NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

New York City’s Famous Drinking Water Could Be at Risk From Road Salt Pollution - One Green Planet

New York’s famous tap water could turn too salty to drink — and it’s mostly because of what’s being dumped on winter roads. The post New York City’s Famous Drinking Water Could Be at Risk From Road Salt Pollution appeared first on One Green Planet.

Salty Suburban Roads Are Clouding the Future of N.Y.C. Drinking Water

Road salt is leaching into the reservoirs that hold New York City’s tap water and could make some of it unhealthy to drink by the turn of the century, according to a new study commissioned by city environmental officials. The study, released last week by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, found that while salt was edging upward throughout New York’s vast watershed, it was especially pronounced in the New Croton Reservoir, just no…

'Stark Findings' Raise Alarm About Croton Reservoir Water Quality

'Stark Findings' Raise Alarm About Croton Reservoir Water Quality - Yorktown-Somers, NY - Croton System chloride levels have tripled in the last 30 years and could exceed maximum salinity levels by 2108, a new DEP study finds.

Some New York City water could be undrinkable in 80 years due to upstate road salt

Road salt and other influences are causing the level of salt in many New York City reservoirs to spike, with some reservoirs tripling their chloride levels.

NYC may eventually have to abandon part of its water supply

A report found the concentration of chlorides — an indicator of salinization — tripled from 1987 to 2019 in the system's main reservoir.

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs. City officials say salinity levels tripled in the suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of the city’s water and that those reservoirs would have to be abandoned early next century if trends continue.