DRBC Drought Plan vs. State Plans

• The DRBC's drought operating plan, which is designed for managing regional storage, complements the plans of the states which respond to local water supply conditions.
  
  
• State drought plans look at factors such as precipitation amounts, soil moisture, streamflows, groundwater levels and local reservoir storage. 

State-Declared Drought in the DRB

NEW! On January 23, 2024, the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection updated its drought declarations for the Commonwealth. While a few Pa. counties remain in drought watch or drought warning, the five Pa. Delaware River Basin (DRB) counties that were in drought watch have been removed. The entire DRB is in normal conditions (no drought).

View PADEP News Release (issued 1/26/24)

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• Department of Environmental Protection Drought Information
  
  
• USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
  
  
• USGS Pennsylvania Drought Monitoring
  
  
• USGS Real-Time Water Data for Pennsylvania
  
  
• USGS Groundwater Data for Pennsylvania

• Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - Division of Water
  
  
• Delaware Geological Survey: Delaware Water Conditions
  
  
• USGS Water Science Center for Delaware, Maryland, and D.C.
  
  
• USGS Real-Time Water Data for Delaware
  
  
• USGS Groundwater Data for Delaware
  
  
• Water Resources Center at the University of Delaware

• New Jersey Drought Information (NJ Drought Hotline: 1-800-4-ITS-DRY or 1-800-448-7379)
  
  
• Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Supply and Geoscience 
  
  
• USGS New Jersey Water Science Center
  
  
• USGS Real-Time Water Data for New Jersey
  
  
• USGS Groundwater Data for New Jersey

• Department of Environmental Conservation Drought Page
  
  
• USGS New York Water Science Center
  
  
• USGS Real-Time Water Data for New York
  
  
• USGS Groundwater Data for New York
  
  
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection Water Conservation Page