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The New York City Water Board was established in 1905. It sets water and sewer rates for New York City sufficient to pay the costs of operating and financing the system, and collects user payments from customers for services provided by the water and wastewater utility systems of the City of New York.
The East Branch Croton River is a tributary of the Croton River in Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester counties in the state of New York. It lies within the Croton River watershed and is part of the New York City water supply system's Croton Watershed. [1]
Middle Branch Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system located in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, 35 miles (65 km) north of the city.. Created in 1878 by damming the Middle Branch of the Croton River, it is one of twelve in the Croton W
The Croton Falls Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system in the Putnam County, New York townships of Carmel, and Southeast, roughly 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City. Part of the system's Croton Watershed , it was formed by impounding the West Branch and Middle Branch of the Croton River , tributaries of the ...
The New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is a public college in New York City. Founded in 1946, it is the City University of New York 's college of technology. Its main urban campus is located in Downtown Brooklyn .
Putnam County has voted consistently for Republican presidential candidates, largely bucking the Democratic trend in the New York City suburbs. From 1828 to 1868, Putnam was a Democratic stronghold, but since 1872, the only Democratic presidential nominees to carry Putnam County have been Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 .
Lake Champlain near Putnam viewed from the Adirondack Amtrak train. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km 2), of which 33.2 square miles (86 km 2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2) (6.49%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Essex County.
Part of the New York City water supply system, it was formed by impounding the East Branch of the Croton River. Forming part of the Croton Watershed , it was placed into service in 1891, and lies some 35 miles (56 km) north of the city, in the southeast corner of Putnam County .