Drought

Governor Joined by Congressmen, Lt. Governor, State Legislators to call on President for Action

October 20, 2007 -- ATLANTA- Today on the banks of a withering Lake Lanier, Governor Sonny Perdue announced the designation of 85 counties in Georgia under a state of emergency due to Georgia’s prolonged drought.    » read more »

October 18, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY)— The State of Alabama on Tuesday updated its complaint in the long-running federal court dispute with the Corps of Engineers over water releases from federal reservoirs in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin. As part of the update, Alabama added new claims attacking the Corps' illegal operation of Lake Allatoona in north Georgia during the ongoing drought.    » read more »

Governor Tells League Of Municipalities Some Systems Could Run Dry In 90 Days Without Rain

10/15/2007 -- Raleigh - North Carolina Governor Mike Easley today called on the state’s municipal leaders to take the lead in directing citizens to stop using water for any purpose that is not essential to public health and safety so communities can save their dwindling water supplies and avoid more stringent restrictions. The drought across much of the state is the worst in recorded history.    » read more »

October 12, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt asked Acting U.S. Agriculture Secretary Chuck Connor to declare 22 Missouri counties as natural disaster areas for agricultural loss due to drought related damages. This request follows the Missouri Farm Service Agency assessment and findings of damage in drought stricken areas of southeast Missouri.    » read more »

October 10, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on Friday asked Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner to designate ten Washington counties as farm disaster areas due to weather related losses. The damage was the result of extreme weather conditions, including drought and lightning, which have severely impacted a number of Washington agricultural producers.    » read more »

Frankfort, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2007) — Spotty rain showers in some parts of Kentucky have not reduced the severe risk of wildfire across the state, according to Teresa J. Hill, secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC) and Leah MacSwords, director of the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF).

Hill also urged Kentucky residents to abide by the statewide outdoor burning ban issued by Governor Ernie Fletcher last week.    » read more »

State Agencies to Cut Back on Unnecessary Water Use

October 5, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued a Drought Advisory for the State of Connecticut and directed all state agencies to immediately take steps to conserve water at state facilities.

“We all must do our part to cut down on our water usage and the State of Connecticut will lead by example with our conservation efforts,” said Governor Rell. “Rainfall totals over the past few months have been 35 percent below normal.    » read more »

10/4/2007 -- Raleigh - North Carolina Governor Mike Easley today directed the state divisions of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, Water Resources and Environmental Health to partner with the N.C. League of Municipalities to organize regional meetings in communities hardest hit by the drought to discuss water conservation and strategies for identifying supplemental water sources. The collaborative effort was announced as exceptional drought, the worst level in the four-category system, spread to more than half of North Carolina’s 100 counties.    » read more »

Drought conditions create hazardous conditions

October 04, 2007 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has signed an executive order banning all outdoor burning across the Commonwealth as the extreme drought situation has created extraordinarily hazardous wildfire conditions in Kentucky.

A severe fall forest fire season is already underway and the drought conditions statewide prompted Governor Fletcher’s action.    » read more »

October 04, 2007 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2007) -- The Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet assured the public today that drinking water from municipal water supplies is safe to consume despite drought-induced changes in taste and smell. The changes are attributable to low water supplies, high temperatures and supplemental water treatment, say state and local water officials.    » read more »

More than 70 counties so far granted or seeking disaster status

October 1, 2007 -- RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has requested that the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declare Virginia a statewide disaster area due to reductions in farm production caused by drought and high temperatures in 2007. A statewide designation would make farmers with qualifying losses throughout Virginia eligible for low-interest loans and any supplemental relief that may be provided by Congress.    » read more »

More Communities Enact Water Restrictions, 4.6 Million Residents Under Conservation Orders

9/20/2007 -- Raleigh - North Carolina Governor Mike Easley today praised local government officials for heeding his call to impose water conservation measures as North Carolina’s worst drought in recent years deepens. At least 4.6 million residents, more than half the state’s population, are subject to water use restrictions. Easley urged all North Carolinians to continue to conserve water because rain from the remnants of Hurricane Humberto did little to alleviate the drought.    » read more »

08/31/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Federal Court Judge Oliver Wanger ruled to significantly restrict water deliveries from the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta to the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California:    » read more »

August 30, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed a proclamation lifting the burning ban on all counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, citing adequate recent rainfall totals that have alleviated drought conditions; however, the outdoor burning ban remains in effect for all counties in the Upper Peninsula.    » read more »

August 27, 2007 -- Location: Luce County. 6.5 miles north of the Village of Newberry.    » read more »