HARRISBURG — Cameron County is among the last of the eight counties where the drought watch/warning has been lifted.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force that drought watch/warning is lifted for Adams, Cameron, Clinton, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Westmoreland and York counties have returned to normal status.

Pennsylvania has received adequate precipitation over the past 6 months to return many of the drought indicators to normal and reduce long-term precipitation deficits. In addition, public water suppliers have begun to lift the restrictions they put in place last summer and fall as they see their sources recover.

To determine drought conditions, DEP assesses information from public water suppliers and data on four indicators: precipitation, surface water (stream and river) flow, groundwater level, and soil moisture.

The DEP Drought Coordinator monitors the indicators in close partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which maintains gauges in streams and wells in many locations across Pennsylvania.

For a map of drought declarations updated daily, see the DEP drought web page.