New York City distribution tunnels

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municipal infrastructure underground utility network water tunnel system

The New York City distribution tunnels are a vast underground network of water tunnels that convey treated drinking water from upstate reservoirs to neighborhoods throughout New York City.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipal infrastructure → underground utility network → water tunnel system →
accessRestricted	true →
connectsWith	Catskill Aqueduct → Croton Aqueduct → Delaware Aqueduct →
country	United States →
designedFor	high-capacity water conveyance →
distributionMethod	gravity flow →
feedsInto	building service lines → local water mains →
function	connect aqueducts to local water mains → deliver drinking water to neighborhoods →
hasComponent	Tunnel No. 1 → Tunnel No. 2 → Tunnel No. 3 →
hazardType	critical infrastructure →
locatedBelow	street network of New York City →
locatedIn	New York City →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	State of New York →
maintainedBy	New York City Department of Environmental Protection →
material	concrete → steel →
operator	New York City Department of Environmental Protection →
ownedBy	City of New York →
partOf	New York City water distribution system → New York City water supply system →
pressureType	pressurized water tunnels →
regulatingAuthority	New York State Department of Health → United States Environmental Protection Agency →
sector	public utilities →
serviceArea	New York City metropolitan area →
serviceType	drinking water supply →
supplies	borough of Brooklyn → borough of Manhattan → borough of Queens → borough of Staten Island → borough of the Bronx →
transportMedium	potable water →
underground	true →
use	conveyance of treated drinking water → municipal water distribution →
waterSource	Catskill system reservoirs → Croton system reservoirs → Delaware system reservoirs → upstate New York reservoirs →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Croton water supply system →	connectedTo