Come Drink the Water on Governors Island!
Jun 19, 2014 5:44 pm
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Enjoying drinking water at the fountain in Liggett Terrace[/caption] Today marks an incredible milestone for Governors Island. You can now drink the water from brand new drinking fountains in the new park! As of today, two new public drinking fountains have been installed at Liggett Terrace and near Yankee Pier. These all-season drinking fountains include bottle-filling spigots, as well as regular “bubblers” at standard and ADA accessible heights. The restoration of potable water is a cornerstone project in the Island’s comprehensive capital program to ready the Island for its next chapter. Throughout the process, we’ve kept you posted as we drilled under the bedrock of the Buttermilk Channel to Brooklyn and snaked 2,500 feet of new pipe from Red Hook to Governors Island. The remaining pipe and associated equipment to successfully connect the Island to New York City’s water system was completed earlier this month.The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has performed water quality testing to successfully confirm the water is potable! So visitors can now drink New York City’s water right here on the Island. [caption id=“attachment_7691” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”]
The new fountains feature a water refilling station and two “bubblers”[/caption] So bring over your own water bottle and fill it up here or just stop by for a quick drink before you enjoy everything else the Island has to offer.