We're #1! In Water

You may recall that back in July our tap water placed 2nd in a tap water taste test, coming in behind Bethpage (wherever that is). Well, we've been vindicated, because at the NY State Fair in Syracuse--we placed 1st! The New York State Department of Health has announced that NYC "won the coveted title for best-tasting drinking water in New York over 150 other municipal water systems during the final competition." However, they note it's a "nonscientific competition," and the Health Commissioner downplayed the achievement by declaring:"Considering that NYC's water comes from reservoirs in Delaware, Greene, Ulster, Putnam, Westchester, Schoharie, Sullivan and Dutchess counties, these counties are also winners." Whatever, the blue ribbon is all ours...along with the A grade Riverkeeper gave us for tap water back in May.

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By Jen Carlson in News on August 27, 2008 11:06 AM

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JenChungsBaby

Of course water purity is more important but the drilling in the watershed story is old news. Even Applebome covered it weeks ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/10towns.html?scp=1&sq=watershed%20drilling&st=cse

A taste test is about marketing, which is why I raised it. But if you want we can talk about eminent domain and how it was used to build the reservoirs in the first place. Eminent domain seems to be a popular subject around here.

TheKlaus

#1 water makes for #1 number ones.

sinisterteashop

Excellent link, radomako, thanks.

EastRiver

I wonder if my Brita filter catches your urine.

Kojak

I drive upstate regularly to pee in the reservoir. That's what gives our water its distinct fresh taste.

radomako

wwell that may not last for too long as

THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY EXEMPT FROM CLEAN AIR AND WATER ACTS AS

WELL AS ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH PROTECTIONS INSTITUTED BY THE

GOVERNMENT.

heard from a farmer: natural gas drilling is about to commence in the appalachian/catskill

region of NYS. this is in the region that supplies NYC with water - such

drilling will affectively bring radioactive materials such as uranium into

our surface water as well as leeching it into the groundwater.

here is a link:

http://catskillmountainkeeper.org/node/290 - it includes testimony from

people who have already been affected by the drilling.

anyway, got this from a friend and became alarmed

pr, marketing director or not... nothing matters more than healthy and natural... but i guess we've lost sight of that and put marketing in its place.

take it as you may, just though tid pass the word along.

JenChungsBaby

The DEP just dropped a load of cash (over 100 grand most likely) hiring a "marketing director" to push the wonderfulness of city water. Meanwhile, the good taste sells itself.