Water use restriction in Northampton, Massachusetts
6/8/2022 12:23:59 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Northampton, MA
Start Date: 6/8/2022
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Northampton enacted a water use restriction until further notice that non-essential use of public water supply be prohibited between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The public water supply is regulated by the state. Restrictions are imposed when “stream flow in the Mill River drops below a certain quantity of flow (26.3 cubic feet per second) for a three-day period or when the DEP Drought Task Force declares Drought Advisory Level 1 or higher.”
The stream flow has fallen below 26.3 cubic feet per second for three consecutive days.
Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Mass.), June 8, 2022
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