FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE01-24
June
28, 2001
Contact: Geoff Ryan
(718/595-6600)
New
York City DEP and Kensico Environmental Enhancement Program Celebrate Opening
of New Kensico Reservoir Information Display At Kensico Dam Plaza
Commissioner Joel A. Miele Sr., P.E., of the New York City Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) and Angelo Spillo, Co-Chair of the Kensico
Environmental Enhancement Program (KEEP) and director of Pace University's
Environmental Center unveiled the Kensico Dam Plaza Educational display, a
collaborative effort between DEP and KEEP that was designed to highlight the
importance of protecting the Kensico Reservoir and its surrounding watershed.
The exhibit was created in consultation with Westchester County Department
of Parks and funded by DEP. It is mounted as a series of panels that range
from the history of the construction of the original Kensico Dam built in
1885 to descriptions of the New Kensico Dam, constructed in 1917, to panels
and graphics describing the New York City watershed and the importance of
water conservation.
KEEP is a joint effort between the New York City DEP, county and local
governmental organizations and local residents. KEEP develops public outreach
and educational programs on watershed protection in the five towns of the
Kensico Watershed: Harrison, New Castle, North Castle, Mount Pleasant, and
Greenwich, Connecticut.
Commissioner Miele said, "We are pleased to be a participant in this
joint effort to protect the integrity of the Kensico Reservoir. Kensico is
one of the last stops for water flowing from upstate reservoirs, and it plays
a critical role in delivering the highest quality drinking water to consumers
in New York City and Westchester County."