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The drought watch that was originally issued on Aug. 31 for 36 counties in eastern Pennsylvania was lifted for the remaining five counties--Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Luzerne and Potter. Other counties were removed from the watch in October and December. New Jersey ended its statewide drought watch at the end of 2022. LehighValleyLive.com (Harrisburg, Pa.), Jan 20, 2023 Five Pennsylvania counties remained in a drought watch in January 2023. A task force will meet on Jan. 20 to review whether the watch was still needed for Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Luzerne and Potter counties, where residents were asked to curb their water use by 5% to 10%. The drought watch was originally issued on Aug. 31 for 36 counties. LehighValleyLive.com (Harrisburg, Pa.), Jan 19, 2023 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced a drought watch at the end of August for 36 counties and asked residents to curb their water use by 5% to 10%. The watch was lifted for 16 counties in the northern and eastern parts of the state in mid-October. On Dec. 8, DEP removed another 15 counties from the watch. Five counties still remained in a drought watch. Centre Daily times (State College, Pa.), Dec 8, 2022 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection updated the drought watch, which has been lifted for 16 counties and remains in place for 20 counties. The drought watch continued for Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, and Union counties. The drought watch was lifted for Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, McKean, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. WHTM-TV 27 (Harrisburg, Pa.), Oct 17, 2022 A drought watch was declared for 36 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, including the Lehigh Valley, Poconos, Berks and some of the southeastern part of the state. The state Department of Environmental Protection requests that people in the affected counties curb water use by 5% to 10%, or 3-6 gallons daily. WFMZ-TV Channel 69 (Allentown, Pa.), Aug 31, 2022