New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern ...

“As our city and watershed continue to experience significant precipitation shortages, today I’m upgrading our drought watch to a drought warning, pausing our Delaware Aqueduct repair project, and ...

The Ashokan Reservoir, a key Ulster County water source for New York City and many communities in the Hudson Valley, is at 71% of capacity in the midst of the drought. The shortage of water could ...

The dry weather comes during the temporary shutdown of an upstate aqueduct for repairs. The Delaware Aqueduct, which usually supplies more than half of the city's water, was drained as part of a $ ...