[LookOutSugarLake] Spallumcheen & New York City as example

[handr at telus.net]

Gentlemen,

I want to congratulate you for pointing out that local governments  
need to take water protection matters into their own hands. Years ago  
I was impressed to see that New York City had realized it was much  
cheaper to use nature to do water cleaning services than building and  
maintaining treatment plants. I look forward to the day when our  
province will ensure that crown lands are protected from destructive  
activities and prized as providers of clean air and water. I  
encourage you to do all you can to make this a reality, as I am sure  
many citizens would proudly and gladly support your endeavours in  
this regard.

Huguette Beaudin.

"A new study launched (today -???) by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and  
The World Bank shows that protecting forest areas in New York City's  
watersheds provides the most cost-effective means of supplying the  
city with high quality drinking water and results in significant  
health and economic benefits. The new report - Running Pure -  
demonstrates that more than a third of the world's 105 biggest cities  
- including New York - rely on fully or partly protected forests for  
much of their drinking water. Well-managed natural forests in New  
York City's watersheds can minimize the risk of landslides, erosion,  
and sedimentation. Forests in New York's Catskill, Delaware, and  
Croton watersheds substantially improve water purity by filtering  
pollutants, such as pesticides, and in some cases capture and store  
water. "

"Cities need cleaner, cheaper, and more secure water supplies now and  
in the future," said Bob Irvin, director of ecoregional conservation  
at WWF. "But as urbanization increases, so too will pressure on the  
forests that protect watersheds and water quality. Protecting forests  
in New York City's watersheds provides a low-tech, highly effective  
solution that New Yorkers should support."   http:// 
www.worldwildlife.org/news/displayPR.cfm?prID=59

For more similar information, see:
Congress Acts to Protect New York's Water

http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20041011/202/1141
by Ed Towns - October 11, 2004

New York City Watershed
Watershed Land Acquisition Program
http://www.epa.gov/region02/water/nycshed/


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