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|  Drinking WaterNew York City drinking water is world-renowned for its quality. The Department of Environmental Protection performs more than 900 tests daily, 27,000 monthly, and 330,000 on an annual basis from up to 1,000 sampling locations throughout New York City. This work is in addition to 230,000 tests performed in the watershed. Each day, more than 1 billion gallons of fresh, clean water is delivered from large upstate reservoirs – some more than 125 miles from the City – to the taps of nine million customers throughout New York state. New York City’s Watershed Protection Program is one of the most comprehensive in the world and has been so successful at protecting the integrity of New York City’s water supply that the United States Environmental Protection Agency awarded the City a 10-year Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) in 2007. The success of the program is one of the main reasons why New York City remains one of only five large cities in the United States that is not required to filter its drinking water. | |
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 Drinking Water Supply and Quality Report The Drinking Water Supply and Quality Report provides basic information about the New York City Water Supply - including program highlights and summary water quality data.  Learn more |
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Drinking Water Sampling Stations Water quality sampling stations enhance DEP's water quality monitoring program. DEP collects more than 1,200 water samples per month from up to 546 locations throughout New York City. Learn more |
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Reservoir Levels Check the latest reservoir levels, consumption data and overall watershed precipitation. Learn more |
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2009 Watershed Water Quality Annual Report This report provides summary information about the watersheds, streams, and reservoirs that are the sources of the City’s drinking water. Read the report (PDF) |
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Monitoring for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) DEP is being proactive in PPCP data collection and research in anticipation of potential future regulation of these compounds, to better educate the public, and in an effort to better understand the occurrence and potential human health consequences of PPCPs in our waterways. Learn more |
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Groundwater System Information about the groundwater system in southeast Queens, including treatment and operational information, and water quality data. Learn more |
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Ashokan Release Channel The Ashokan Release Channel is a concrete canal, constructed in the early 1900s during construction of the Ashokan Reservoir and is used to convey water — currently up to 600 million gallons per day — in a controlled manner from the reservoir through the upper and lower gate chambers to the Old Esopus Creek, which runs in a southeasterly direction through the SUNY Ashokan Field Campus to the Lower Esopus Creek. Learn more |
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