Schuylkill County Under "Drought Warning" Amid Pennsylvanias Worsening Dry Conditions
Berks and schuylkill counties are under a drought warning. A drought watch is typically declared for a county with three of the four factors in a “watch” status. No county is in drought warning or emergency status at this time. For more information on how dep monitors conditions and makes drought status declarations, see the. The pennsylvania drought condition web tool shows the current drought status for each county and hydrologic conditions for precipitation, streamflow, groundwater levels, and palmer.
Two counties, schuylkill and berks, were declared to be under a drought warning because they. Water conservation recommendations vary based on the stage of drought declaration. Under a drought warning, residents are encouraged to voluntarily reduce their. A drought warning is typically declared for a county with 3 of the four indicators in “warning” status. Residents are encouraged, but not required, to reduce their water use by 10. Schuylkill county residents are being asked to voluntarily reduce their water use after the state’s dept. Of environmental protection placed the area under a drought watch on. Dep makes drought watch, warning, or emergency declaration recommendations based on four numeric indicators: Stream flow, groundwater level, precipitation, and soil. The pennsylvania department of environmental protection (dep) has escalated berks and schuylkill counties to a “drought warning” status as dry weather continues to.
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