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Report: Drought conditions worsen in CT, except Fairfield County

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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor the first time since early June, Fairfield County no longer has abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest report from U.S. Drought Monitor.This summer, Fairfield County has had the most rainfall in Connecticut. Parts of southwest Connecticut benefited from frequent showers and thunderstorms.On July 3, a line of thunderstorms dropped 2.99 inches at Sikorsky Memorial Airport. On July 11, strong thunderstorms soaked Danbury with 2.40 inches of rain.Fairfield County is the only county in New England with no abnormally dry or drought conditions.Despite the rain, Peter Fazekas, of Aquarion, said continued high demand for water, is reducing reservoir levels.More News“We are at a Stage 2 drought trigger and we are quickly approaching the third stage,” Fazekas said. “high with the warm weather and people working from home.”Hitting a third trigger is based on the probability of reservoirs having a 90-day supply of water available, he said.“Our daily water demand sees a very clear schedule when we allow irrigation” for people to water their lawns.customers in six towns are under a mandatory, twice-weekly irrigation schedule (Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Stamford and Westport) and to reduce .Despite the order, some customers are are not following the schedule of twice-weekly watering.As of Sept. 15, ranged from 49 percent in Greenwich to 77 percent in greater BridgeportDrought Monitor’s report Thursday said the drought has worsened in Connecticut.For the first time since 2016, parts of Connecticut have extreme drought conditions. The driest conditions are along the Rhode Island border from Sterling to Southington.“Given the protracted period of heat and dryness, drought continues to expand and intensify in many areas. Two areas of extreme drought were introduced — one in northern Maine and the other in southern New England” in Connecticut, southeastern Massachusetts and 78 percent of Rhode Island,” the report said.Areas of Connecticut with a severe drought include most of Hartford and Windham counties and the northern half of Tolland County.Unlike Fairfield County, Hartford County has had a very dry summer. Hartford’s July rainfall was 3.20 inches below average, August was 3.48 inches below normal and the first half of September saw only 55 percent of its usual rainfall.A moderate drought exists in northern Middlesex County, western New London County and southern Tolland County.With the exception of an area along the Housatonic River, New Haven County has abnormally dry conditions.Western Litchfield County is also abnormally dry and the eastern half has a moderate drought.The Regional Water Authority in the greater New Haven area reports that its reservoirs are at 75 percent of capacity; normal at this time of year.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor the first time since early June, Fairfield County no longer has abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest report from U.S. Drought Monitor.This summer, Fairfield County has had the most rainfall in Connecticut. Parts of southwest Connecticut benefited from frequent showers and thunderstorms.On July 3, a line of thunderstorms dropped 2.99 inches at Sikorsky Memorial Airport. On July 11, strong thunderstorms soaked Danbury with 2.40 inches of rain.Fairfield County is the only county in New England with no abnormally dry...

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