Aggarwala, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection said during a press conference Friday in Croton Gorge Park, as water from the New Croton Dam cascaded down.

“And that will directly impact everybody who drinks New York City water.” The Croton system dates back to 1842 — when the first Croton Aqueduct began delivering water to a reservoir in what ...

But the commissioner said that would not be a solution for the more than a dozen municipalities north of New York City that draw water from the Croton system. City officials believe reducing the ...