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Recent rain has cut the Hartford area’s deficit, but the state’s drought warnings will remain in effect for at least another two weeks.
Meteorologist Alan Dunham of the National Weather Service in Nor.
Connecticut Water Co. in Clinton still encourages water conservation, particularly in the shoreline towns of Clinton, Guilford, Madison and Old Saybrook, spokesman Daniel Meaney said.
While many parts of the nation have experienced heavy rain and flooding this summer, much of southern New England and the state of Connecticut has experienced severe drought. In July, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont declared Stage 2 Drought conditions in all eight counties of the state, citing precipitation across the state to be “below normal.” …
The Southbury community in the Pomperaug River Basin is being asked to voluntarily conserve water due to low flows in the river. Officials said river flows in.