6Restoring Our Watersheds: Aquifers, Forests, Rivers, and Streams
[New York City’s decision to restore its watershed rather than build a new filtration plant] was a milestone in a world in which Nature’s labor has too long been taken for granted. A major government body had acted as if an ecosystem— the watershed—were worth protecting in its natural state for the economic benefits it gives society. And it had invested in its restoration as if it were in fact a precious piece of infrastructure.
—Gretchen Daily and Katherine Ellison, The New Economy of Nature, 2002
New York City is probably the last city you would expect to not filter its drinking water, but that is in fact the case. What’s more, the city has long been envied for having some ...
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