PA Environment Digest Articles
Drought
*  [12/9/2024] Delaware River Basin Commission Declares Water Supply Emergency, Takes Steps To Protect Water Supplies
*  [12/2/2024] Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania
*  [11/25/2024] Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 5 To Consider Resolution To Preserve And Protect Water Supplies During Persistent Dry Conditions
*  [11/25/2024] Managing Your Well During A Drought, Tips From Penn State Extension
*  [11/18/2024] Low Streamflow Conditions Prompt Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Advise Shale Gas Drillers, Water Systems, Companies With Water Withdrawal Approvals To Plan For Alternative Operations
*  [11/11/2024] 66 Water Withdrawals Now Restricted In Susquehanna River Basin Due To Low-Flow Water Conditions, Most Shale Gas-related
*  [11/11/2024] Delaware River Basin Commission Calls For Efficient Water Use; Sets Nov. 19 Hearing On Declaring A Water Supply Emergency
*  [11/4/2024] Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions In 35 Counties -- Berks, Schuylkill Counties In Drought Warning, 33 In Drought Watch
*  [11/4/2024] Low-Flow Water Conditions Trigger Big Jump In Susquehanna River Basin Water Withdrawal Restrictions, Most Shale Gas-related
*  [10/21/2024] Susquehanna River Basin Conditions Trigger Low-Flow Water Use Restrictions At 9 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals In Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga Counties
*  [7/15/2024] US Geological Survey PA Water Science Center Newsletter Highlights Drought, Flooding, Water Quality Information
*  [5/6/2024] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $8 Million To Support 27 Consumptive Water Use Mitigation Projects
*  [3/11/2024] DEP: All Counties Now Back To Normal Status, All Drought Watches, Warnings Lifted
*  [1/29/2024] DEP Drought Update: Clinton & Franklin Counties Remain In Drought Warning; 6 Counties In Drought Watch; 8 Counties Return To Normal Status
*  [12/25/2023] Franklin County Joins Clinton, York Counties In Drought Warning Status; 26 Water Supplies Ask For Water Conservation
*  [12/11/2023] Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Low Stream Flows Trigger ShutDown Of 4 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals In Bradford, Tioga County
*  [12/4/2023] DEP: Clinton & York Counties In Drought Warning, Westmoreland Added To Drought Watch, 13 Counties Remain In Drought Watch
*  [10/23/2023] DEP Drought Update: York Remains In Drought Warning; 14 Counties Remain In Drought Watch; 6 Counties Return To Normal
*  [9/25/2023] DEP: York County Moved To Drought Warning; 19 Counties Still In Drought Watch
*  [8/28/2023] DEP: Drought Watch Remains For 20 Counties, Lifted For 47 Counties
*  [8/28/2023] $75,000 In Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants Awarded To 12 Recipients By The Susquehanna River Basin Commission
*  [7/31/2023] DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Place Across Pennsylvania
*  [7/10/2023] DEP: Drought Task Force Maintains Drought Watch Status For All Of Pennsylvania
*  [6/19/2023] DEP Declares Statewide Drought Watch, Recommends Voluntary Water Conservation
*  [1/23/2023] DEP: Drought Watch Lifted For All Counties, Hydrologic Conditions Normal Statewide
*  [12/12/2022] DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For Carbon, Luzerne, Northampton, Potter, Schuylkill Counties
*  [10/24/2022] DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For 20 Counties, Lifted For 16 Counties
*  [9/19/2022] Drought Watch Remains In Place For 36 Counties, DEP Asks For Continued Voluntary Water Conservation
*  [9/5/2022] DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020
*  [9/5/2022] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations
*  [8/29/2022] Penn State Extension: Managing Your Drinking Water Well During A Drought
*  [6/6/2022] DEP Sets Voting Meetings, Hearing On Elements To State Water Plan Update For Delaware, Great Lakes, Ohio Regional Water Committees
*  [5/2/2022] Register Now For May 2 Tour, May 5 Virtual Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium
*  [4/11/2022] OMB Blog: Quantifying Risks To The Federal Budget From Climate Change - Floods, Wildfires, Drought
*  [3/8/2021] House Republican Policy Committee Sets March 18 Hearing On Francis E. Walter Dam Corps Of Engineers Water Withdraw Study
*  [2/8/2021] DEP Lifts Drought Advisories Statewide, Hydrologic Conditions Return To Normal
*  [1/11/2021] DEP Lifts Drought Watch, Warning For 20 Counties; Three Counties Remain On Drought Watch
*  [12/7/2020] Comments Invited On Draft Southwestern PA Water Network Vision/Purpose/Goals
*  [11/23/2020] DEP Lifts Drought Watch In 10 Counties, 20 Remain On Watch And 3 On Warning
*  [11/2/2020] DEP Adds One County To Drought Watch, Bringing Total To Thirty
*  [10/26/2020] Agricultural Impacts Of Current PA Drought Conditions
*  [10/26/2020] Managing Your Water Well During a Drought
*  [10/12/2020] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Keeps Eyes On Hurricane Delta For Potential Drought Relief
*  [10/5/2020] DEP Expands Drought Warning To 3 Counties, Drought Watch To 29 Counties
*  [10/5/2020] PA American Water Expands Voluntary Water Reduction Request To New Counties Under Drought Watches And Warnings
*  [10/5/2020] U.S.G.S. Pennsylvania Water Science Center Upgrades StreamStats Information
*  [9/21/2020] PUC Developing Rules To Focus On Preserving Water Resources, Limiting Leaks, Reducing Company Risk, Enhancing Customer Service
*  [9/14/2020] DEP Expands Drought Watch To 18 Counties, Declares Drought Warning For Potter County
*  [9/14/2020] USGS PA Water Science Center: Fall Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Now Available
*  [8/31/2020] PA American Water Urges Customers Under Drought Watch To Use Water Wisely
*  [8/24/2020] DEP Declares Drought Watch For 16 Northcentral, Western PA Counties; First Since 2016-17
*  [8/19/2019] Dept. Of Agriculture Hosting Crop Insurance Webinars, Learn How To Manage Risk From Weather Extremes, Other Risks
*  [7/22/2019] Delaware River Basin Commission Seeks Consultant To Evaluate Options For Additional Water Storage To Meet Low Flow Water Demands In The Basin
*  [6/4/2018] May Environmental Synopsis Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee
*  [5/22/2017] DEP: Drought Indicators Return To Normal In Pennsylvania
*  [4/10/2017] Drought Warning Lifted For Mifflin, Union Counties, Watch Still In Place For 19 Counties
*  [2/20/2017] DEP: Drought Declarations Change For 17 Counties In Pennsylvania
*  [1/23/2017] Delaware River Basin Commission Lifts Basinwide Drought Watch
*  [1/9/2017] Drought Declaration Remains Unchanged In PA After Task Force Meeting
*  [12/19/2016] DEP Extends Drought Warning To 4 More Counties For Total Of 8
*  [12/19/2016] DEP Takes First Steps In Process To Update State Water Plan