Dry conditions prompt water supply concerns in Miami-Dade, Monroe
Dry conditions prompt water supply concerns in Miami-Dade, Monroe
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Water shortage warning calls for voluntary reductions
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Officials called for voluntary water-use reductions in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, while dry conditions prompted supply concerns.
The South Florida Water Management District issued a water shortage warning on Feb. 5 for Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier, Glades, Highlands, and Lee counties.
Groundwater levels continued to decline at most of the Biscayne aquifer monitoring stations, according to the SFWMD officials.
To protect groundwater in the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer, the SWWMD issued a water shortage order imposing landscape irrigation restrictions in northeastern Cape Coral in Lee County.
For more information about the warning, visit this page.
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