Drought Information
Lanesborough Village Fire and Water District monitors drought conditions throughout the year in order to provide the best information and water access to customers as possible.
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Updates and announcements about drought conditions will be posted here for the public.
To see drought information from 2024 click here.
To see drought information from 2022 click here.
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Drought Announcement:
On July 15, 2024, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper declared a Level 1-Mild Drought in the Western Drought Region of Massachusetts following two months of below-average rainfall. All other regions of the state – Connecticut River Valley, Central, Northeast, Southeast, Cape Cod and the Islands Regions – remain in Level 0 - Normal conditions.
Please see useful tips on safe water usage during drought from Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency:
