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| A Watershed Moment: Celebrating the Homecoming of the Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System 
 In October 2006, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the Queens Museum of Art sent the monumental Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System to McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Lab in Oberlin, Ohio for restoration. Over the next 18 months conservators and technicians worked on the model full-time, removing over 70 years of accumulated dirt and re-paintings. Now, in time for its 70th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of the Catskill System construction, the map has been restored to its original brilliance and has arrived at its intended home in the New York City Building where it will remain on long-term loan. | |
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The History of the Relief Map A Watershed Moment: Celebrating the Homecoming of the Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System.  Learn more |
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Visit the Relief Map QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, New York 11368-3398 (718) 592-9700 www.queensmuseum.org |
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New York's Water System New York City has the largest unfiltered surface water supply in the world. Every day, more than 1 billion gallons of water from this vast system is delivered to eight million New York City residents – an amazing accomplishment. Visit the links below to learn more. Learn about the watershedView maps of New York's watershedThe history of New York's water supply |
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More Information
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
59-17 Junction Boulevard
19th Floor
Flushing, NY 11373
(718) 595-6600
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