The Tank of the Year contest, a national water storage tank competition, presented by Tnemec Co. Inc., has concluded, and this year's winner is the City of Cocoa, FL. The 156-foot-tall tower features artwork of three American flags, representing the patriotism found in this community located on Florida's east coast in proximity to the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
"The 1.5-million gallon tank was built in 1957 to supply drinking water to NASA's growing space program," said Doug Hansen, Director - Water Tank Market for Tnemec. "The water tower became a community landmark after Old Glory was painted on the tank in 1976 to commemorate the nation's Bicentennial. Tnemec is proud to have its coatings associated with this iconic project for so many years."