Reservoir Fountain Gushes Again

July 30, 2007

The fountain was reactivated Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the elaborate system of tunnels and reservoirs that brings drinking water from the Catskill Mountains to the city.

"It's a wonderful part of New York City," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said about the reservoir at a news conference Monday.

The fountain is situated on the southwest side of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, which was named in memory of the former first lady in 1994. Onassis, like countless others, enjoyed walking and jogging around its 1.6-mile perimeter.

City officials said the fountain was last activated for a few months in 2003 to mark the 150th anniversary of Central Park, and before that in 1998  It will be on at least through the fall and illuminated at night.

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