Croton Water Filtration Plant
Water treatment facility in The Bronx, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Croton Water Filtration Plant, is a drinking water treatment facility in New York City which began operation in 2015. The plant construction cost was over $3 billion,[6][3] The facility was built 160 feet (49 m) under Van Cortlandt Park's Mosholu Golf Course in the Bronx.[7]
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Croton Water Filtration Plant | |
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Alternative names | Croton Filtration Plant |
Etymology | Croton River |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Water treatment facility |
Location | Mosholu Golf Course, Van Cortlandt Park |
Town or city | The Bronx |
Country | US |
Coordinates | 40.886005°N 73.878808°W / 40.886005; -73.878808 |
Named for | Croton Watershed |
Construction started | 2007 |
Completed | 2015 |
Cost | $3.2 billion USD[1][2][3] |
Client | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
Owner | City of New York |
Management | New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) |
Grounds | 12 acres (4.9 ha)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm |
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Developer | Skanska / Tully Construction joint venture[1] |
Other designers | Emerson Process Management[1] |
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