"It's at least the second time in July that a steel tariff exclusion request from a Texas company was denied."
"As Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail grows in popularity, leaders look to how it can be optimized for business
Albany County Rail Trail, Daniel McCoy - Albany County Executive, Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Joanne Cunningham Albany County Legislator 34th District, David VanLuven, Town Supervisor
When your almost to the top of Goodnow Mountain, there is a clearing / ledge you can look off to the south.
Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.
Producing clean drinking water, especially from surface waters such as rivers and lakes can be a difficult, not always scientific process.
I hope with the high levels of chlorine they are using to treat the bacteria in the Hudson River water, they have good corrosion control, and they aren't poisoning the children with leaded water.
Trihalomethanes are the byproduct of chlorinating contaminated water, which can make the water slightly acidic which eats away at the calcium that keeps pipes from leaking lead and copper into the water. Trihalomethanes are bad news, but lead is even worse news. Unless they are testing people's home sinks, they may never know the effectiveness of their corrosion control program.
This article on what happened in Flint, Michigan should make everybody concerned. http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/science-behind-flint-water-crisis-corrosion-pipes-erosion-trust/