History of NYC's Drinking Water

The resulting regulations created a buffer zone where nothing could be dumped or disposed of, and by the 1920s New York City was building waste treatment plants ...

Problems We Found In New York City Drinking Water - Hydroviv

The New York City Water Supply System delivers 1 billion gallons of drinking water to over 10 million people on a daily basis. New York City's water supply ...

The Remarkable Story Of How New York City Gets Its Water

The system, which relies on mountain water flowing into upstate reservoirs, is delivered to the city through an astounding network of tunnels and aqueducts.

A Look Back in Time: Why NYC Has So Many Lead Pipes

New York City, like many cities around the country, is preparing to replace lead service lines that deliver drinking water to their constituents ...

History - Catskill Watershed Corporation

History of the NYC Water Supply. The long and tumultuous story of the development of New York City's water supply West of the Hudson River began when the New ...

Aqueduct met New York City's need for clean water in 1842 - ASCE

Aqueduct met New York City's need for clean water in 1842 · Photograph shows a long, arched structure that spans a river. · Drawing shows the ...

Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water System

Our 2016 Annual Meeting speaker, Diane Galusha, has just published an expended edition of her informative book, Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's ...

The Amazing Story of New York's Drinking Water During the Age of ...

Before the Age of Immigration, New York's water supply was vastly different. The city relied primarily on local wells and cisterns, and later ...

NYC drinking water may taste different due to upstate aqueduct ...

Some New York City residents with sensitive palates might notice a difference in the taste and smell of their beloved tap water soon.

Thirsty Metropolis: A Case Study of New York City's Drinking Water

New York City's drinking water supply has evolved from private wells to a complex system of upstate reservoirs and aqueducts, although not without social ...

New York Local History: Water from the Catskills - njcssjournal

New York City has some of the best drinking water in the country, but it did not come without a price. Most are familiar with the Croton ...

Catskills Watershed Resources

In the late 1800s, as the New York City population grew, safe drinking water became more scarce and worries increased about a long term water crisis.

The History of Plumbing in New York City - Omnia Mechanical Group

In the early days, New York City had its own wooden pipe system, and fresh water could be purchased at pumps or hydrants. Demand was usually ...

An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water ...

On the afternoon of July 15, 1890, Mayor Hugh Grant boarded his horse-drawn carriage en route to a ceremony marking the introduction of water from the New ...

Shaping Water. The design history of New York City's… | re:form |

New York City Parks was charged with creating a drinking fountain design that was indestructible, functional and elegant.

How New York Gets Its Water - Greenburgh, NY

... history, is being completed in ... But the city is working to identify and replace any that remain. Page 12. The State of New York City Drinking Water.

The Croton Aqueduct: How New York got its drinking water

New York engineers embarked on one of the most ambitious projects in the city's history — to tame the Croton, funnelling millions of gallons of ...

New Yorkers may notice subtle difference in tap water taste during ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- For years, New York City has won praise for the quality and taste of our water. It comes from reservoirs in Croton, ...

A Short History of Manhattan's Water Supply - New York Almanack

But that wasn't always the case. Early 18th century inhabitants rarely had clean drinking water (in fact, beer was a more trusted drink than ...

10 Secrets of NYC Tap Water - Untapped New York

NYC tap water has been called “the champagne of drinking water.” It's won multiple taste test awards and is credited as the reason NYC ...