New York City's Water Quality Threatened

After a century of enjoying clean water from the tap, the city's may need to start filtering its water supply.

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July 21, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Federal officials are worried that the fabled water â€" coming from the largest unfiltered system in the country â€" is getting muddier and may have to be completely filtered, at a cost of billions of dollars, if it cannot be kept clean."

"Turbidity â€" the condition that makes water cloudy and interferes with chlorination to eliminate contaminants â€" appears to be getting worse because of changing weather patterns and increasing runoff from land development upstate. If the city cannot find a permanent solution to the silt, it may not be able to avoid building a huge filtration plant that could cost about $8 billion."

FULL STORY: New Yorkâ€™s Water Supply May Need Filtering

Thursday, July 20, 2006 in The New York Times

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