<P> The first and original "Mushroom"--Svampen in Swedish--was built in Örebro in Sweden in the early 1950s and later copies were built around the world including Saudi - Arabia and Kuwait . </P> <P> Many small towns in the United States use their water towers to advertise local tourism, their local high school sports teams, or other locally notable facts . Since the water tower is sometimes the highest point in the town, antennas, public address systems, cameras and tornado warning sirens are sometimes placed on them as well . </P> <P> Many water towers serve manufacturing and other commercial facilities . These are often decorated with the name of the company that the water tower serves . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (June 2008) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

How thick is the steel on a water tower