After needed rain, state ends 1st ever drought watch
Thanks to beneficial rainfall over the last several months, the state of Connecticut has terminated it’s first ever drought watch. On Oct. 28, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered the drought watch after three years of below-normal rainfall. Malloy directed the state Department of Administrative Services to review and act where water usage among state government facilities can be reduced when possible. He also asked that residents, businesses and local governments in these counties to voluntarily reduce their water use by around 15 percent in Fairfield and New Haven counties. The Connecticut Interagency Drought…