robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) (06/22/84)
References: For reservoirs that feed New York City (that is, reservoirs in NY state 50 to 150 miles from NYC or so), the general rule has long been that swimming is forbidden in reservoirs. Boating and fishing are permitted by special license only. (This rule could have changed in the last decade or so; if so, pls tell me). - Toby Robison (not Robinson!) allegra!eosp1!robison decvax!ittvax!eosp1!robison princeton!eosp1!robison
del@dataio.UUCP (Eric Lindberg) (06/28/84)
<> The problem is a little different depending on your definition of the word "reservoir". In Washington state, a natural supply of water (like a lake) is called just that, a water supply. Swimming there is supposed to be illegal for sanitary reasons, but is generally not enforced since people seem to be considerate and carefull. There is also such a large quantity of water there, it would take more than a little bit of swimming to pollute it. On the other hand, what we call a "reservoir" is a man made supply of water held in reserve for peak usage times (we have so much water, there is little cause to conserve: half the city decides to water their lawn at the same time). A reservoir is typically several city blocks in area, and it is a definite no-no to swim there. If it is determined someone has been swimming in the reservoir it must be drained, at great expense to the city. The penalty if caught is correspondingly "expensive", although I can't remember what it is. Erik Lindberg Data IO Redmond, WA ( All is relative, nothing is absolute )