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About The New York Water System is Crazier than you Thought - but it Works | NYC Revealed

Getting water from upstate reservoirs to the taps of over 8.5 million people in New York City is no easy feat. From purification, through thousands of miles of underground tunnels, this is how New York City gets its water. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

The New York Water System is Crazier than you Thought - but it Works | NYC Revealed is presented by Documentary Central. Its listed runtime is 24 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, The New York Water System is Crazier than you Thought - but it Works | NYC Revealed uses water, system, crazier as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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Title
The New York Water System is Crazier than you Thought - but it Works | NYC Revealed
Category
Society
Runtime
24 minutes
Language
English

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