New York City's tap water, a source of pride for residents, will experience a temporary taste change as critical repairs close down the Delaware Aqueduct for eight months. This closure will cut the supply from the Delaware portion of the Catskill-Delaware watershed, which usually provides about half of the city's drinking water, necessitating resorting to another lesser-used supply that usually accounts for only around 10 percent of the city's water.
Rohit T. Aggarwala, commissioner for the Department of Environmental Protection, acknowledged the temporary adjustments, noting, 'Just like different brands of bottled water taste a bit different, so do our different reservoirs.' He emphasized that while the water remains safe, residents might notice a deviation in taste due to the shift in supply from the reservoir systems as crucial repairs are conducted on the nearly century-old infrastructure.
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