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‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a New York City “Mega-Structure”—like those in Hudson Yards or the Financial District—water can travel through 10 miles of internal plumbing

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the “Ever-Changing” cityscape of New York, Construction-Vibration and Soil-Displacement are constant. But for the water grid, these are disruptive forces that

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In New York City, the “Service-Line” (the pipe from the street main to your house) is your Private-Liability. If it breaks under

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the “Hidden-Internal-Surfaces” of a Manhattan co-op or a Brooklyn brownstone, there is a living, breathing layer called “Bio-Film.” This is a

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT NYC water is a “Live-Product” from a 1.2-million-acre watershed. As the seasons shift, the Aesthetic, Chemical, and Biological Profile of your tap

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New York City is one of the only major cities in the world that does not Filter the majority of its drinking

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the “Plumbing-Skeleton” of a New York City building, the “Main-Trap” is the final gatekeeper between your home and the city’s Sewer-Grid.

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT To keep the NYC water grid functioning, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) operates as a “Scientific-Police-Force.” From the 24/7 “Water-Quality-Sampling”

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New York City’s water distribution depends on three massive conduits: Water Tunnel No. 1, No. 2, and the incomplete No. 3. These

‹ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In New York City, your drinking water and your building’s Fire-Suppression-System share a single “Combined-Service-Main.” This creates a complex “Hydraulic-Synergy” where a