What a stupid headline. If potable water is at risk, that’s a problem. It’s not like water is beloved for any other reason than it’s required to sustain life as we know it.
Eh, many New Yorkers for whatever reason think their tap water is objectively superior to everywhere else. They claim all sorts of shit, like that the water is the reason their bagels and pizza dough are better than anywhere else.
Have a look at this post here on /c/water@slrpnk.net from not long ago: Do New Yorkers really have ‘the champagne of tap waters’?
The Hydrilla and algal bloom mentioned in the article have been plaguing freshwater lakes near us for years. They effectively killed off several reservoirs heavily used by families and swimmers. The beaches are often roped off and people are warned to not let children wade in the water.
One of the reservoirs now has a permanent installation of an oxygenator pumping air to the bottom to let plant and animals not get choked off, but not sure it’s working.
