Due to a lack of rainfall and the continued dry conditions, Cataraqui Conservation and the Low Water Response Team have extended the Level 3 low water condition for the Cataraqui Region.

According to a news release, a Level 3 low water condition is the highest of three levels and reflects a water supply that fails to meet the demand if current precipitation and stream flow trends persist.

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Level 1, ‘minor,’ suggests a potential water supply problem and Level 2, ‘moderate,’ a potentially serious problem.

“Precipitation amounts continue to be below normal with minimal rainfall received in the month of September. On average the region received only 41 per cent of the normal precipitation it would get,” explained Mallory Wright, Cataraqui Conservation’s water resources

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