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A combination of aqueducts, reservoirs, and tunnels supply fresh water to New York City. With three major water systems (Croton, Catskill, and Delaware) stretching up to 125 miles (201 km) away from the city, its water supply system is one of the most extensive municipal water systems in the world.
New York's water treatment process is simpler than most other American cities. This largely reflects how well protected its watersheds are. The city has sought to restrict development surrounding them. One of its largest watershed protection programs is the Land Acquisition Program, under which the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has purchased or protected, through conservation easement, over 130,000 acres (53,000 ha) since 1997. With all the care given, the city's water supply system is partially exempted from filtration requirements by both the federal and the state government, saving more than "$10 billion to build a massive filtration plant, and at least another $100 million annually on its operation". Moreover, the special topography the waterways run on allows 95% of the system's water to be supplied by gravity. The percentage of pumped water does change when the water level in the reservoirs is out of the normal range.
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New York's water treatment process is simpler than most other American cities. This largely reflects how well protected its watersheds are. The city has sought to restrict development surrounding them. One of its largest watershed protection programs is the Land Acquisition Program, under which the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has purchased or protected, through conservation easement, over 130,000 acres (53,000 ha) since 1997. With all the care given, the city's water supply system is partially exempted from filtration requirements by both the federal and the state government, saving more than "$10 billion to build a massive filtration plant, and at least another $100 million annually on its operation". Moreover, the special topography the waterways run on allows 95% of the system's water to be supplied by gravity. The percentage of pumped water does change when the water level in the reservoirs is out of the normal range.
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reduced water pressure?
can anyone help ..i replaced a dripping ball cock valve today - turned the low pressure off at the stopcock all went well but now very little pressure in the downstairs toilet and tap, just a dribble? Pressure is fine upstairs? Any ideas? ty- kevinp968
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On-Call (frozen condense)
oh dear! what a week on-call! Have had the busiest week ever with loads of burst pipes and have had to help out with boiler breakdowns. Now every frozen condense pipe ive done this week is from the Worcester Greenstar range. 22mm frozen, 1 1/4 frozen all different lengths (its been quite...- GreenArmy
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No water frozen pipes ?
Hello just asking for some advice Seem to have no water coming into house, thought at first the loft was frozen, but no water pressure upstairs or downstairs, although do have water from headertank in loft. No running cold water upstairs but is downstairs, is that just gravity ? I am guessing...- dawks
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Choice of central heating boiler
Hello Everyone. I am new to this site, and would like to ask you experts out there a question. My daughter and son in law are having a loft extention done at the moment ( perfect timimg eh, coldest winter for ages). The plumber has suggested, quite reasonably that now might be the time to...- jonathan
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no water upstairs!
hi, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. i've just noticed that i don't have any water available in my bathroom (upstairs on a standard house) - no hot or cold comes out of my washbasin and bath taps and the shower doesn't work. once flushed, my toilet cistern doesn't refill...- robs
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Leaking pipe - how do I know if it's from my flat?
I have a flat I rent out (1st fl. in a victorian conversion). New combi was fitted before Christmas, all working fine. Tenants then went away for Christmas so flat was empty. Owner of flat below called me claiming there was a leak from my bathroom in to her flat. This cannot be from the waste...- smurphy1980
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Cant find the leak!!
I have anOil fired boiler that serves the underfloor heating system and the upstair radiator system.We recently notices thatthe expansion vessel was regestering a drop in pressure and subsequently our local plumber replaced like with like.Next day same loss of pressure.He returned and re...- heighter
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jambo
got a baxi combi 130he heating but no hot water soon as i turn hottap on kills the pilot 3-4 mins before boiler comes back on help i need a shower:confused:- jambo
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central heating not working after new radiators fitted
hi all, i have just replaced 2 radiators with larger ones in my flat as it took hours to heat the flat up. it's an open system, ie there is a header tank in the loft. i refilled the system and bled all the radiators. the problem now is that the boiler fires up for a few minutes and...- pinkllama
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school heating
i need some advice about removing 2 school rads & 2 legs off heating pipe. the pipe is 2 inch tee,s to 32 mm pipe , should i freeze pipe or drain down . its a 3 story school block , old building means old iron pipe . i,m more domestic then commerical . so any help would be gratefull- WOLDEN
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Flared joint
I have a question on a flare joint fitting on my Vokera Mynute 20SE boiler. Maybe somebody can help??? The 8mm tubing connecting the expansion vessel to the manifold at the pump uses a flared copper joint. Does anyone know if this is a 45 degree or 37 degree flare? The nut used to make the...- coldwrench
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Heating ok no DHW
Hi all - happy new year to you all.:) I hope someone can help with this - got a Halstead Hero 60 (gas - not combi) Heating side works fine no probs when DHW is switched on nothing :confused: call for heat lights+pump run lights all controls are OK. cyl stat - valves - etc. Call for heat LEDS on...- furryneddy
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overflowing overflow
Hello Would really appreciate your help. **Apologies for all my questions at once but my internet is also down and I can only get to the cyber cafe once a day so I have to make the best of my visit whilst I am there. I went away for 4 days, came back, had a bath and then realised water was...- chris555
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Worcester Greenstar Heatslave 18/25 Loss of Pressure
I have a problem with a Worcester Greenstar Heatslave 18/25. I've read all the related threads but need some clarification on the PRV/Expansion Tank issue. If I leave the sytem running contiuously, pressure stays up at 1.5 to 2.0 bars for a week no problem. If however, I run it on the timer...- ericp
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No cold water
I have 2 pumped concealed showers one on first floor and one in loft. Both showers are not working they turn on there is a whirring noise like they are being strangled and next to no water comes out. But worse still I have no cold water to the cistern whb and bath in the first floor bathroom...- Samaia
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- aqualisa bath bathroom cistern cold cold water kitchen loft no water noise pipes problem shower showers tank water
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worcester greenstar 24i combi boiler
Worcester greenstar 24i combi boiler that has stopped working. Occupant was away overnight and left it set to minimum heating. They have just come home to find no heating and definately no hot water. No warning lights on the front panel to indicate a problem. The pressure level reads ZERO bar...- Leoki
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Aqualisa quartz problem
model - quartz pumped processor "on the wall" poblem - the control light (red) stays on all the time can't switch off, no water coming through. Switched off at mains waited a while, switched on, and heard two small clunks and that was all, light still on ,no water. This has only started after we...- soulboy
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Pricing jobs
hi all, I was wandering if anyone could offer some advice on how to go about pricing jobs? I understand it depends a lot of factors i.e. the area you work in, prices of competition, but i don't know which jobs should have a 'fixed price' so to speak like changinga TRV, installing a shower...- sengaul
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blocked sink...
Hey I'm after some advice. I've got a blocked sink/pipes and I have no idea what to do (I'm a student living in my first home away from home lol). So the sinks blocked, no water will go down it. I took a plunger to it only to find that when I plunge, water then comes out of the hole above the...- shaneo85
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Triton t80si
help please!! i recently tiled my bathroom and my friend the "plumber" moved and refitted my shower braking a pipe inside it in the process. by the time the new part came my friend was off on holiday leaving me with no shower. he is away backpacking for 6 months but gave me instructions on how...- davymcguire
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- bathroom inside no water pipe plumber shower supply triton valve water
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