This directory points to water restriction and drought updates for the the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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- Anacostia Watershed Network
- Provides comprehensive information on the Anacostia Watershed. The Anacostia Watershed is located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. The Anacostia River is one of our nation's capital's major rivers.
- 376 clicks since 13-Oct-1999
- Maryland : Manditory Statewide Restrictions
- Seeking to conserve dwindling water supplies resulting from Maryland's worst`` drought since the 1930's, Governor Parris N. Glendening today placed mandatory restrictions on water usage`` throughout the State. After studying the recommendations of his Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee, Governor`` Glendening released an Executive Order which requires all Marylanders to limit their water use. The mandatory`` restrictions replace voluntary measures which the Governor had implemented last week, and take effect on a statewide`` basis immediately.
- 487 clicks since 9-Aug-1999
- U.S. Climate Monitoring
- NCDC's Climate Monitoring Branch now produces weekly products to augment our standard monthly products.
- 256 clicks since 28-Aug-2002
- United States Drought Monitor
- Tracking drought blends science and art. No single definition of drought works for all circumstances, so people rely on drought indices to detect and measure droughts.
- 326 clicks since 28-Aug-2002
- Virginia Drought Watch
- We are seeing record minimum flows at streamgages in the Shenandoah, Rappahannock, York, James, and Chowan River basins. Most of the records being broken were set during previous droughts at this time of year. While conditions statewide are not as bad as during the drought of 1930-32, more people using more water means increased demands on available supplies.
- 364 clicks since 31-Jul-2000
- Water Resources of Virginia (USGS)
- Virginia daily streamflow and other hydrologic information
- 337 clicks since 28-Dec-1999
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