New York drought watch expanded
9/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Albany County, NY
Allegany County, NY
Cattaraugus County, NY
Cayuga County, NY
Chautauqua County, NY
Chemung County, NY
Clinton County, NY
Columbia County, NY
Delaware County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Erie County, NY
Essex County, NY
Franklin County, NY
Fulton County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Greene County, NY
Hamilton County, NY
Herkimer County, NY
Jefferson County, NY
Lewis County, NY
Livingston County, NY
Monroe County, NY
Montgomery County, NY
Nassau County, NY
New York County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Oneida County, NY
Onondaga County, NY
Ontario County, NY
Orange County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Oswego County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Rensselaer County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Saint Lawrence County, NY
Saratoga County, NY
Schenectady County, NY
Schoharie County, NY
Schuyler County, NY
Seneca County, NY
Steuben County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Tompkins County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Warren County, NY
Washington County, NY
Wayne County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Yates County, NY
Start Date: 9/10/2025
- End Date: 9/24/2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation expanded a drought watch to include 30 additional counties, totaling 50 counties under watch statewide. The 30 counties added were Albany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Columbia, Cayuga, Chemung, Delaware, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, lower Herkimer, Livingston, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Sullivan, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wyoming and Yates.
Residents, particularly those dependent on private groundwater wells, were encouraged to voluntarily conserve water.
WKTV (Utica, N.Y.), Sep 10, 2025
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