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The city of Oneonta, in Otsego County, announced a water supply emergency after levels in the local reservoir dropped. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has also advised residents to reduce water use.

Water runs from the western tip of the New Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, which is part of the system that supplies New York City with drinking water.

The Catskill project, especially the Ashokan Reservoir, also destroyed communities and displaced about 5,600 people, said Diane Galusha, author of “Liquid Assets, A History of the New York City ...

Receding waters expose the lake bed at the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County, New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) AP ...

New York City has been placed under a drought warning, ... Dropping water levels expose the lake bed at the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County, New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

The drought is causing lower water levels in the upstate reservoirs that supply New York City with water. Meanwhile, four out of the city's 19 reservoirs are not contributing as a leaky aqueduct ...

GILBOA, N.Y. (AP) — New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may postpone repairs on a temporarily out-of-service aqueduct to ...

The weir is a holdover from when the reservoir served as a New York City drinking water source. Katherine Donlevy / NY Post. The 106-acre and roughly 40-foot deep reservoir — which typically ...

New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may postpone repairs on a temporarily out-of-service aqueduct to bring more water into the ...

New York City's drinking water could eventually absorb a blow if reservoirs supplying a portion of it become vacated due to rising salinity, according to a new report.

A record-breaking drought in New York City has revealed a wall in a Central Park reservoir that was previously underwater. At 106 acres, the Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, also known as the ...