NYC Watershed
Basics
The Croton, Catskill and Delaware watersheds deliver approximately 1.4 billion gallons of pristine, unfiltered drinking water each day from 19 upstate reservoirs to more than nine million people living in New York City, Westchester, Putnam, Orange and Ulster Counties. However, the 6,000-mile network of pipes, shafts and subterranean aqueducts carrying the water are in various, serious states of disrepair that threatens the City's continuous supply of fresh water.
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History
New York's water infrastructure, the thousands of miles of pipes, shafts and subterranean aqueducts that carry more than a billion gallons of clean, unfiltered water daily to more than nine million residents, is a remarkable engineering achievement and the single largest man-made financial asset in the state. It is also old, more than 100 years old in some sections, and in varying stages of decline, threatening it's ability to continue supplying New Yorkers with water. Learn More
NYC Water Supply
New York City's water supply comes from its watershed, which encompasses roughly 2,000 square miles of land in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains, including 19 reservoirs and a complex, 6,000-mile network of pipes, shafts and subterranean aqueducts that deliver nearly 1.2 billion gallons of fresh water daily. Learn More
Protection
Everyone has the right to clean drinking water and public health depends on it. Protecting the NYC water supply through activism in watershed communities and in Washington is one of Riverkeeper's hallmarks. Learn More
Public Access
Riverkeeper generally supports expanded opportunities for low-impact, passive recreation that is compatible with watershed protection goals on water supply lands. It is through use and enjoyment of our shared resources that people become invested in their long-term protection. Public Access Rules and Regulations New York City … Learn More
Hudson River Valley
In honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage, Riverkeeper takes a journey upriver.