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To: goldsnow who wrote (49702)	2/27/2000 4:15:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

riday February 25, 10:36 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania DEP Downgrades 28 Counties to Drought Watch; Drought Conditions Are Improving, but Pennsylvanians Are Still Asked to Conserve HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Gov. Tom Ridge, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary James M. Seif today downgraded 28 counties from a drought warning to a drought watch. The entire state now is under a drought watch. ``The series of storms this winter has helped the western part of the state recover enough for us to move it into a drought watch,' Secretary Seif said. ``However, we need significant precipitation this spring to fully recover from this devastating drought.' The downgraded counties are: Allegheny; Armstrong; Beaver; Bedford; Butler; Cambria; Cameron; Centre; Clarion; Clearfield; Clinton; Crawford; Elk; Erie; Fayette; Forest; Greene; Indiana; Jefferson; Lawrence; McKean; Mercer; Potter; Somerset; Venango; Warren; Washington; and Westmoreland. A drought watch is the first of the three drought declarations under the state's drought-operating plan.... biz.yahoo.com