SOUTHBURY, Conn. -- The rain in the state's forecast cannot come quick enough for parched areas of the state that have been hard hit by the drought.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Dan Kain reported that rivers in the town of Southbury are currently at an all-time low. The town's Pomperaug River is presently running about 20 percent its normal flow.

"I love this river and when it's like this, it breaks my heart," said Southbury resident Marc Taylor of the Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition. "This is very low … this is as low as it gets, and unfortunately, we've had two periods like this within the last two years, which is pretty hard on the fish community."

Kain reported that the river is posted for trophy trout, but at many spots in the river, no fish can be spotted.

"I've heard stories about fish that are trapped in pools, and I'm hoping that the rain we had last week, they got flushed out and are maybe now down in the Housatonic," said Taylor.

Due to conditions across the state, Gov. Jodi Rell has issued a drought advisory, calling on state agencies and local communities to conserve water wherever and whenever they can. (Related Story)

While there is rain in the forecast, it will take a lot of rain over a sustained period of time to replenish water levels in the state.

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