A must-read on the water tunnel project underneath NY is David Grann's article for the New Yorker 'City of Water'[1]. Mind-blowing engineering project, especially the two old tunnels and their inability to repair them. It is one of the most read and most requested stories in the recent history of the New Yorker.

The article was syndicated in his book, The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, which is worth a read[2].

[1] http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/09/01/030901fa_fact_gr...

[2] http://www.amazon.com/The-Devil-Sherlock-Holmes-Obsession/dp...