SBC C&C - Pa wrote: > This text is from WTSX.COM (with permission) > > Drought emergency near > The Delaware River Basin Commission declared a �provisional� drought > emergency Tuesday. A full drought emergency will be declared if reservoirs > fall below drought levels for five consecutive days. The DRBC says that�s > likely to happen by the end of January. A drought emergency would mean > mandatory water restrictions. For now, residents of the Delaware River Basin > are urged to conserve by taking shorter showers and not running washing > machines and dish washers until they are full. > Tuesday�s declaration is based on current storage in the three Catskill > reservoirs � currently 36% of capacity. Normal for early January would be > 71% of capacity. The DRBC also notes that there is what it terms an �8-inch > precipitation deficit� since 1 July, in the portion of the basin above > Montague. > > Charlie > SBC > The Pike County Weather Station --