RAIN, WARMTH EASE DROUGHT FEARS EMERGENCY SITUATION AVERTED FOR NOW BUT WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT SECOND Edition

That's because [Jeff] Featherstone, deputy director of the Delaware River Basin Commission, knows that each drop is taking the area further and further away from the drought emergency the region has been facing. As other parts of the state continue to suffer through a "wet drought," o...

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Published inThe morning call (Allentown, Pa.)
Main Author JAMES E. WILKERSON, The Morning Call The Associated Press contributed to this report
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Allentown, Pa Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 24.01.1999
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Summary:That's because [Jeff] Featherstone, deputy director of the Delaware River Basin Commission, knows that each drop is taking the area further and further away from the drought emergency the region has been facing. As other parts of the state continue to suffer through a "wet drought," or dealing with too much water in the form of ice and snow and too little in their drinking supplies, ground water resources in the region are building back up and could return to normal within a few months. Recent rain and rising temperatures have melted snow enough to bring water reservoirs to about 45 percent of normal -- much better than the low of 36 percent just a few weeks ago, Featherstone said.
ISSN:0884-5557