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March 03, 2008
New York City Water Supply Tunnel Leaks to be Repaired
New York City has the world's largest unfiltered surface water supply.
Each day, 1.1 billion gallons of drinking water is consumed by the city which travels from 125 miles north of the city through a system of tunnels.
The Delaware Aqueduct water tunnel, which was built between 1937 and 1944, and at 85 miles is the world's largest continuous tunnel is presently leaking at the rate of 10 million to 36 million gallons through cracks in a 45-mile stretch.
"There's not a ticking clock on this, but it's important to fix because this is 50 percent of the water supply,' said Emily Lloyd, commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
Preliminary dives to access the repairs needed started February 19wth.
"It's a big piece of work," Lloyd said. "But it's the best way to understand as much as possible before going in," as reported by the Associated Press and published by the Washington Post.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at March 3, 2008 10:47 AM
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