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He and four other volunteers spent the next day pumping water directly from a pond to the reservoir to turn the water back on.

Further north, the Town of Bonavista banned all non-essential water use, warning in a social media post last week that the community's water supply was running dangerously low.

Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr says several months of above-average rainfall or snowfall are needed to avoid a repeat of this summer's parched conditions.

He says eastern Newfoundland is due for a winter of heavy snowfall, and he hopes it is coming soon.

This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published Aug. 21, 2025.