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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  
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Environmental Reviews
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Rondout-West Branch Tunnel and Shaft Rehabilitation  Project


DEP is pleased to announce the availability of the  Environmental Assessment 
for the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel and Shaft  Rehabilitation Project. The 
Environmental Assessment is available for viewing  below. If you have any 
questions, please contact Make Page Jr. at (718)  595-4395.

Project Description

DEP is proposing to perform  rehabilitation work at six shaft locations along 
the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel  of the Delaware Aqueduct (Tunnel). The shafts 
are located in the Towns of  Wawarsing, Gardiner, Newburgh, Wappinger and 
Putnam Valley. The Tunnel and Shaft  Rehabilitation Project is being proposed in 
order to prepare the tunnel for  maintenance and rehabilitation to extend the 
useable life of the Delaware  Aqueduct and ensure the safe and reliable 
transmission of water from the  watershed for years into the future. The Delaware 
Aqueduct is an 85-mile,  concrete-lined, pressure conduit that is operated and 
maintained by the DEP. The  Aqueduct consists of a series of tunnels connecting 
the Rondout, West Branch,  Kensico, and Hillview Reservoirs. The Delaware 
Water System provides  approximately 50 percent of the water supply to the City 
on an annual average  basis. The Tunnel is a 45-mile segment of the Aqueduct 
constructed between 1937  and 1944. All water from the Delaware Water System 
flows through the Tunnel.  


Lead Agency Declaration and Notice of Intent: noi.pdf (532  Kb)
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