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Paul: My name is Paul Crumb. This is Jim Feldbauer. We work for the New
York City Department of Environmental Protection. Okay? Who here's from New
York City? Pretty much everybody, right? When you guys go into your
bathroom and your kitchen and turn on the water faucet, who can tell me
where that water comes from?
Unknown 1: The ocean.
Paul: Nope. Not the ocean. That's salt water. The water company. Okay?
Where does the water company get their water?
Unknown 2: Open springs.
Paul: Open springs. No.
Unknown 3: The sewer.
Paul: The sewer? No. Not the sewer.
Unknown 4: Reservoirs.
Paul: Reservoirs. Who said that? Okay. The reservoirs. Now, 90 percent of
the water you guys drink and use, take showers with, and flush your
toilets, and wash your dishes with, comes from upstate New York, up in this
area. There's six big reservoirs north of New York City that supply 90
percent of your drinking water. Ultimately, our job is to protect that
water supply for you guys in the city. Okay?
We brought some of our equipment that we use. We have boats, ATVs,
motorcycles, patrol vehicles, to help us protect the water supply
[inaudible 0:01:42]. After you guys eat breakfast, you come outside . . .
Paul: You can drive them on the road, or in the woods.
Jim: Preferably, at least 10 feet.
Paul: The Department of Environmental Protection. The walkers, the woods,
the animals, the fish. Yup. We use the ATVs to go out in the woods.
Unknown 5: You're sailors?
Paul: Sailors, yeah. Boaters.
Unknown 6: Is this used?
Paul: No, that's a new one.
Unknown 7: Can you handle that for me?
Paul: No, I can't do that.
Unknown 7: Why not?