Drought-Related News Releases
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| 8/15/17 |
NJDEP
News Release |
DEP Lifts Drought Warning in Hunterdon & Somerset Counties Ending Year-Long Statewide Drought Designation |
| 10/21/16 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Commissioner Martin Signs Administrative Order Designating Drought Warning for 14 Counties in Northern, Central and Northern Coastal New Jersey |
| 10/20/16 |
Public Notice |
Public Hearing on Thursday, October 20, 2016 Regarding Current Water Supply Conditions |
| 10/5/16 |
NJDEP
News Release |
DEP Schedules October 20 Public Hearing for Possible Drought Warning for Much of New Jersey |
| 7/25/16 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Drought Watch Issued for Most of Northern New Jersey |
| 9/23/15 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Water Supply Drought Watch Issued for Three New Jersey Regions |
| 10/26/10 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Drought Watch Lifted for Most of New Jersey |
| 9/29/10 |
Public Notice |
Public Hearing on Wednesday, Setepmber 29, 2010 Regarding Current Water Supply Conditions |
| 9/8/10 |
NJDEP
News Release |
DEP Institutes Statewide Drought Watch |
| 8/25/10 |
Public Notice |
Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Regarding Current Water Supply Conditions |
| 8/5/10 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Drought Watch Issued for Five Northeast Counties with Residents Asked to Voluntarily Conserve Water |
| 7/6/10 |
NJDEP
News Release |
Residents Urged to Voluntarily Conserve Water During Dry Spell |
| 5/8/06 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"New Jersey Environmental Commissioner Urges Water Conservation Statewide; Wildfire Danger Continues to Be High Across New Jersey" |
| 9/13/05 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"New
Jersey Environmental Commissioner Stresses Need for Water
Conservation Statewide; Forest Fire Service Restricts Recreational
Fires" |
| 1/8/03 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"McGreevey
Takes Action to Control Sprawl and Protect State's Water
Resources; Announces Greater Protection of Metedeconk River
and Lifts Drought Emergency" |
| 11/14/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Recent
rain helps to improve water supply shortage while ongoing
drought emergency persists" |
| 10/24/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"New
Jersey Environmental Commissioner Eases Drought Restrictions;
Calls for Continued Water Conservation" |
| 9/25/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Grants Hardship Exemption in Response to Adminstrative
Order 2002-22" |
| 8/20/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Tightens Outdoor Water Use Statewide; Extremely
Dry Conditions Persist" |
| 8/19/02 |
NJDEP
Media Advisory |
"DEP
Commissioner Campbell to Announce Revisions to the Current
Drought Restrictions" |
| 8/15/02 |
NJDEP
Media Advisory |
"DEP
Commissioner Campbell to Announce New Initiative Encouraging
Industrial Facilities to Reuse Effluent from Sewage Treatment
Plants over Current Water Sources" |
| 8/8/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Dry
Conditions Exacerbate Drought Emergency" |
| 8/2/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Suspends Lake Lowering Activities on Lake Hopatcong; Drought
Emergency Persists" |
| 7/22/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Statewide
Drought Emergency Continues-Water Conservation is a Must" |
| 6/20/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Eases Water Use Restrctions Statewide-Cautions
Drought Emergency Still Exists" |
| 6/19/02 |
NJDEP
Media Advisory |
"DEP
Commissioner Campbell to Hold Press Conference on June 20th,
2002 at 11:30 am to Announce Revisions to State's Drought
Emergency Restrictions" |
| 5/30/02 |
NJDEP
Media Advisory |
"DEP
Commissioner Campbell Solicits Input from the Southwest
and Northwest Drought Regions" |
| 5/8/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Hosts Second Regional Drought
Workshop" |
| 4/30/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Outlines Details for Limited
Lawn Watering" |
| 4/15/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Announces First Regional
Drought Workshop" |
| 4/9/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Issues Drought Order Amendment" |
| 3/15/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Orders Water Interconnection
Inspections" |
| 3/11/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell Orders Mandatory Water-Use
Restrictions" |
| 3/4/02 |
Governor's
News Release |
"McGreevey
Declares Water Emergency for New Jersey" |
| 1/24/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"NJDEP
Expands Drought Warning to Northeast and Northern Coast" |
| 1/10/02 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Drought
Continues, Water Conservation Urged; Precipitation over
the Next Few Weeks Key" |
| 11/21/01 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"NJ
Issues Drought Warning for Delaware River Basin Area; Public
Hearings Scheduled for Dec. 4 & 5" |
| 10/30/01 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Reservoir
& Stream Levels Decline; Water Conservation Urged" |
| 9/27/99 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Drought
Emergency Lifted In North/Central Jersey" |
| 9/14/99 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Drought
Emergency Lifted in South Jersey / DEP Relaxes Restrictions
for North/Central Jersey" |
| 8/31/99 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Drought
Not Over Yet Water Restrictions Remain in Effect" |
| 8/17/99 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"DEP
Amends Water Restrictions in Response to Economic and Safety
Concerns" |
| 8/9/99 |
NJ
Dept of Ag News Release |
"Farmers
Urged to Contact Farm Service Agency To Register Crop Loss" |
| 8/9/99 |
NJDEP
News Release |
"Drought
Coordinator Clarifies Water Restrictions, Lauds Public Cooperation" |
Additional NJDEP News Releases
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Drought-Related Executive and Administrative Orders
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| 8/11/17 |
Administrative
Order 2017-13 by Commissioner Martin |
| 10/21/16 |
Administrative
Order 2016-10 by Commissioner Martin |
| 3/26/03 |
Administrative
Order 2003-03 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 1/8/03 |
Governor
McGreevey's Executive Order No. 44 |
| 1/8/03 |
Administrative
Order 2003-01 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 12/9/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-27 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 11/14/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-25 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 10/24/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-23 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 9/22/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-22 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 8/20/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-21 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 8/8/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-20 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 6/20/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-18 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 5/29/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-17 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 4/29/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-15 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 4/9/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-14 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 3/15/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-07 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 3/11/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-05 by Commissioner Campbell |
| 3/4/02 |
Governor
McGreevey's Executive Order No. 11 |
| 1/24/02 |
Administrative
Order 2002-03 by Commissioner Shinn |
| 7/17/00 |
Administrative
Order 2000-19 by Commissioner Shinn |
| 9/27/99 |
Governor
Whitman's Executive Order No. 102 |
| 9/14/99 |
Governor
Whitman's Executive Order No. 100 |
| 8/5/99 |
Governor
Whitman's Executive Order No. 98 |
8/5/99
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Administrative
Order 1999-08 by Commissioner Shinn |
8/5/99
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Administrative
Order 1999-10 by Commissioner Shinn |
| 8/5/99 |
Administrative
Order 1999-11 by Commissioner Shinn |
| 8/5/99 |
Administrative
Order 1999-12 by Commissioner Shinn |
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