Why is NYC tap water so good?

New York City's tap water comes from three main sources outside of the city: the Delaware, Catskill, and Croton watersheds. These watersheds have limited limestone and a natural pH balance of 7.2—as close as it gets to a pure water pH balance of 7.



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