NYC declares drought watch, asks residents to conserve water
NEW YORK CITY, New York: After a parched October here and in much of the United States, New York's residents are facing a drought watch and were urged to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets, and otherwise conserve water.
A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of water-saving directives, and Mayor Eric Adams pitched it in a social media video to ward off the possibility of a worse shortage