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  2. New York City water supply system - Wikipedia

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    New York City Water Board. The New York City Water Board was established in 1905. It sets water and sewer rates for New York City sufficient to pay the costs of operating and financing the system, and collects user payments from customers for services provided by the water and wastewater utility systems of the City of New York.

  3. New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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    The New York City Department of Environmental Protection ( DEP) is the department of the government of New York City [2] that manages the city's water supply and works to reduce air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. Under a 1.3 billion dollar budget, it provides more than 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m 3) of water each day to more ...

  4. New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police

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    The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police, also known as DEP Police, and formerly known as the Bureau of Water Supply Police and the Aqueduct Police, is a law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to protect and preserve the New York City water supply system maintained by the New York City Department of ...

  5. New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 40.894°N 73.890°W. New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 is a water-supply tunnel forming part of the New York City water supply system. It is being built by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) to provide New York City with a third connection to its upstate water supply. The tunnel will serve as a backup ...

  6. Environment of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The climate of New York City shapes the environment with its cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers with plentiful rainfall all year round. As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees. [1] [2] As of 2020, the population of New York City numbered 8.8 million human beings.

  7. Food and water in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Food and water in New York City. A selection of produce outside a grocery store on the Upper West Side. In New York City, there is an extensive water supply system that supports several programs and infrastructure pertaining to the city's food supply. City officials, agencies, and organizations cooperate with rural farmers to grow food more ...

  8. Hillview Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The Hillview Reservoir is a 90-acre (0.36 km 2) storage reservoir in southeastern Yonkers, New York. [1] It was built within a six-year period from 1909–1915 by the New York City Board of Water Supply to receive water from the newly constructed Catskill Aqueduct, which drained water from the Ashokan Reservoir and sent it down into the Kensico ...

  9. Category:Water infrastructure of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Catskill Aqueduct. Catskill-Delaware Water Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility. Collect Pond. Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station. Controlled lake. Croton Aqueduct. Croton Aqueduct Gate House. Croton Distributing Reservoir. Croton River watershed.