Worcester declares drought is over

WORCESTER – For the first time in nearly a year, as of Monday, the city will no longer be in any kind of drought status. Paul J. Moosey, commissioner of public works and parks, said as a result of the steady rainfall in recent weeks the city’s water supply status is being upgraded out of the current Stage 1 drought alert to a non-drought status. He said the decision was based on current conditions and improved forecasts. “The drought is effectively over,” Mr. Moosey said. The commissioner said the city’s reservoir system reached an overall capacity of 96.3 percent on May 1. He said while that remains slightly below the average May 1 capacity of 100 percent, it is a marked improvement over where it was as recent as six months ago. On Nov.1, the reservoir system was at 50.1 percent capacity – the lowest for Nov. 1 in 50 years. In comparison, the system is typically at around 77…

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