Water is a critical resources to run a data center few think about monitoring the supply chain. You can buy generators to provide backup power, and run for weeks on generators. But, how long can you run when you lose your water supply?

Found a web site on US Geological Survey on Real-Time Water Data for the US.

It is nice to know the US gov’t is providing real-time information using web services to allow you to get notifications of changes in water availability.

For New York City here is a status of the reservoirs.