Crews began demolishing the city’s water tower Thursday. The 200,000-gallon water tower was built in 1971 but has been decommissioned since June since the city completed their water main looping project. People around Zumbrota gave mixed answers to ABC 6 on whether they wanted the tower to stay up. “When it was first proposed to me that we would look at removing the water tower, I had the same apprehension,” he said. Crews with be cutting away at the water tower, taking it apart piece by piece.