ABC 7 New York on MSN6mon
Old Croton Aqueduct designated as 1st New York City scenic landmark in Bronx
The Old Croton Aqueduct may no longer supply the city's drinking water, but its promenade now serves as an outdoor ...
Scientific American7d
Facts About the Croton Water Supply
One of our cotemporaries says, very irreverently, of the Croton, that it is “played out,” and recommends resort to Artesian wells. The aqueduct which conveys the Croton to the city is ...
The New York Times1mon
THE HIGH BRIDGE.; THE MAYOR CONSENTS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK.
The following is Mayor WOOD's reply to the letter of the Croton Aqueduct Board which we published yesterday: NEW-YORK, Sept. 22, 1860. To the Croton Aqueduct Board: GENTS: I have been directed by ...
The New Yorker7y
A WALK ON THE AQUEDUCT.
REPORTER AT LARGE about N.Y. City water supply. The Croton Aqueduct, which was completed in 1842 and still, at capacity, delivers 90 million gallons daily of the city's water; is 32 miles long ...
New York To Shut down Tunnel Supplying Half Its Water To Address Leaks
New York City is set to shut down a key aqueduct providing nearly half the city's water supply this winter. The shutdown is ...
Healthbeat on MSN13h
City officials urge New Yorkers to turn off the tap, take shorter showers during drought watch
Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. With New York City and parts of upstate New York under a ...
Inside Climate News1d
Invasive Species Spell Trouble for New York’s Beloved Tap Water
The quality of New York’s drinking water—and the complex system that delivers it to each New Yorker’s tap—has long been a source of pride for city officials and residents alike. Intricate aqueducts, ...
The Washington Post on MSN2d
New York City declares drought watch after driest October on record
The need to reduce water usage in New York City is made even more important because of repair work being undertaken on the ...
Curbed1mon
The World’s Largest Plumbing Repair
Photo: Mark Peterson The Delaware Aqueduct, 85 miles end to end ... Our system has some redundancy, and its fallbacks include the older Croton watershed, which normally delivers 10 percent ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mon
New York City closes tunnel supplying half of its water for big $2 billion fix
Capacity has been increased for the complementary Catskill Aqueduct, and more drinking water will come from the dozen reservoirs and three lakes of the Croton Watershed in the city's northern suburbs.