New York Times article on air quality anxiety, Oct 2001

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CHy taps $30M for upstate water safety By AL QUART water-supply system had Army Corps spokesman City officials have “inadequate security” and Peter Shugert also con­ signed off on a $30 million was “vulnerable to a wide firmed the deal, which al­ plan to further secure the lEXCLUSIVEl array of threats.” lows the corps to sign The Post has learned contracts on the city’s be­ New York water-supply network and to increase ence in the water of any many of the issues high­ half with federally ap­ testing for biological and biological agents, such as lighted in the report are proved security firms to chemical agents. The Post anthrax or botulism, also addressed in the “memo­ carry out the improve­ has learned. will be purchased as part randum of agreement” ments. under a cloak of The deal includes addi­ of the plan. signed by the Department confidentiality. tional security staff, new The deal was inked just of Environmental Protec­ “We have agreed to lend surveillance cameras and five days after The Post tion and the Army Corps alarms, motion sensors, reported how the city had of Engineers, who will de- some design expertise better lighting and im­ not acted on many of the sim and complete much and security upgrades to proved fencing at the recommendations of a of the work. the New York City water- dams and reservoirs that 1997 report on the secu­ “It’s a substantial new supply system,” Shugert supply the city’s drinking rity of the New York wa­ endeavor that we’re very said. water. tershed. pleased about to enhance “We’re ready to move > A high-tech/devaoe that .- The -135-page report security/^ said <DEP CWef j -forward) and already have would wars.of the pres-? / concluded ’ - the city’s- - of Staff 6harle»'Sturekea.-«- in some areas?- - »-«• -/

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