Centenary reservoir in the mountains of Catskill, which is 40% provides new York with drinking water, will receive from the city $750 million for the modernization of the dam, dams, bridges and buildings. Reported by the Daily News.
Askance reservoir is an important element overgrown, but the aging system, which supplies water to 8.5 million residents of the city and another million residents of the suburbs in the North.
Vincent Sapienza, acting head of the Department of environmental protection new York, said that the modernization of the reservoir, located about 90 kilometers North of the city, will help to keep the infrastructure in good condition for generations.
Askance reservoir was opened for the first time in 1917 year. It supplies water to all 5 boroughs of new York.
The reconstruction of the reservoir should begin in 2023 and will last about 10 years. The program was called The Ashokan Century Program. City officials say it will be the largest public works project in a sparsely populated area more than 50 years.
