Nyack Water Works Explained

Nyack Water Works, also known as the Nyack Water Works Company was established on March 28, 1873 by William Voorhis and initially drew water from springs and wells.^[1] Population growth led to the use of three reservoirs, the Hackensack River and a steam-powered pump house.^{[2] [3]} The Nyack Water Department was created when the Village of Nyack purchased Nyack Water Works from Voorhis' family via eminent domain for $107,000 in 1896 after other attempts to provide water to the villages.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laws of the State of New York .
2. Book: Baker, Moses Nelson . The Manual of American Water-works . 1889 . Engineering News . en.
3. Book: Bertangue Green, Frank . The History of Rockland County . 1886 . A.S. Barnes . 978-1-9765-8950-8 . 354–55 . en.
4. News: Seeman . Laurie . Nyack Sketch Log: The Source of Our Water . en-US . 2022-04-28.
5. Book: Co, Engineering News Publishing . Manual of American Water-works: Compiled from Special Returns, Containing the History, Distribution, Consumption ... of the Waterworks of the United States and Canada . 1897 . Engr. News. Publishing Company . 126 . en.
6. Book: Tompkins, Arthur Sidney . Historical Record to the Close of the Nineteenth Century of Rockland County, New York . 1902 . Van Deusen & Joyce . 381 . en.