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USGS: 34 Counties Now In Drought Watch Condition
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The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center this week reported the number of counties in drought watch condition doubled from 10 to 20 in the last two weeks, according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index. One county-- Carbon-- is in drought emergency condition for groundwater sources. The Department of Environmental Protection is the agency charged with officially declaring a drought watch or emergency and no drought watches, warnings or emergencies have been declared.
The counties with drought watch conditions using the Palmer Index include: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, Clinton, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Fayette, Fulton, Huntingdon, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland.
The counties in drought conditions for surface water include: drought warning-- Fayette, Monroe and Somerset; in drought watch-- Beaver, Berks, Carbon, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and Tioga. The counties in drought conditions for groundwater include: drought emergency-- Lawrence, Mercer; drought warning-- Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe and Pike; drought warning-- Bradford, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Luzerne, Mifflin, Montour, Perry, Sullivan, Union and Wyoming.
For current drought conditions, visit the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center webpage. Visit DEP's Drought webpage for official drought declarations. |
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9/6/2010 |
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