Sandy Stirs Up Trouble For City Drinking Water

Sandy Stirs Up Trouble For City Drinking Water
The Schoharie Reservoir is held back by the Gilboa Dam on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Gilboa, N.Y. The reservoir is a source of New York City's drinking water and possible overflow from the approaching Hurricane Sandy is a concern for local residents. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
The Schoharie Reservoir is held back by the Gilboa Dam on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Gilboa, N.Y. The reservoir is a source of New York City's drinking water and possible overflow from the approaching Hurricane Sandy is a concern for local residents. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

These are murky times for New York’s drinking water.

New York City water customers recently inched a step closer to seeing federal authorities force them into building a filtration plant that could cost up to $10 billion.

That’s because churning seas caused by Hurricane Sandy resulted in a little-publicized increase in the cloudiness of New York City’s drinking water.

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