Ten of the 19 New York City watershed reservoirs are currently classified as impaired. This means they are not meeting their designated uses due to excess pollutants. In 9 of these 10 reservoirs, all in the Croton District, excess phosphorus is the main culprit in the declining water quality.*

As part of our stormwater pollution prevention education efforts, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) Fund has embarked on a campaign to clean up our waters. NYPIRG recently teamed up with our friends in the watershed, League of Women Voters of Westchester, to produce and distribute two guides: Green Lawns, Blue Waters-Consumer Guide to Safe and Healthy Waters and Pesticide-Free Gardening.