Water

High Hazard Dams in New York State

This map shows Class "C", "High Hazard" dams: A dam failure may result in widespread or serious damage to home(s); damage to main highways, industrial or commercial buildings, railroads, and/or important utilities, including water supply, sewage treatment, fuel, power, cable or telephone infrastructure; or substantial environmental damage; such that the loss of human life or widespread substantial economic loss is likely.

North Albany Water Purification Plant

The North Plant is located in Menands and is designed to treat an average daily flow of 35 MGD. That is equal to 87 Olympic Swimming Pools worth of water.

Eastern Hellbender

Bill Hopkins, professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, talks about the eastern hellbender and their ecological importance.