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Here s why Tacoma isn t facing a drought emergency like the rest of the state
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12 hrs ago Debbie Cockrell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jul. 14 As the rest of the state faces a drought emergency, announced Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee and the state s Department of Ecology, Tacoma, among other Puget Sound metros, is fine with its water supply.
Just as it dodged the recent chlorine shortage, Tacoma has options as part of the Green River Watershed and drawing from groundwater wells.
State officials on Wednesday during the governor s briefing credited municipal water supplies and storage for the area s exemption from the drought emergency.