Land acquisition protects Newburgh drinking water supply
The public drinking water supply for residents of the City of Newburgh is now protected from development and stormwater runoff after a recent conservation easement in the Brown’s Pond watershed.
According to DEC officials, the land, part of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Inc.’s 39-acre property in New Windsor, Orange County, is comprised of forested land that will “act as a filter for potential pollutants from stormwater runoff in the watershed.”
The Silver Stream Reservoir serves 29,000 people of the City of Newburgh.
“When we first approached the Sisters of the Presentation about the possibility of protecting their forest for the purpose of protecting drinking water, they were very receptive and enthusiastic, which I think speaks to their dedication to community and serving the greater good,” said Orange County Land Trust Executive Director Jim Delaune.
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