Chester County officials are calling on residents, businesses, farmers, and organizations to voluntarily cut water use as a drought warning continues across the county, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the warning on Feb. 18, but conditions have not improved enough to lift it.
Data from the National Weather Service shows that precipitation fell below normal from August 2025 through April 2026. Although May had a slight surplus, water officials caution that this is unlikely to reverse nearly nine months of deficit…