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AWWA WQTC52912
- A Comprehensive Source Water Protection Program for New York City's Water Supply and the Challenge of Assessing Both Short-Term and Long-Term Program Effectiveness
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 01/01/2000
- Publisher: AWWA
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To ensure the continued high quality of New York City's drinking water supply, the City developeda comprehensive long-term watershed protection program. Initiated in 1989, this program has provided the basis for a series of waivers from the filtration requirements of the SurfaceWater Treatment Rule. This paper briefly discusses the program and the challenge of assessing both its short- and long-term effectiveness. Includes figure.