As late summer and early fall approaches, there is good news about the D.C. area’s water supply.

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The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin said there is a below normal probability of needing to release backup water supplies from area reservoirs. In the commission’s latest update , it said “there is a minimal, less than 1% to 2% conditional probability that natural Potomac flow will drop below 600 to 700 million gallons per day at Little Falls through December 31, 2025.”

Above average rainfall in the area in M

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