A contribution from the Technology Alliance of Central New York will assist the Sc-Tech Museum in its plan to reopen following a 2023 flood. / Jonathon Wheeler/Watertown Daily Times
WATERTOWN ‒ A $3,500 contribution from the Technology Alliance of Central New York will assist Watertown’s Sci-Tech Museum as it continues to repair and rebuild damage from the devastating flood that has temporarily closed the Stone Street facility.
In early 2023, up to 3 feet of water filled the building’s basement when a valve on the fire suppression system burst. This allowed about a 1-inch stream of high pressure water to infiltrate the building’s basement. The valve was one of two just inside the basement wall, where the 4-inch pipe enters the building. The building has faced other issues, which are also being addressed.
