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The New York City Water Supply, Environmental Economics and A Little Bit of History. 42nd-Second Street & 5 th Avenue, Circa 1850. Croton Reservoir, Manhattan, Late 1800s. What Came After: The NY Public Library. Ashokan Reservoir. The Ashokan Today. I’ve Been Workin ’ On A Reservoir.
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The New York City Water Supply, Environmental Economics and A Little Bit of History
An Obvious Choice:Two Kinds of Green • Filtration: $6-$8 billion, plus $300M annual costs • Watershed Protection: $1.5-$2 billion