Robotic Mini-sub to Inspect NYC Water System

jhiv writes: "The Delaware Aqueduct, one of the world's longest water tunnels, may be developing potential serious leaks, according to this article in the New York Times (free registration). One leak has already created a pond and a stream with a flow of a million gallons per day. New York city officials plan to use a robotic mini-submarine being developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to inspect the interior of the 13 foot diameter tunnel. Previous repairs required four deep sea divers to spend almost a week at 700 feet pressure to fix a leaking valve. Ironically, if the tunnel is repaired, the wetlands created by leaks will be destroyed, causing a potential EPA violation. Additional coverage can be found here and here." NYC has been building a third major water tunnel to take the load off the first two - but it's a fifty-year project.

Comments

Duct tape!

[Anonymous Coward]

Why don't they just use duct tape to seal the leak?

Re:Don't believe BS about wetlands violations

[ArsonSmith]

Hmmmm, 404 permit process not found.

please check the url and try again.

don't go int there!!

[wildcard023]

Are they nuts?! Just driving a harmless little robot around the sewer system. Next thing you know you'll have alligators in the street, vigilante ninja turtles and rivers of slime that lead to bill murray driving Mecha Liberty around with a 8 bit Nintendo "arcade style" joystick!

What the hell are they thinking?!

All well and good

[sharkey]

But how is it armed? What will it do if it encounters Ch&#252ds?