Report: Heavy rains do little for overall drought

  • The Suwannee River Water Management District’s Hydrological Conditions Report shows areas of Columbia and Suwannee counties received substantial rainfall in April but are still in heavy drought. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)
    The Suwannee River Water Management District’s Hydrological Conditions Report shows areas of Columbia and Suwannee counties received substantial rainfall in April but are still in heavy drought. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)

    LIVE OAK — A good bit of recent rainfall isn’t enough to make up for the recent drought, according to the Suwannee River Water Management District’s April report. 

    According to the SRWMD’s Hydrolo…