Residents Asked To Conserve Water While Aqueduct Is Shut Down

YORKTOWN, NY — A $158 million project to rehabilitate the Catskill Aqueduct has been started by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The work will necessitate shutting down the Catskill Aqueduct for 10 weeks during 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The shutdown will impact members of the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works, which provides drinking water to the residents of Yorktown, Somers, Cortlandt Manor, Montrose Improvement District and the Village of Buchanan.

During the shutdown, which began Oct. 29, nearly all water provided to the residents will be from the Amawalk Water Treatment Facility.

The NYCDEC said, although there is adequate capacity to meet the water demand, there will not be a backup supply in the event of an emergency.

For that reason, the public is being asked to conserve water as much as possible.

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