Croton Water Filtration Plant
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The Croton Water Filtration Plant is a major underground water treatment facility in New York City that filters and improves drinking water drawn from the Croton water supply system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
underground facility
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water treatment plant → |
| borough |
Bronx
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| connectsTo |
Jerome Park Reservoir
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New Croton Aqueduct → |
| constructionCost |
over 3000000000 USD
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| constructionType |
underground
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| coordinates |
approximately 40.897°N 73.886°W
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| country |
United States
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| designedCapacity |
290 million US gallons per day
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about 1.1 billion liters per day → |
| inaugurationDate |
2015
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| locatedIn |
Bronx
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New York City → Van Cortlandt Park → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
New York State
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| locatedUnder |
golf course in Van Cortlandt Park
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| municipality |
New York City
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| notableFor |
being New York City’s first filtration plant for the Croton system
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large-scale underground construction in an urban park → |
| officialOpeningDate |
2015-05-08
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| operatedBy |
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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| ownedBy |
City of New York
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| partOf |
Croton water supply system
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New York City water supply system → |
| projectFaced |
community opposition
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construction delays → cost overruns → lawsuits → |
| purpose |
comply with federal drinking water regulations
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improve water quality → treat drinking water for New York City → |
| regulatoryContext |
Filtration Avoidance Determination
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Safe Drinking Water Act → Surface Water Treatment Rule → |
| serviceArea |
New York City distribution system
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parts of Manhattan → parts of the Bronx → |
| startDateOfConstruction |
2004
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| usesProcess |
chlorination
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corrosion control → disinfection → filtration → pH adjustment → ultraviolet disinfection → |
| waterSource |
Croton River
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Croton watershed → New Croton Reservoir → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Croton water supply system
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hasTreatmentFacility |