NYC drought watch: Historically dry October leads to water conservation efforts in November

City Hall declared a drought watch in the five boroughs Saturday after a historically dry October, during which there was almost no measurable rainfall in New

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The greater concern for the city is keeping the upstate reservoirs from receding. Last month, just 0.81 inches of rain fell in the Croton Watershed, the city’s oldest upstate water supply, three inches below normal; that followed up on a slightly wetter September in which just 1.36 inches of rain fell in the watershed, about 3 1/2 inches below normal rainfall totals.

With that in mind, Mayor Adams said the time has come for all 8.3 million New Yorkers to start conserving water now to prevent the drought from growing worse. Don’t run the tap while shaving, washing hands or brushing teeth. That will save between 2 and 3 gallons of water per minute.

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