A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct, by Charles King, New York, 1843
This is a great service of google.books (http://books.google.com/) where you can read this really old book online. It is an amazing description of the water system, how it was designed, and what it was modeled after.
The Title is: A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct Compiled from Official Documents: Together with an Account of the Civic Celebration of the Fourteenth October, 1842, on Occasion of the Completion of the Great Work: Preceded by a Preliminary Essay on Ancient and Modern Aqueducts By Charles King.
The link is:
http://books.google.com/books?id=FZ4OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA146&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=0_0#PPR1,M1
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This morning, our good friend from the News at City Hall, Frank Lombardi, describes the strange method by which the people of NYC are taxed once again. Thank you Frank for providing us with vital information concerning the costs, especially the fact that the DEP is spending MORE than it COLLECTS! The simple enough solution to cut costs is lost among the powers that be. Read and Enjoy!
WATER BOARD PONDERS 14.5% HIKE
FRANK LOMBARDI, Daily News City Hall Bureau, Thursday, May 8th 2008
As the Water Board mulls a 14.5% rate hike, the puzzled public wonders: Who, or what, is this (bleepin’) agency?
Think of a stacked deck in a poker game; the house - in this case, City Hall - always wins.
. . . .The collective bill to its 825,000 rate payers for the fiscal year ending June 30 is $2.24 billion. It jumps to $2.54 billion next year, hence the rate hike.
. . . . So, you could say another soaking is in the cards for the city’s property owners.
Listing of board members can be found Web site:
http://home2.nyc.gov/html/nycwaterboard/html/board_members/index.shtml.
Click on the link above to continue to read the article and comment to the Daily News, and/or return to our page for more chances to comment.
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CITY POLS IN WATER FIGHT
By TOM TOPOUSIS, New York Post, May 6, 2008 — A proposal to raise water and sewer rates by 14.5 percent came under fire yesterday from city lawmakers who accused Mayor Bloomberg of using some of the increase to pay for other services, such as for cops and teachers.
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WATER & SEWER RATE REFORM SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP
University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) has prepared a report on the impact of the rising water rates.
Click on the link above to continue to read the report and return to our page to comment.
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Paterson Nominates Executive Director for Port Authority
By PATRICK McGEEHAN, Published: May 3, 2008, New York Times
Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Friday that he had nominated Christopher O. Ward, a former executive with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, to be the authority’s executive director. Mr. Ward, 53, would succeed Anthony E. Shorris, who was appointed to the job last year by Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
. . . . click to read the whole story Story about the Chris Ward Nomination.
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A SPENDING TSUNAMI FOR ONE CITY AGENCY
NORWOOD NEWS, May 1, 2008, OP-ED: Greg Lobo Jost, University Heights Neighborhood Housing Program, This OP ED has good information for your testimony for the Water Board meetings.
. . . . thanks to a stipulation known as the “rental payment,” the more DEP spends, the more rate payers actually subsidize city coffers (this year it will be to the tune of $77 million)!. . . . This month we began to learn the truth: The real reason behind the massive increases is not the deadbeat factor but rather DEP’s unchecked spending. . . . . To learn more about this issue and ways you can take action, visit www.unhp.org and click on the link regarding water rate reform.
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GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSON ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL RECOMMEND CHRISTOPHER O. WARD FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY (PANYNJ).
Hot off the press. Chris Ward, who gave us the Croton Filter Plant in the Park, is now going to run the PA. Wonder why? He must be making that much at the General Contractors Association (GCA). He still has to be approved by the Port Authority Board approval, but that is most likely a done deal.
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The New York City Water Board will hold Hearings to hear from the public. It is anticipated that there will be a change from currently effective water rates and wastewater charges for services provided by the System, to be effective commencing July 1, 2008.
- Metered and unmetered water rates will increase by an amount not to exceed 14.5%.
- Wastewater charges will remain at 159% of water charges.
All members of the public who wish to testify at a hearing should contact Kevin Kunkle, New York City Water Board, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, 8th Floor, Flushing, NY 11373, telephone (718) 595-3601, email: kkunkle@dep.nyc.gov, not later than May 2, 2008. Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes duration. A copy of any prepared or written statement may be submitted to the Water Board at the above address by the close of business May 2, 2008.
- Bronx, Monday, May 5 at 6:00 PM: Manhattan College, De La Salle Hall, Room 209, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Bronx, NY 10471
- Queens, Tuesday, May 6 at 11:00 AM: Dept. of Environmental Protection, Training Room, 6th Floor, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11373
- Staten Island, Tuesday, May 6 at 6:00 PM: College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts, Recital Hall, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314
- Manhattan, Wednesday, May 7 at 5:30 PM: St. John’s University - Manhattan, Room 123, 101 Murray Street, New York, NY 10314
- Brooklyn, Thursday, May 8 at 6:00 PM: Brooklyn College, Student Center, Alumni Lounge, (opposite Whitehead Hall), East 27th Street and Campus Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11210
Plan to attend and/or comment. We will have some points to mention in a few days. Perhaps some of our interested water bloggers can add some as well. For more information about the Water Board go to:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwaterboard/html/home/home.shtml
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