NEW JERSEY (KYW Newsradio) — With water levels well below normal at reservoirs in the region, a leading water utility company has issued a conservation mandate to its customers.
“We’re simply doing it to raise the consciousness of our customers so that they will do that thing that we know, which is save that precious resource — water,” said Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water.
The region is experiencing the driest weather conditions it has seen in nearly 120 years. Just last week, New Jersey escalated a statewide drought watch to a drought warning , giving the state more control over public water supplies…