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They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there ...

Narrator the construction of tunnel 3 is vital for maintaining the sustainability of new yorks Drinking Water infrastructure. But the pipeline is useless if theres not a reliable supply of clean water within it. Hurwitz the city bought up land around the reservoirs to prevent it from development. It provides assistance to local residents to see that theres no pollution of the reservoirs. Its much more Cost Effective to prevent pollution and to protect a source of water than to remove it at the D...

There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tunnel Number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. So youd lose half the city if you didnt have a replacement. Narrator without half of i...

And Wastewater Infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. Narrator cities and municipalities across the United States are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain Water Quality and meet demand. New york is the most densely populated city in the u. S. And over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. The 1. 3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engine...

That making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. Narrator two Massive Underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the...

Hurwitz the city bought up land around the reservoirs to prevent it from development. It provides assistance to local residents to see that theres no pollution of the reservoirs. Its much more Cost Effective to prevent pollution and to protect a source of water than to remove it at the Drinking Water treatment plant. Lloyd what epa said to us was, you can have an exemption from filtration if you keep this undeveloped, and if you can manage the wastewater so that it does not pollute your water su...

And Wastewater Infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. Narrator cities and municipalities across the United States are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain Water Quality and meet demand. New york is the most densely populated city in the u. S. And over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. The 1. 3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engine...

Narrator two Massive Underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspection...

Are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. Man water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. Reliable infrastructure and Reliable Delivery of water is a must. You have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. Hurwitz we have the stock exchange, we have the United Nations failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. So theres a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the...

Family building and hotels if the vertical space was greater than 50 feet. At the time the department of building inspection was created we were asked to create a code section that linked that provision to requiring an slate for the occupants use back in 1995 this becomes important when we talk about this states jurisdiction and while the idea of monthly politeness its great we talked about that the problem we had while we, write a notice for an slate not be fundamental the entire inclusive regu...