WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 41 was issued on September 13, 1995,
for the purpose of declaring a state of water emergency for a portion
of Northeastern New Jersey impacted by unusually dry weather conditions
and dwindling surface water supplies; and
WHEREAS, the prolonged precipitation deficit and rapidly declining
storage in regional surface water supplies potentially threatened
the health, safety and general welfare of the public; and
WHEREAS, the water management measures implemented by the State,
coupled with the mandatory and voluntary water conservation efforts
undertaken by New Jersey's residents and businesses, enabled us
to preserve our available water supplies; and
WHEREAS, precipitation events produced above-normal rainfall in
October, resulting in approximately 5.5 inches over the long-term
average for the month; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on October
25, 1995 issued Drought Emergency Administrative Order No. 1995-3,
thereby lifting the mandatory water use restrictions and requesting
voluntary water conservation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State
of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. A state of water emergency no longer exists in the State
of New Jersey and Executive Order No. 41 which instituted a state
of water emergency in all or portions of Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties is hereby terminated.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal
this 3rd day of November in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety-Five, and
of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Nineteenth.
/s/ Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Robert E. Fabricant
Assistant Counsel to the Governor
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