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 October 17, 2024, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) declared a drought watch for all N.J. counties. The rest of the Delaware River Basin is in normal conditions (no declared drought).

View NJDEP News Release (issued 10/17/24)

• 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 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

• 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