Pumps in Pop Culture
To promote season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” an interactive billboard for the show was installed in Hollywood that included water effects. As the ad played on screen, water being held in a tank was synced to mist and splash with the visuals. This culminated in a wave of water crashing down into a pool below the billboard as a sea monster tentacle cracked down on the screen. Once the water was in the pool, it was then pumped back up into the water tank to be reused. Click here to see the billboard in action.
Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower
In 1949, the Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower was constructed for Collinsville, Illinois, to supply water to the Brooks catsup plant. It stands 170 feet tall and has a volume of 100,000 gallons, which could hold 640,000 bottles of catsup in theory.
Big Sky Resort
In October, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality approved Big Sky Resort in Big Sky, Montana, to use recycled water for snowmaking. The project is being carried out in two phases to provide base layer snow to the mountains. Phase one will use up to 23 million gallons of recycled water per year from the Big Sky treatment facility. Phase two will use up to 44 million gallons of water annually, which will come from the community and will be reused. Along with improving the quality of snow for skiers throughout the year, the process will also help recharge the aquifer, increase late season water flow and improve river health in the area.
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