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Upstate New York is in no danger of drying out - they get plenty of rainwater from lake effect storms and snows.
by deadmetheny 9y ago
Upstate New York is in no danger of drying out - they get plenty of rainwater from lake effect storms and snows.
- twobyfour 9y agoThe point isn't that the area can't supply its own water, nor that upstate NY can't supply enough water for NYC. The point is that even in a water-rich region, a city like NYC (or even one the size of Albany) cannot support its population off well water. Thus the existence of modern economic centers is dependent on piping in water. Telling city dwellers that they should get their water from wells so as to avoid dependence on their neighbors for their water is an absurdity.