Camden Co. Residents Urged To Conserve Water During Drought
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Camden County officials urged residents Friday to conserve water as the state endures a drought.Gov. Phil Murphy's administration issued a statewide drought watch Thursday, asking residents and business to reduce their water use. Low rainfall and warmer-than-average temperatures over the past few months have stressed the state's water supplies, officials said.Last month was New Jersey's third-driest September since records commenced in 1895. There was virtually no rainfall in the first half of this month, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.Camden County's commissioners and the county Office of Sustainability echoed the state's calls for voluntary water conservation."The past few months have been abnormally warm and dry, creating the current drought conditions statewide," said County Commissioner Jon Young, liaison to the sustainability office. "While we should always be aware about how much water we are using, it is especially important right now that all residents try their best to conserve water to ease the stress on our state’s water supply while this drought watch is in effect."New Jersey has a three-stage advisory system for managing droughts:Drought watch: The state focuses on public awareness and urges people to conserve water.Drought warning: The state environmental commissioner urges the public to use water sparingly and can impose restrictions on water suppliers in the most-affected regions.Drought emergency: The governor orders restrictions on water use, which mandates typically phased in as conditions deteriorate.Local governments and water utilities can impose additional restrictions, even before a drought emergency, which was last declared statewide in 2002.The NJDEP recommends the following steps to conserve water:(New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)Climate change has significantly impacted the state's water supplies, the NJDEP said. Recent years have shown a trend of increasingly intense rainfall events, followed by periods of little to no rain, according to environmental officials.Much of South Jersey has received below-average rainfall over the last few months, contributing to "extremely" low stream flows during that time. The article Camden Co. Residents Urged To Conserve Water During Drought appeared first on Cherry Hill, NJ Patch.
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