Mandatory water use restrictions remain on table for Miami-Dade, Keys as drought persists

MIAMI — Water worries are persisting across Miami-Dade and Monroe counties as a water shortage warning remains in effect.

“I just heard about this, but it’s been already a week and a half; it’s really, really, really dry,” said Miami resident Maria Louisa Wells. “You can feel it. If you have any contact with your own grass or your own yard, you have to know that it’s really dry.”

With less than four inches of rain falling since November, the South Florida Water Management District has issued a warning, urging residents to voluntarily cut back on water use…

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