Minor Drought Conditions for the Mississippi River watershed

By OttawaMatters Staff

Officials with the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority say the Mississippi river watershed is in minor drought due to lack of rainfall.

Rainfall amounts throughout the region have been extremely low to nonexistent for the month of July.

The MVCA is asking residents, businesses and industries to reduce water consumption by ten percent in order to help reduce the impacts of the low water conditions.

Residents in the Mississippi and Carp watersheds — and residents on private wells within the City of Ottawa boundary — are being asked to conserve water.

Those with water taking permits from surface or groundwater sources are asked to reduce amounts as much as possible.

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