o.
As of right now, the donation page has raised $825, with a goal of $15,200.
Troccoli said any additional money raised over the set goal will continue to go back into the Will Rogers.
Once money is raised, Troccoli said she hopes to fill the storefronts of the building to bring more jobs to Charleston.
"I really want to get the storefront and theater open," Troccoli said. "It's a treasure to the community and an anchor to create jobs and turn around the economy of downtown."
I compared it to a water line break in a vacant building, where it is not found for a while. I still think that an Aquaponics facility would be better than vacant buildings in downtown Streator.
I found this article about a vacant building in Charleston. The City of Charleston couldn't maintain the level in their water tower and spent days looking for the leak. 285,000 gallons is a lot of water; it is a shame that this happened.
jg-tc.com/news/water-main-break-delays-efforts-to-restore-will-rogers-theatre/article_9b125bee-5e86-50a1-aa71-9489e7639326.html
CHARLESTON — Around 4 p.m. Jan. 11, the Will Rogers Theatre, 705 Monroe Ave., suffered a significant water main break, costing the owners $3,400 in water bill fees.
Co-owner of the Will Rogers, Katie Troccoli, said she received a call from Charleston city officials on Jan. 11 regarding the water main break. Troccoli lives three hours away in Ottawa and was unable to drive to the theater that night because of poor weather conditions.
"The water main break was right after the first cold snap of weather that we had," Troccoli said. "When they called I felt devastated — it has been an uphill struggle to begin with."
Charleston City Manager Scott Smith said around Jan. 9 city officials started experiencing problems with maintaining water in the city's water tower, which lead to a group of administrative personnel going around Charleston to look for water main leaks from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11.
"A group of administrative personnel went out in the community and started assessing all the locations in town where they had water mains and looked at the typical hotspots," Smith said. "Steve Pamperin (city planner) and Steve Bennett (assistant fire chief) happened to be looking around the square and saw that water was coming out of the theater building."
Smith said water was pouring out of the northeast side of the building, but he added that city officials had no way of knowing when the water main break started.
City officials had to cut the chain on the back door of the Will Rogers Theatre in order to gain entrance to stop the water leak, Smith said.
"Once we made entry into the building we could see that water was clear up to the top step and water was halfway into the theater seating," Smith said. "It wouldn't have gotten much higher in the theater, but it was almost like a swimming pool in there."
Smith added that the basement was also filled with water and it was estimated that 285,000 gallons of water were in the building during the time of the break.
In order to stop the water main break, city officials turned off water to the building, as well as power for safety reasons. The water had to also be pumped out of the building; the process took close to five hours to complete.
The theater's electrical system was under water and HVAC equipment and a water heater in the basement was damaged.
Troccoli said because of the large amount of water that was in the theater, she recently received a water bill of $3,400, which will delay the owners' efforts to restore the Will Rogers back to its original form.
"This is a setback for sure, but I'm not throwing in the towel" Troccoli said. "We will make it work — it's too important."
The City of Charleston works with those in the community who suffer from issues like a water main break, but Triccoli will need to go through the proper steps in order to get a reduction on her water bill, Smith said.
Troccoli and her husband Jim bought the Will Rogers in November 2011, along with Tim Burke of Hollywood, with the hope of restoring the theater to its original style when it first opened back in 1938.
Since purchasing the theater, Troccoli said money has been an issue in getting the historic structure up and running again, since the building needs a significant amount of work.
In addition, Troccoli's efforts to restore the theater have been delayed because of the exterior electricity system, which is required by Ameren for the building and has a price tag between $18,000 and $20,000.
In order to help fund all the restorations to the theater, Troccoli came up with a kick-start campaign. Those who wish to donate to the cause can do so by going to www.gofundme.com/49rb4o.
As of right now, the donation page has raised $825, with a goal of $15,200.
Troccoli said any additional money raised over the set goal will continue to go back into the Will Rogers.
Once money is raised, Troccoli said she hopes to fill the storefronts of the building to bring more jobs to Charleston.
"I really want to get the storefront and theater open," Troccoli said. "It's a treasure to the community and an anchor to create jobs and turn around the economy of downtown."