Vermont’s drought is straining communities and leading residents to suffer 

People walk along the beach at St. Albans Bay on Thursday, September 18, 2025. The drought has brought water levels on Lake Champlain to near record lows. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerIn Berlin, an elder care facility that serves about 150 people saw all of its wells go dry. Now the town — which is getting 50% less water from its own wells — has to jury-rig a system to make sure Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center stays up and running. “I run a fire hose over to the