NYC Escalates to Drought Warning as Upstate Reservoirs Fall to 60% Capacity
Mayor Adams ordered city agencies to conserve water and urged residents to take shorter showers, report leaky fire hydrants and take other water-saving steps.
NEW: Mayor Eric Adams on Monday declared a drought warning and paused a years-long project to repair a leak in the Delaware Aqueduct.
As of Monday, the upstate reservoirs that provide NYCβs drinking water were at 60% capacity, about 19% less than normal.
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