WORCESTER, Mass. - Temperatures were much cooler Wednesday, but without significant rainfall most of Worcester County remains in a severe drought.

The City of Worcester’s reservoirs have dropped to 78% capacity. Water and Sewer Operations Director Phil Guerin said levels are lower than normal for this time of year, but not as bad as what the city experienced in 2016.

Guerin said there's a chance the city could enter a stage one drought status by the end of the month and is asking residents to be more mindful of their water use.

"Stage one is more advisory, we want people to realize our water supply has been affected by the lack of rain” said Guerin. “Take steps to eliminate water waste is the biggest thing. Don't use a hose to wash down driveway, if you have leaks in your plumping please get them fixed. We're not banning lawn watering at this point but we want people to be smart about it.

"At this point things have been so dry that even watering is not the best way, the lawn is not going to turn green, and if it's gone brown it's dormant. It'll come back when we get more rain."

Guerin said the city could even enter a stage two drought by the end of the summer.