They had serious problems in the mid 1800's until they got a decent water supply hooked up. I do recall that 10-12 years ago, maybe more, there was huge filtration plant proposed to be built in or under Van Cortland Park, I forget the details, but it was a massive project that was the center of controversy. Ironically, a neighbor directly to the west of a new building being constructed that I was the project manager on, was a staunch opponent, a righteous activist, fiercely engaged in opposing this project. I remember him well because we underpinned the old building he lived in, a co-op, which is another story, settling problems, boy was he a royal pain in the behind, other times a pleasure to speak to. A lot of residents were opposed to this, water is a big problem there, there is still a huge tunnel under construction for water supply if I am correct, I applied to several positions recently that were based out of kingston, NYC will certainly have its share from up here, same as LA.
The thing with the aquifers out west, its slow depletion, that is a scary thought, makes a place uninhabitable, people will migrate away. One thing we are thankful for here an aquifer that is plentiful, we get lots of rain, locally, in this neighborhood, we are all on wells, old time driller told my father, you'll never run out of water, he must have known a lot about the area.
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