A new study by the NYC Department of Environmental Preservation says high salt levels could force the shut down of ...

At the current rate, the reservoir would reach the state’s maximum allowable levels of chloride, salt’s main component, by 2108. And the Amawalk Reservoir in Somers — one of the smallest of ...

Officials attributed the spike to road salt, discharge from wastewater treatment plants and home water softener systems.

NYC's tap water supply from the Croton system is at risk due to rising salinity levels, possibly from road salt.

A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by ...