Department of Environmental
Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today issued a drought watch for New
Jersey’s Northeast, Central, and Coastal North water supply regions, urging
residents in the affected areas to voluntarily conserve water and for the rest
of the state to practice wise water use due to continued dry weather and
above-average temperatures.
The drought watch is prompted by continued rainfall deficits
that have decreased reservoir, ground water and streamflow levels in the three
regions.
The purpose of the watch is to raise
public awareness, formally alert all water suppliers in the region of the
situation, and to seek voluntary cooperation to preserve existing supplies in
the affected regions, with water demand still high.
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