“As our city and watershed continues to experience significant precipitation shortages, today, I’m upgrading our drought watch to a drought warning, pausing
Per the warning, the mayor ordered city agencies to implement various drought protocols to conserve water.water usage at artificial ponds and lakes unless they are habitats for fish or other wildlife.
NYC Public Schools will start a water conservation awareness program for students, and city agencies will conduct leak surveys and repair activities where necessary. Delaware Aqueduct Repair Project, an ongoing effort to fix the 86-mile pipeline that delivers half of Big Apple’s water supplyA drought warning is the second of three water conservation declarations from the city.
escalating requirements on government agencies and requiring New Yorkers to reduce water usage, officials said.
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