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Where Our Tap Water Comes From

Where Our Tap Water Comes From


If you’ve ever wondered about where the water coming out of your faucet originates, the New York Times recently posted a cool video about the three-month journey from our reservoirs upstate to the tap. It’s a pretty neat look at something we use every day (and we use lots of it — 60-70 gallons per person per day!).

Pepacton reservoir canoes


And if you want to get an up-close and personal look at that water, we’d recommend keeping an eye on the calendar at South Slope-based Destination Backcountry Adventures, where neighbor David DiCerbo and his team take people on trips out of the city (the pick-up location is near the Atlantic Ave subway stop). This fall he teamed up with Upstate Adventure Guides for some fall paddles on the Pepacton reservoir, and it’s a rare treat to canoe on the water that we will eventually drink. The season for paddling on the reservoirs has closed, but check back in the spring!