Not exact matches
In his capacity as LEPS Committee chair, Hayes has taken a special interest in such issues as the continuing 35 -
million -
gallon - a-day leakage
of the New York City
Water Supply's West Branch Tunnel in the Town
of Wawarsing,
where he initiated the implementation
of an Emergency Response Plan for a potential catastrophic failure
of the Tunnel.
The reservoir — if constructed — would be built outside
of the region,
where the rock is not porous, and pipe some 60
million gallons of water a day into Broward County.
Highlights along this leg
of the journey include the thunderous rapids
of Fraser Canyon,
where up to 200
million gallons of water can flow per minute and the steep slopes and rock sheds along the Thompson River.
Fast forward to 2010,
where we're still in the midst
of the biggest oil catastrophe in our history, with an incomparable 100 - 180
million gallons of oil fouling the
water.