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by News Department on 07/13/15
Worries about a potential drought in Pennsylvania are over for now. According to DEP Secretary John Quigley, the state's Department of Environmental Protection lifted its drought watch for 37 counties on Friday, which included Carbon, Monroe and Schuylkill counties.
The drought watch was declared because of below-average precipitation in the fall, winter and spring months which led to lower than normal groundwater levels.
However, precipitation during the month of June was above average and a review of county monitoring gauges shows that the 30-day average stream flows and groundwater levels have risen to normal or above normal conditions across the state.
The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force led by DEP, will continue to monitor conditions across the state.
