Salty Suburban Roads Are Clouding the Future of N.Y.C. Drinking Water
A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by ...
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Water Crisis: Road Salt Could Make Major Croton System Undrinkable, Officials Warn
A major Hudson Valley reservoir serving NYC, Westchester, and Putnam has seen salt levels triple—which could render water ...
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Rising salt levels threaten NYC’s water supply
A DEP study shows salt levels in the Croton reservoir, which supplies 10 percent of NYC's water supply, have tripled in 30 ...
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Road salt blamed for contamination that could take NYC's reservoirs out of commission
NEW YORK - The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to ...
Some New York City water could be undrinkable in 80 years due to upstate road salt
Road salt and other influences are causing the level of salt in many New York City reservoirs to spike, with some reservoirs ...
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There's too much salt in Westchester County reservoirs. The culprit? Rock salt from roads
A new study by the NYC Department of Environmental Preservation says high salt levels could force the shut down of ...
NYC Drinking Water Warning as Key Reservoirs Could Be Ditched
New York City's drinking water could eventually absorb a blow if reservoirs supplying a portion of it become vacated due to ...
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Study: Road salt impacting suburban NYC reservoirs
The New Croton Dam and the New Croton Reservoir that supplies part of New York City's drinking water is seen on March 20 in Cortlandt, N.Y. The Associated Press The suburban reservoirs that supply ...
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier
Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs. City officials say salinity levels tripled in ...
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There's too much salt in Westchester County reservoirs. The culprit? Rock salt from roads
Over a 30-year period, salt levels in the main New Croton Reservoir have tripled. At the current rate, the reservoir would reach the state’s maximum allowable levels of chloride, salt’s main ...
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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier
The New Croton Reservoir that supplies part of New York City's drinking water is seen in Cortlandt, N.Y., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) The New Croton Reservoir that ...