Water conservation urged in New Jersey as some reservoirs drop rapidly
7/26/2022 10:34:15 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Jersey
Bergen County, NJ
Hudson County, NJ
Hunterdon County, NJ
Passaic County, NJ
Start Date: 7/26/2022
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New Jersey residents and businesses were asked to conserve water because rainfall has been below normal, and reservoirs were dropping rapidly in the past month. While most reservoirs were at or near normal for this point in the summer, some were much lower, such as the Oradell Reservoir system, which fell from full in mid-June to just over 70% in mid-July. The North Jersey District Supply Water Commission, which operates the Wanaque Reservoir, observed water levels fall from nearly full in June to just over 80% in July. The Round Valley-Spruce Run reservoirs in western New Jersey fell below 70%, compared to about 90% full typically at this time of year.
NorthJersey.com (Hackensack, New Jersey), July 26, 2022
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