The New York City Environmental Protection Department (DEP) seeks a new contract to solve leaks in the Delaware aqueduct in the north of the city. The project aims to make the final connection of a new Bypass tunnel under the Hudson River, which would be the last step of the $ 2 million program.
DEP, which announced on May 5, seeking to restart the project, closed the tunnel section in October for repairs, but had to reopen in November due to historical drought conditions.
As a result, the existing construction contract was terminated. In the face of a new contract, DEP now hopes that the final connection will be fulfilled after 2027. Dean also said that the new calendar could be affected by continuous concern over the average rainfall than average and plans to update the bombs in the aqueduct.
“A new contract must take into account all the contingencies to ensure that we fulfill our critical responsibility for providing the highest quality possible water to almost 10 million New York every day, without exception,” said Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala in a statement. “This final connection will allow us to continue to fulfill our life mission for future generations.”
DEP identified leaks in the city of Newburgh adjoining the Hudson River in 1992. Follow -up shows that the tunnel can release more than 35 million daily gallons. The vast majority of loss occurs through leaks in Newburgh, according to DEP.
In 2010, New York City announced a plan to repair sections of 85 -mile Delaware Aqueduct leaks, the longest tunnel in the world. The plan called for a 2.5 mile -long bypass tunnel around leaks in the Newburgh area. The new bypass, which would be connected to 600 feet below the river surface, will be the first tunnel built under Hudson since 1957, when the southern tube of the Lincoln tunnel was completed. According to DEP, a smaller leak in the city of Wawarsing will also be repaired when the Bypass connection is made.
