Water supplies in Ohio Valley still depleted from 2024 drought
3/12/2025 5:39:13 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Ohio
Jefferson County, OH
Start Date: 3/12/2025
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The planting season begins in just weeks in eastern Ohio. Given the severe drought conditions that the area endured in 2024, ag experts were concerned about the upcoming growing season.
"I think that our livestock producers and rural well owners still need to use caution because those ground water supplies are severely depleted and they're taking a while for springs to recharge to what they initially were as well as some of our wells,” Jefferson County Soil and Water District District Administrator Wendee Dodds said. “So, people just need to be very cautious of their water usage."
Some wells and springs went dry in November and December, according to an OSU Extension ag and natural resources educator.
WTOV9 FOX (Steubenville, Ohio), March 12, 2025
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