Drought Brings Water Use Curbs in North New Jersey
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TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Thomas H. Kean declared a drought emergency in six northern New Jersey counties Wednesday and established water use restrictions to conserve dwindling supplies.
Kean said that the state’s water shortage--the worst in 55 years--has reduced water levels in northern New Jersey reservoirs by about half.
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