While the conditions in the Central Region are in drought warning, they are better than they were in February during our last significant water supply drought of 2002. Furthermore, many water suppliers in Central Maryland have made improvements in system capacity since 2002 that have improved their resiliency to ensure adequate supplies under drought conditions.
The warning status in the Central Region and the watch status in the Eastern Region trigger a number of actions including water conservation, public notification, and in some instances reduction in water use; however, MDE has the discretion to postpone the requirement when the watch or warning status is in non-growing/winter season.
More information about what a drought watch and a drought warning entail can be found here.
1 comment:
I seriously have no idea where they get the data. My property, about 3 miles from the airport data center, always has more precipitation than reported. My yard hasn't dried out since last summer. Just saying
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