Croton Water Filtration Plant
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The Croton Water Filtration Plant is a major underground water treatment facility in New York City that filters and improves drinking water drawn from the Croton water supply system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Croton Water Filtration Plant canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T326521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Croton Water Filtration Plant Context triple: [Croton water supply system, hasTreatmentFacility, Croton Water Filtration Plant]
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A.
Croton water supply system
The Croton water supply system is a historic network of reservoirs, aqueducts, and related infrastructure that delivers drinking water from New York’s Croton River watershed to New York City.
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B.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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C.
New Croton Dam
New Croton Dam is a large masonry gravity dam in New York that forms the New Croton Reservoir, a key component of New York City’s water supply system.
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D.
Croton Point
Croton Point is a prominent peninsula on the east bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, known today for its large public park and scenic riverfront.
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E.
Croton Falls Dam
Croton Falls Dam is a masonry gravity dam in Westchester County, New York, that forms the Croton Falls Reservoir as part of New York City’s water supply system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Croton Water Filtration Plant Target entity description: The Croton Water Filtration Plant is a major underground water treatment facility in New York City that filters and improves drinking water drawn from the Croton water supply system.
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A.
Croton water supply system
The Croton water supply system is a historic network of reservoirs, aqueducts, and related infrastructure that delivers drinking water from New York’s Croton River watershed to New York City.
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B.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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C.
New Croton Dam
New Croton Dam is a large masonry gravity dam in New York that forms the New Croton Reservoir, a key component of New York City’s water supply system.
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D.
Croton Point
Croton Point is a prominent peninsula on the east bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, known today for its large public park and scenic riverfront.
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E.
Croton Falls Dam
Croton Falls Dam is a masonry gravity dam in Westchester County, New York, that forms the Croton Falls Reservoir as part of New York City’s water supply system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
underground facility
ⓘ
water treatment plant ⓘ |
| borough |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
|
| connectsTo |
Jerome Park Reservoir
ⓘ
New Croton Aqueduct ⓘ |
| constructionCost | over 3000000000 USD ⓘ |
| constructionType | underground ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.897°N 73.886°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedCapacity |
290 million US gallons per day
ⓘ
about 1.1 billion liters per day ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
New York City ⓘ Van Cortlandt Park ⓘ
linked to:
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
New York State
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| locatedUnder | golf course in Van Cortlandt Park ⓘ |
| municipality | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being New York City’s first filtration plant for the Croton system
ⓘ
large-scale underground construction in an urban park ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 2015-05-08 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York City Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| partOf |
Croton water supply system
ⓘ
New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| projectFaced |
community opposition
ⓘ
construction delays ⓘ cost overruns ⓘ lawsuits ⓘ |
| purpose |
comply with federal drinking water regulations
ⓘ
improve water quality ⓘ treat drinking water for New York City ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext |
Filtration Avoidance Determination
ⓘ
Safe Drinking Water Act ⓘ Surface Water Treatment Rule ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
New York City distribution system
ⓘ
parts of Manhattan ⓘ parts of the Bronx ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 2004 ⓘ |
| usesProcess |
chlorination
ⓘ
corrosion control ⓘ disinfection ⓘ filtration ⓘ pH adjustment ⓘ ultraviolet disinfection ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Croton River
ⓘ
Croton watershed ⓘ
linked to:
Croton Watershed
New Croton Reservoir ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Croton Water Filtration Plant Description of subject: The Croton Water Filtration Plant is a major underground water treatment facility in New York City that filters and improves drinking water drawn from the Croton water supply system.
Referenced by (2)
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