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New York's Kensico and West Branch Reservoirs Confront Intensified Development
This is the full text of a February 1999 report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County which finds that encroaching development and inadequate protection by city and state officials threaten New York City’s two most important reservoirs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
The Endangered Kensico Watershed
The West Branch Watershed
Recommendations
Report Credits
Tables
Table 1: Kensico Watershed Land Use
Maps
New York City’s Water Supply System
New York City’s East-of-Hudson Watersheds
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