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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued a drought warning and mentioned that the state might enforce mandatory water restrictions if the situation continues.
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00:00every one of us needs to do whatever we can to conserve water.
00:04Now, I know we were all a little bit relieved to receive a few drops of rain over the weekend,
00:09but the truth is that rainfall was nowhere near enough.
00:13Unfortunately, appears that these unseasonably dry conditions will not be ending anytime soon.
00:20Because by every indication,
00:22it looks like we have as well a very dry winter ahead of us.
00:27Yes, that means this drought could grow even more severe,
00:30which may eventually require mandatory water restrictions.

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