New York City Water Tunnel No. 1

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New York City Water Tunnel No. 1 is a major underground aqueduct that transports drinking water from upstate reservoirs to New York City.

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New York City Water Tunnel No. 1 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
underground infrastructure
water tunnel
connects New York City water mains
upstate reservoirs
constructionMethod tunnel boring and drilling-and-blasting
constructionStart 1917
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor gravity-fed water flow
endPoint New York City distribution system
engineeringDiscipline civil engineering
followedBy New York City Water Tunnel No. 2
New York City Water Tunnel No. 3
hasEnvironmentalImpact urban water resources
hasPart distribution chambers
shafts
inception 1917
jurisdiction New York City government
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State
locatedInMetropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedUnder East River
Harlem River
borough of Brooklyn
borough of Manhattan
borough of The Bronx
materialUsed concrete lining
steel reinforcement
openingDate 1917
operator New York City Department of Environmental Protection
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City water tunnels
surface form: New York City Water Tunnel system

New York City water supply system
precededBy Old Croton Aqueduct
publicUtility true
purpose ensure reliable municipal water supply
risk aging infrastructure concerns
significantFor New York City drinking water supply
startPoint Catskill–Delaware water supply system
surface form: Catskill-Delaware water supply system
subterranean true
supplies Manhattan
The Bronx
parts of Brooklyn
transportedMaterial potable water
use drinking water conveyance

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York City water supply system hasPart New York City Water Tunnel No. 1
New York City Water Tunnel No. 2 precededBy New York City Water Tunnel No. 1
New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 designedToAllowShutdownOf New York City Water Tunnel No. 1
New York City water tunnels hasPart New York City Water Tunnel No. 1