Catskill Aqueduct Shutdown for 2020-2021---On October 24, 2018 the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) confirmed the start of a $158 million project to rehabilitate the Catskill Aqueduct, which has delivered drinking water from the Catskills to New York City for more than a century. The multi-year project includes a variety of work inside the Aqueduct and at connected facilities. These upgrades will happen on the northernmost segment of the 92-mile Aqueduct, specifically the portion that carries water from Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County to Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County.
DEP will rehabilitate this 74-mile stretch of the Aqueduct by cleaning the inside and repairing a number of leaks, replacing 36 valves at chambers connected to the aqueduct, and performing other structural and mechanical upgrades to ensure proper function of the structure for generations to come.
To safely perform this work, DEP must shut down the Catskill Aqueduct annually for 10 weeks during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Each of the shutdowns will begin during autumn to coincide with the annual period of lowest demand on the water supply system. The 2020 shutdown has been confirmed and will begin on November 30, 2020. MORE AT https://www.townofcortlandt.com/cn/news/index.cfm?NID=52198&jump2=0
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