Cameron County among those on drought watch
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday that Cameron County remains on drought watch, along with 14 others.
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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday that Cameron County remains on drought watch, along with 14 others.
Adams, Bucks, Cameron, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton and Perry counties remain on drought watch. Clinton County has returned to the list.
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Perry counties are in drought watch, while York County is in drought warning, the state DEP said.
Residents on drought warning are asked to reduce their individual water use by 10 to 15%, or a reduction of six to nine gallons of water per day.
A drought watch remains in effect in Lancaster County, but five straight days of rainfall and thunderstorms significantly improved the county’s precipitation outlook, according to Millersville University Weather Center director