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Drought Management in NYC
By Mayor Eric Adams Community OpEd November 8, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - New York City is not often associated with the kind of drought we see in other areas of the country, but this fall has been a stunning exception. This past October saw the second-longest rainless streak in city records, dating back 155 years, to 1869. With November continuing to be warmer and drier as well, we have issued a citywide drought watch and are urging New Yorkers to conserve water wherever possible. Every New Yorker can help by taking shorter showers and doing fewer loads of laundry, but there are many other simple and effective ways to conserve water in our city. An open faucet uses two to three gallons of water per minute, so there’s no need to run the faucet while you’re shaving, washing your hands, or brushing your teeth. A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year, so fix those leaks, if possible. You can also save even more
