(15 Nov 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ulster County, New York – 13 November 2024
1. Ashokan Reservoir at Dividing Weir Bridge view toward bridge
2. Western part of Ashokan Reservoir
3. Ashokan Reservoir at Dividing Weir Bridge view away from bridge
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Alanna Medlock, New York Resident:
“I’ve never seen it this low. It’s definitely very low.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Pamela Martin, New York Resident:
“You can see a lot of the basin of the Ashokan Reservoir, which you can’t usually see.”
6. Ashokan Reservoir at Dividing Weir Bridge
7. Ashokan Reservoir western shore
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gilboa, New York – November 13 2024
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
“Over my shoulder here is Schoharie Reservoir. Its capacity is 19 billion gallons. Today we’re about 27% of capacity. It’s down about 36 feet.”
9. Stored boat on edge of Schoharie Reservoir
10. Wide low reservoir
11. Driftwood in mud
12. Paul Rush near water’s edge
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
“Having this reservoir that low isn’t as concerning. The system overall is something that we are concerned about. The system, the New York City system, is at 63% capacity right now. Normally it would be about 79% capacity. But inflows coming into the reservoir system are near record lows.”
14. Water at Schoharie Reservoir
15. Various of muddy shore at Schoharie Reservoir
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16. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
"What’s happened is after a pretty wet summer in July and August, things have turned very, very dry. // Normally we’d have from September until now about ten inches of rain. And we’ve only received about 2.5 inches of rain. And that’s resulted in less water flowing into the streams that fill the reservoirs.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ulster County, New York – 13 November 2024
17. Ashokan Reservoir western side
18. Ashokan Reservoir at Dividing Weir Bridge
19. Various of Ashokan Reservoir at western part
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gilboa, New York – November 13 2024
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20. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
“It’s a possibility we may stop and get the Delaware Aqueduct turned back on to restore full access and entire supply given these, you know, very, very dry conditions.”
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21. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
“We really need a significant shot of rain to turn things around and turn the curve.”
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VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:
THIS IS HOW THE ASHOKAN (pronounced uh-SHOKE-uhn) RESERVOIR LOOKED THIS WEEK.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alanna Medlock, New York Resident:
“I’ve never seen it this low. It’s definitely very low.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Pamela Martin, New York Resident:
“You can see a lot of the basin of the Ashokan Reservoir, which you can’t usually see.”
NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE RESERVOIR IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT USUALLY PROVIDES ABOUT 40% OF NEW YORK CITY’S 1.1 BILLION GALLON DAILY WATER SUPPLY.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
“Over my shoulder here is Schoharie Reservoir. Its capacity is 19 billion gallons. Today we’re about 27% of capacity. It’s down about 36 feet.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection:
LACK OF RAIN THIS FALL IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM.
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