Statewide Drought Warning
jjohnson2024-11-13T15:30:27-05:00Today, November 13th, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy and Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced that New Jersey has declared a Statewide Drought Warning. This measure was established via an Administrative Order signed by Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, which allows reservoir systems to preserve available supply, and for the Department to work with water systems to ensure functionality of interconnections, reduce water loss, and where appropriate, make transfers between various water sources. Though no customer water use restrictions are being established by the Department at this time, NJ is urging residents to conserve water; please use this water conservation tool kit to help spread awareness [...]