<p>The NYC water supply is enormous! It serves 9.5 million people every day, and has a capacity of 570 billion gallons. That's the equivalent of 2,059 Empire State Buildings full of water! NYC's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) owns, operates, and manages the water supply, with a little help from their friend, gravity. This episode features Adam Bosch, the former DEP Director of Public Affairs for the NYC water supply. (Episode recorded in 2021)</p>
<p>If you're taking this tour in person, please play this episode at the<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/3qMFJkQpLCgPaNCS7" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Ashokan Reservoir Promenade, East Parking Lot⁠</a> (the "Frying Pan"). This site is paved and is wheelchair accessible.  Please visit ⁠<a href="https://www.walkingthewatershed.com/podcasttour/listen.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">walkingthewatershed.com/podcasttour/listen.html⁠</a> to download a printed map, transcripts, accessibility info, and other important information.</p>

A Difficult History

This podcast tour explores the past, present, and future of NYC’s water supply in the Catskills. It tells the story of the complicated relationship between the Catskills and NYC that is forged by water infrastructure. You'll visit 13 resonant places in the watershed and hear firsthand, intimate perspectives from local people including a historian, a dairy farmer, a former DEP commissioner, a grave restorer, and a forester on what it means to be a part of the water system. Visit walkingthewatershed.com/podcasttour/ for more info and a tour map.