Ottawa·NewThe Quinte and Mississippi Valley conservation authorities say drought conditions in their parts of eastern Ontario have improved, dropping from Level 3 — the most severe low-water warning a conservation authority can issue — to Level 2.Quinte and Mississippi Valley conservation authorities move from Level 3 to Level 2CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2025 1:30 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority says drought conditions in its part of eastern Ontario have improved. Several regions experienced dry weather over the summer and into autumn. (Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority /Facebook)The Quinte and Mississippi Valley conservation authorities say drought conditions in their parts of eastern Ontario have improved, dropping from Level 3 — the most severe low-water warning a conservation authority can issue — to Level 2.Level 2 is the second of three low-water conditions. Level 1 is considered minor and Level 3 severe, indicating a failure of the water supply to meet demand. Every eastern Ontario conservation authority has reached a Level 3 advisory in the back half of 2025 after dry weather conditions dominated much of eastern Ontario over the summer and into autumn. Quinte had been at Level 3 since Sept. 3 and has been under a low water alert since Aug. 14. Water hauling companies are still operating but the demand has peaked, the conservation authority said. It stretches from Prince Edward County through Belleville and Tweed up to the Bon Echo area.The Mississippi River authority had been at level 3 since Sept. 24 and has been under a low water alert since Aug. 11. It goes from Bon Echo northeast through Carleton Place to rural west Ottawa.Raisin and South Nation regions remain at Level 3. Cataraqui moved to Level 2 earlier this week. Broadly speaking, October and November have had average or above-average precipitation compared to previous dry months. Ottawa’s international airport weather station has topped 700 millimetres of precipitation for the year, about 80 per cent of the average total this time of year.Two months ago, it was around 70 per cent.With files from Andrew Foote
2 more eastern Ontario regions report improved low water conditions
