delaware aqueduct
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 - 2:46 pm
The first of 56 UV-irradiating steel-disinfection chambers being installed in the DEP's new ultraviolet Disinfection Facility in Westchester County. Photo via the DEP's Facebook page.
Beginning in 2012, all the water from the Catskills-Delaware watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 - 12:49 pm
Ulster County Comptroller Eliot Auerbach, who blogs at the not-so-originally-named Ulster County Comptroller blog, sent up a flare of anger yesterday about this week's announcement that the DEP is buying another 1,323 acres upstate to protect is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 5, 2010 - 3:54 pm
Adam Bosch at the Times Herald-Record busted out a calculator and figured out exactly how much money New York City loses each day because of the acqueduct leak in Wawarsing. The answer? It ain't cheap:
In 2010, New York City charged its residents $2.61... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 25, 2010 - 11:04 am
It's been over 20 years, but Wawarsing's maddest, wettest homeowners have finally gotten what they've been clamoring for -- a clear admission, from the highest level of command at the New York City DEP, that the leaky Delaware Aqueduct has been damaging... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 3, 2010 - 5:13 pm
New York City has apologized for the leaks from the Delaware Aqueduct that have flooded the town of Wawarsing, but Wawarsing town Supervisor Leonard Distel would really prefer cash. A $4 million bailout bill, to be exact, according to the Daily Freeman.
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2010 - 3:51 pm
Quick, how do you repair the 65 years' worth of decay in the longest tunnel in the world while keeping the billion gallons of water per day it delivers to 9 million thirsty New Yorkers flowing?
Answer: With a fancy computer program and a giant plug.
Today... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, Mar. 19, 2010 - 11:31 am
Aaaaand the prize goes to the Shawangunk Journal, for yesterday's story on flooding in Wawarsing: "Pump and Circumstance."
Part of Wawarsing is perched atop New York City's leaking Delaware Aqueduct. State senator John Bonacic is trying to get approval... Read more
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