South Carolina Current Drought Status
State Climate Office 803-734-9100
NEWS RELEASE DNR News 803-734-3815
August 29, 2008
S.C. Drought Response Committee Meeting, September 16, 2008
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will convene the South Carolina Drought Response Committee on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held at the Greenville County Council Building, Council Chambers, located at 301 University Ridge in Greenville, SC.
The purpose of the drought meeting is to evaluate the drought status statewide. The committee will review climatic data, streamflow and lake level data, and drought impacts. Local response to the on-going drought will also be reviewed to determine if additional actions are needed to insure sustainable water supplies.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 803-734-9568 or email me at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov.
Governor Continues to Urge Water Conservation.
For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.
Table of all counties and drought status.
Drought Response Committee Meeting Sign-In sheet.
Discussion:
GOVERNOR ASKS CITIZENS TO HEED CALL FOR VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
Columbia, S.C. - August 15, 2008 - Following his tour earlier this week of Pickens County in the state's most severely drought-stricken region, Governor Sanford again today urged citizens to take water conservation measures upon themselves and voluntarily conserve water in advance of any state requirement.
"Whether or not you're being impacted right now with any restrictions, it's important for people to know that this drought situation is very real and that folks in the Upstate, particularly farmers, are hurting right now," Gov. Sanford said. "To that end, I'd again urge all South Carolinians - particularly those in the Upstate - to take individual initiative to conserve water. I can't emphasize enough the importance of doing so now if we want to avoid restrictions later on."
On Wednesday, the governor asked that all but two of South Carolina's counties be declared federal disaster areas. Gov. Sanford noted in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer that more than 30 percent of this year's harvest of corn, hay and pasture crops have already been lost because of the drought.
The state Drought Response Committee has also asked residents in the 14-county extreme drought area to voluntarily conserve water, and some water systems imposed mandatory restrictions on certain water usage. The state Department of Natural Resources has also issued a number of tips for water conservation, which can be found at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/Drought/Drought_press/release_Jul21_2008.php.
For more drought information contact State Climatologist Hope Mizzell in Columbia at (803) 734-9568 or e-mail MizzellH@dnr.sc.gov.
Drought Status Table
| Current Drought Status by County |
|---|
| Normal |
Incipient |
Moderate |
Severe |
Extreme |
County
Status |
County
Status |
County
Status |
County
Status |
County
Status |
|---|
ABBEVILLE
Extreme |
AIKEN
Moderate |
ALLENDALE
Moderate |
ANDERSON
Extreme |
BAMBERG
Moderate |
BARNWELL
Moderate |
BEAUFORT
Moderate |
BERKELEY
Incipient |
CALHOUN
Moderate |
CHARLESTON
Normal |
CHEROKEE
Extreme |
CHESTER
Severe |
CHESTERFIELD
Moderate |
CLARENDON
Moderate |
COLLETON
Moderate |
DARLINGTON
Moderate |
DILLON
Moderate |
DORCHESTER
Incipient |
EDGEFIELD
Extreme |
FAIRFIELD
Severe |
FLORENCE
Moderate |
GEORGETOWN
Normal |
GREENVILLE
Extreme |
GREENWOOD
Extreme |
HAMPTON
Moderate |
HORRY
Incipient |
JASPER
Moderate |
KERSHAW
Severe |
LANCASTER
Severe |
LAURENS
Extreme |
LEE
Moderate |
LEXINGTON
Moderate |
MARION
Moderate |
MARLBORO
Moderate |
MCCORMICK
Extreme |
NEWBERRY
Extreme |
OCONEE
Extreme |
ORANGEBURG
Moderate |
PICKENS
Extreme |
RICHLAND
Moderate |
SALUDA
Extreme |
SPARTANBURG
Extreme |
SUMTER
Moderate |
UNION
Extreme |
WILLIAMSBURG
Incipient |
YORK
Severe |
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Sign-In Sheet
SC Drought Response Committee Meeting, August 29, 2008
Sign-In sheet |
|---|
| Name & Agency | Name & Agency |
|---|
Greg Henderson
Hal Beard - SCDNR Fisheries
Bill Payne - Savannah River Nucleur Solutions
Chris Sowell
Warren Harris - Town of Salem
Bobby Brock - Marlboro Water Co.
Scott Holland - Duke Energy
John Baker - International Paper
Tom Couch - City Of Camden
Elbert Warren - Darlington County W&SA
John Westcott - Spartanburg Water
Dennis Chastain - Drought Committee
Bill Stroud - Ft. Mill
Brad Powers - Drought Committee
Andrew Wachob - SCDNR
George Hatcher - Gov Office
Anthena Strickland - PDRC - Domtar Paper
Sue G. Schneider - Spartanburg Water
Reg Williams - Drought Committee
Francis M. Tubolino - SCEMD
Lynn Stovall - Greenville Water System
Scott Willer - Anderson Regional Water
Kirstin Dow - USC - Department of Geography
Larry Bowling
Fred Boatwright - Orangeburg DPU
Eric Odom - Orangeburg DPU
|
Louvenia Morrison - National Weather Service
Gregory Lambouty - National Weather Service
David Glenn - National Weather Service
Jerry Lindeman CFS
Joey Holleman - The State
Marion Rizer - CS&WCD
Chris Bickley - Lowcounty 606
Steve Hammond
Mark Bruce
David Merryman
Tom Clements - Friends of the Earth
Bob Knight - Greenville Water System
Jim Shoemaker - Greenville Water System
Andy Fairey - Drought Committee
Bill Taylor - Town of Cheraw
Greg Lucas - SCDNR
Pickens Williams - Drought Committee
Theron Dewitt - Conservation District
Stuart Ames - Drought Committee
Mickael McShnane - DNR Chairman
Monica Linnenlink - SCDNR
Darryl Jones - Forestry Commission
Evelyn Johnson - SCDNR
Hope Mizzell - SCDNR
Steven J. de Kozlowski - SCDNR
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Find out more about the State Climatology Office at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.
