Pittsfield and The Berkshires are experiencing a hot and dry summer, so with that comes some necessary water restrictions, unfortunately.
With a fast-increasing depletion of the water supply at the Pittsfield Cleveland Reservoir, the city of Pittsfield’s Department has enacted a State of Water Supply Conservation to ensure an adequate supply of water for fire protection and emergency response effe
Due to above normal temperatures throughout July and early August, and more than three months of below-normal rainfall, the state’s Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has declared a Level 2 Significant Drought in all seven regions of the Commonwealth.
The Berkshires and all of New England are in the early stages of a drought. The United States Drought Monitor, that tracks the amount of rainfall and other weather-related categories has declared Mass and all most of New England to be “Abnormally Dry” in their latest update released June 16th...