"Our city vehicles may look a bit dirtier, and our subways may look a bit dustier, but it's what we have to do to delay or stave off a more serious drought emergency," Adams said. "We need New Yorkers to continue to save water too, so we can water our parks and fill our pools this coming summer. New Yorkers always look out for each other. We are resilient and we will get through this together."
"The ongoing and historic lack of rainfall, both in the city and in the upstate watershed where our reservoirs are located, has become more critical," said Aggarwala. "Our city agencies are leading by example in finding innovative ways to save water every day.
The city first issued a drought watch on Nov. 2 and the city has not issued a drought warning since 2002. The next and final water supply action level would be a drought emergency.
Conserving water will slow the depletion rate of the stored water in city reservoirs and can potentially postpone or eliminate the threat of a serious shortage.
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