Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy presents the National Research Council's scientific evaluation of New York City's watershed management program. This report discusses an evaluation of the Land Acquisition Program, the comprehensive land use planning requirement, the role of disease surveillance, and provides results of a microbial risk assessment and potential impacts of changes in federal water quality regulations. It also details several issues that should be considered as New York City carries out watershed management.
