The $2 billion repair of an aqueduct means the city is more dependent on the Croton Watershed, which was particularly dry ...

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Today, the Croton system, which was the first watershed to ever serve the city on a large scale, usually supplies around 10 percent of the city’s water, and can provide much more in times of ...

The Croton Watershed, the city’s oldest upstate water supply, got only 0.81 inches of rain in October, compared with historical averages of 3.81 inches for the month. A drought watch is the ...

Capacity has been increased for the complementary Catskill Aqueduct, and more drinking water will come from the dozen reservoirs and three lakes of the Croton Watershed in the city’s northern ...

The quality of New York’s drinking water—and the complex system that delivers it to each New Yorker’s tap—has long been a ...

The area's highest rainfall totals since September weren't enough to reverse the recent lack of precipitation, according to ...