Town of Franklin, MA: status moves to Level 3- Critical Drought

Franklin is included in the updated Level 3- Critical Drought region of Massachusetts. 

"Due to five months of below normal rainfall, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Kathleen Theoharides today declared a Level 3 – Critical Drought in the Southeast Region of the Commonwealth. The other six regions across the state — the Western, Connecticut River Valley, Central, Northeast, Cape Cod, and Islands regions— remain at a Level 2 – Significant Drought, unchanged from last month’s declaration. Responding to increasingly severe drought conditions in some of the Commonwealth’s river basins, Secretary Theoharides also declared a Level 3 – Critical Drought in the Charles River and Millers River watersheds."

 

Find the press release and additional information here https://t.co/ePS4ROsLcx  

 

Shared from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1318547305205800965

 

Available on Town of Franklin page: 

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/franklin-reaches-level-3-critical-drought-status

Town of Franklin, MA: status moves to Level 3- Critical Drought