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What is a watershed?

Posted on September 4, 2020 by walking_the_watershed

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Image: NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s official map of the NYC Water Supply System. Physically, a watershed is a drainage area (gravity!) If you pour water down the sides of a salad bowl, water collects in the bottom. Now superimpose a hilly landscape on…

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water is a social connector

Posted on September 4, 2020 by walking_the_watershed

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“Water is a social connector”- Dylan Gauthier The NYC drinking water supply is enormous, providing 1.1+ billion gallons to 9.5+ million people every day. Its infrastructure stretches over 150 miles, from rural to urban communities, through the Catskills, the Hudson Valley, Westchester, and NYC. …

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