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100

This recreational activity is offered at Six Mile Waterworks Park in Albany

What is fishing and canoeing & kayaking? 

100

This reservoir is the main water source for the City of Albany's water. 

What is the Alcove Reservoir? 

100

This project will be one of the most important projects the Albany Water Department has ever done once completed.

What is the Beaver Creek Clean River Project? 

100

A place online where you can pay your bill, check your history and save paper. 

What is the Account Management Portal?

100

These are ways you can find out about or be alerted to when a water main break happens.

What are using door hangers, social media and local news? 

200

This essential creek starts in the Pine Bush Preserve. 

What is Patroon Creek?

200

The average depth of the Alcove Reservoir. 

What is 29 feet? 

200

Beaver Creek construction began in what year? 

What is 2021?

200

This address is where you can send your check or come in and pay in person. 

What is 10 N. Enterprise Dr. Albany NY 12204

200

The water department moves quick to restore service when a break happens within this amount of time. 

What is six to eight hours? 

300

The natural elements that we're built in by the engineers at Patroon Creek in Tivoli Park is specific to this engineering practice.  

What is "stream daylighting"?

300

This number of small rivers flow into the Basic Creek Reservoir. 

What are three? 

300
The Albany Water Department also made improvements to the bowl fields, what we're they? 

What are raising the bowl and improving the look of the fields? 

300

A __________ is the fee charged by the Albany Water Department to pay by credit card in person. 

What is $3.00

300

__________ are some causes for water main breaks. 

What are traffic, weather changes, and underground work?

400

A new section of Patroon Creek helps flooding and is a home for water creatures. 

What is a naturalized stream corridor?

400
The Alcove Reservoir is surrounded by these towns. 

What are Westerlo, Coeymans, Berne, New Scotland & Greenville? 

400

These aspects are contributing to the Beaver Creek Clean River Project to improve the Hudson River's water quality. 

What is ending a centuries-old source of pollution to the Hudson River? 

400

This technology is used with Beaver Creek and is a part of the Long Term Control Plan by the Albany Water Department. 

What is CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow? 

400

Maintaining infrastructure as old as Albany's is challenging but we use these methods to keep the water flowing. 

What is replacing old pipes, checking for corrosion, and using protective measures when possible? 

500

Fun features that we're added into the Patroon Creek "Daylighted" project. 

What are pools, riffles, and small waterfalls? 

500

This is the amount of gallons the Basic Creek Reservoir holds. 

What is 646 million gallons? 

500

The purpose of the Beaver Creek Clean River Project is a part of this community. 

What are the Albany Pool Communities of Albany, Cohoes, Green Island, Rensselaer, Troy & Watervliet  

500

This is the rate residents pay per cubic foot of water used. 

What is $3.42 per cf?
500

The phone number to call when a water main break occurs. 

What is 518-434-5322?