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Ridgewood Reservoir was built by the City of Brooklyn, New York, which was rapidly outgrowing its local water supplies. In 1851 the City thought it was failing to attract business firms that would have moved to Brooklyn if it had as reliable a water source as New York City's Croton Aqueduct. [7] Various sources were proposed.
The partially-completed New York City Water Tunnel No. 3, the largest capital construction project in New York City's history (see Ongoing repairs and upgrades). [27] It starts at Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, New York then crosses under Central Park in Manhattan, to reach Fifth Avenue at 78th Street.
The new station, completed in 1891, housed five large steam pumps capable of delivering up to 54 million US gallons (200,000 m 3) a day. [1] [2] In 1898, Brooklyn was absorbed into New York City, allowing the former access to the Croton Aqueduct system, and reducing demand for the Milburn supply. By 1929, the Milburn Pumping Station was ...
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the State of New York. Reservoirs ... New Croton Reservoir; Pepacton Reservoir; Ramhannock Reservoir; Ridgewood Reservoir ...
In 2004, the reservoir was turned over to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for integration into Highland Park. [4] In October 2007, the Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe quietly unveiled a contract to breach one of the reservoir basins and clear 20 acres (81,000 m 2) for ball fields. [5]
The original Brooklyn Waterworks brick conduit stretched from Long Island to the Ridgewood Pumping Station, now the site of City Line Park, in East New York. [9] [10] [11] There, the water was pushed via a steam-powered pump north through a "force tube" into the Ridgewood Reservoir; [4] [10] [12] the route of this tube is now Force Tube Avenue ...
Rochester Police Chief David Smith said that City of Rochester Water Bureau employees found the body of man in the water around 8 a.m. Tuesday, as they completed their daily morning check of the ...
New Croton Aqueduct; New York City Department of Environmental Protection; New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police; New York City Water Tunnel No. 1; New York City Water Tunnel No. 2; New York City Water Tunnel No. 3