Pennsylvania officials declared a drought watch Wednesday for 36 counties, including Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, and is asking residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce their water use by up to 10%.
for 36 counties, including Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, and is asking residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce their water use by up to 10%.
For comparison, older toilets use up to six gallons per flush, but newer ones range from 1.2 to 1.6 gallons. A standard shower head uses 2.5 gallons per minute.What’s a drought watch? “A few counties have experienced very dry conditions over the summer, and a number of others have inched into increasingly dry conditions in recent weeks,” DEP Acting Secretary Ramez Ziadeh said in a statement. “We’re asking Pennsylvanians in all of these counties to use water wisely and follow simple water conservation tips to ease the demand for water.”
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