This budget line funds the city's share of maintaining its upstate water supply system -- the network of 19 reservoirs, 3 controlled lakes, and aqueducts stretching up to 125 miles north of the city that deliver over 1 billion gallons of drinking water daily to 9.8 million people. NYC has some of the best tap water of any major city in the world, delivered almost entirely by gravity from pristine upstate watersheds. This $196M line item helps keep it that way -- funding watershed protection, aqueduct maintenance, and the infrastructure that means you don't need a Brita filter.
Did You Know
NYC's water travels up to 125 miles from upstate reservoirs to your tap almost entirely by gravity -- only 5% of the 1.4 billion daily gallons requires any pumping. Entire communities were dismantled and over 5,000 people displaced to build the reservoirs that feed the system.
| Skanska ECCO III HVR JV | $63.5M |
| FRONTIER-KEMPER CONSTRUCTORS INC | $36.8M |
| Walsh Construction Company II, LLC | $28.1M |
| KIEWIT-SHEA CONSTRUCTORS, AJV | $16.0M |
| PJS Montesano JV LLC | $14.7M |
Headcount
$0 payroll because operations staff are employed under DEP's main budget, not this line item
Who It Serves
Every New Yorker who turns on a faucet, plus about 1 million additional upstate residents served by the same system
Category
Infrastructure & Environment