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This is the first in a three-lesson series on water in New York City. This lesson reviews the process of the water cycle and explains how water gets brought to the city via aqueducts and pipes. The second reviews how much water is used, how students can conserve water, and how water-efficient consumer products positively impact the environment.
The Aqueduct Education Project offers hands-on student tours and programs at three different historic sites in the Old Croton Aqueduct Historic State Park. These field trip experiences explore why New York’s water supply system is possible, how it works, and how it came to be.
New York City's water system consists of aqueducts, distribution pipes, reservoirs, and water tunnels that channel drinking water to residents and visitors. A comprehensive raised-relief map of the system is on display at the Queens Museum of Art .
30 wrz 2024 · NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala today launched the final phase of DEP’s largest-ever infrastructure repair project — the $2 billion Delaware Aqueduct Repair Project.
The NYC Aqueduct is a pressure tunnel (a gravity feed system) with hydraulic head provided by a 300 m difference in elevation between the watershed headlands in upstate New York and the distribution area (NYC).
How and why do New York’s water systems flood? What does the city plan to do about it? Join us for a conversation about the history of water and waste management and the city’s policies looking toward the future of water supply, distribution, and treatment.
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