Rockland’s Cornell Cooperative Extension would have preferred the water-saving measures to be continued by the county. Rockland lifted the drought emergency water-saving rules late last month. Michael Wilson the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point and hosts “The Storm Water Consortium” monthly show here on WRCR. Wilson says we just didn’t get enough rain this summer, and the rain we got came fast, and there were way too many days of dry conditions and high temperatures…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says Rockland residents used 15-percent less water during the drought restrictions and water usage continues to be down…
Day and the Rockland County Department of Health still encourage families to voluntarily conserve water. Wilson says climate change is a reality and even doing something simple like an odd-even watering days during the summer helps bring attention to water conservation efforts. “The Storm Water Consortium” can be heard here on WRCR every second Thursday of each month at 9:30.