ashokan reservoir
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 6, 2011 - 4:42 pm
Since 2009, the aerator fountain at the Ashokan Reservoir -- a popular spot for picnicking, snapping photos or just getting a faceful of cool mist in the summertime -- has been out of operation. Today, the New York City Department of Environmental... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 3:38 pm
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to make a bunch of changes to the way it manages its NYC watershed reservoirs, according to a press release sent out yesterday. The changes will have a big impact on the Delaware River,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Mar. 5, 2011 - 10:34 am
Ice rescue practice on the Ashokan Reservoir. Photo via the NYC Water/NYC DEP website.
Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record spent Thursday on the ice at the Ashokan Reservoir watching NYC Department of Environmental Protection police officers don bright... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 - 9:00 am
Today, the Daily Freeman has a revealing interview with James Tierney, the assistant commissioner for water resources at the state's Department of Environmental Convervation.
The topic is New York City's decision to clear out its Ashokan reservoir this... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 - 4:10 pm
A recent action by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ensures that New York City's efforts to push dirty water out of the Ashokan Reservoir throughout the fall and winter are going to cost the city big time. The DEC is fining the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 - 11:22 am
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein announced in his annual county address last night that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has filed a formal complaint against the New York City Department of Environmental Protection over the DEP... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 - 10:17 am
Yesterday afternoon, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced that it would no longer be releasing turbid water from the Ashokan Reservoir into the Esopus Creek, starting immediately. The press release from DEP Commissioner Cas... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 - 9:38 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. To see a full-size version of this cartoon, click here. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context about this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 - 2:57 pm
This just in from the Times Herald-Record: Facing threats of legal action from Ulster County over their releases of turbid water into the Esopus Creek, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has promised to stop the releases in 30 days.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 - 9:47 am
More details are emerging about Ulster County's threat to sue the New York City Department of Environmental Protection over its releases of turbid water into the Lower Esopus.
William Kemble at the Daily Freeman reports that County Executive Mike Hein... Read more
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