PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 3, 2022
Drought conditions have substantially worsened across southern and central portions of our state in recent weeks. According to a July report of the Drought Task Force, more than 75 percent of Mainers are now living in “abnormally dry or drought-stricken regions.” Our crops, animals and we ourselves depend on water to survive. While water use restrictions, either voluntary or mandatory, are far from common in Maine, earnest attempts at conserving our most important natural resource should not wait until they are.