Catskill Park Elevation

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This interactive map shows the elevation of the Catskill Park, broken up into 500 foot intervals. The Catskill Park ranges from a portion near Kingston that is less then 500 feet above sea level to the high peaks region where a few weeks exceed 4,000 feet.

Data Source: Digital Elevation Models created by NYSDOT, converted to ranges using Reclassify by Table, then Polygonize Tool, then simplified using v.generalize.

A Worsening Problem for New York’s Wastewater System – New York League of Conservation Voters

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Fatbergs: A Worsening Problem for New York’s Wastewater System – New York League of Conservation Voters

As people cook at home and disinfect their households more frequently due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fatbergs are becoming a worsening problem. A combination of the words fat and iceberg, fatbergs are large masses of common household trash items that do not belong in the water works including cleaning wipes, grease, and various personal hygiene products. Improper disposal means clogged pipes, sewage backups, damaged equipment at wastewater treatment plants.

Many popular products that are marketed as “flushable,” including disinfecting wipes, do not disintegrate in water. Wastewater is treated in three main steps: physical, chemical, and biological. However, the physical treatment step is being severely slowed by massive amounts of products that are obstructing the filters.

British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs – ianVisits – London news and events

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British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs – ianVisits – London news and events

It’s May 1949 and British Rail was showing off its latest idea to please the public – a travelling pub.

Not a buffet car or restaurant, but a “tavern car” – a full on pub on wheels, in a mock-tudor appearance, with fake brick walls on the outside, and even a pub sign on the door.

How mid century British this seems.