Outdoor water use banned in Cambridge, Massachusetts
4/15/2025 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Middlesex County, MA
Cambridge, MA
Start Date: 11/7/2024
- End Date: 4/15/2025
The Water Board of Cambridge changed the city’s drought status from a level three “critical” drought to a level two “significant” drought on Tuesday, April 15. Reservoir levels have risen since November but were still lower than in spring 2024.
The Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, Mass.), April 15, 2025
Cambridge was in a Level 3 critical drought condition, so the public was asked to conserve water. The level of the Cambridge Reservoir was falling. While the Environmental Protection Agency recommends that people use no more than 65 gallons of water per day, Cambridge residents on average use 42 gallons. Cambridge has also banned outdoor water use.
WBZ CBS Boston (Mass.), Nov 12, 2024
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