Watering rules in Delaware County drought limits
Residents face a Thornburgh drought emergency with no lawn watering allowed except newly planted or sodded areas from 5 PM to 9 AM using a bucket or hand-held hose with automatic shut off. Gardens shrubs and trees may be watered in the same window. washing paved surfaces or opening hydrants is forbidden. car washing requires recycled water or a commercial facility. no sprinklers or hot day cooling.
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Dick Thornburgh
Delaware River
Dave Mashek
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources
Delaware County
Drought rules extend in eastern Pennsylvania after wet May
After a wetter May, the Delaware River basin rainfall stayed below normal in June with 0.81 inches in the first 14 days. Drought emergency restrictions remain in 16 counties, details from Department of Environmental Resources official Nicholas De Benedictis. Restrictions cover carwashes water reuse limits, pool filling rules, well water usage, private clubs, golf course watering times, and penalties up to $500 and 90 days in jail for violations. Residents may call the Bureau of Water Resources Management for questions.
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Sunday Times
Wrnter
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Nicholas de Benidictis
Department of Environmental Resources
Harrisburg
Bureau of Water Resources Management
Hepatitis outbreak linked to Delaware County restaurant
Delaware County health officials tie a Philadelphia area hepatitis A outbreak to Al E. Gators in Haverford with 24 cases and four hospitalizations. The restaurant closed its operations, while health investigators note most infections trace to dining there in mid April and the first case around May 20.
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Haverford
State Health Department
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Department
Bruce Reimer
al E. Gators
Reimer
Lancaster Avenue
Haverford Township
St. Davids
Radnor
King of Prussia
Narberth
Ardmore
Montgomery County
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