Resources

Resources

Looking for more information? Please use the links below to check out related sites and learn more about drinking water, municipal authorities, the environment, and more.

Home Water Works
This is a great website to visit if you want to learn more about water conservation, but don’t know where to start. Use their Water Calculator to estimate how much water your household uses and how it compares to a similar average, highly-efficient home. You’ll also find useful tips and resources for saving water and money without sacrificing comfort or convenience.

Water’s Worth It
See how your daily life is inextricably linked to water and why it’s so important to safeguard it.

H2ouse.org
Water Saver House

NASA’s Climate Kids :: Projects, games, trivia and so much more!
Water Conservation and STEM – Resources to enhance K–12 STEM-focused water conservation learning.
EPA Water Sense Kids Simple ways to save water
Water Sense/US EPA Lets readers learn how to save water and protect the environment by choosing Water Sense labeled products in their home, yard, and business.
National GeographicWater conservation tips

Peace Valley Nature Center
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Bucks County Conservation District

Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions in 35 Counties 

The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force has announced that the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield,  Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland and York are under a Drought Watch and Berks and Schuylkill counties are under a Drought Warning due to consistent dry conditions, with very little rain over September and October. The Drought Task Force is monitoring other areas of the state.

Click here for a link to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Drought Information page and Drought Map.

Remember, in a drought watch, we should all be seeking to reduce water use by about 5 percent through voluntary conservation measures.

DEP Declares Draught Watch & Recommends Conservation | Upper Makefield Township

Much of the state is also at high risk for fire danger due to the dry conditions and burning should be done only with extreme caution or avoided altogether.