Planning for Drought

State Drought Plans and Related Documents

Drought Library—Publications by State and Organization

Alabama
Report of the Governor’s Drought Task Force, March 1987

Alaska
Matanuska Valley Moose Range, Management Plan, October 1986

Arizona
Arizona Among States Lacking Statewide Drought Plan
Arizona Drought Emergency 1996 Situation Report, August 31 to September 1996
Arizona Drought Emergency 1996 Situation Report, October 1–October 31, 1996
Arizona Water Conservation Requirements 1980–1990
Demonstrating Water Availability for New Developments, 1986
Draft Management Plan, Tucson Active Management Area, April 1988
Drilling a Well in Arizona, 1986
Drought Hazard Specific Procedures, date unknown
Groundwater Rights in Arizona, 1986
Navajo Nation Drought Contingency Planning Study Phase 1, November 1996
Overview of the Arizona Groundwater Management Code, 1986

Arkansas
Arkansas River Minimum Stream Flow Report by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, adopted September 1990

California
Agricultural Efficient Water Management Practices that Stretch California’s Water Supply, August 1995
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Urban Water Management Plans
California’s Continuing Drought, January 1991
California’s Response to Drought, 1996
California Urban Water Management Planning Act, updated 1994
Demand Offset Programs—Guidelines to Make Them Work, date unknown
Drought Contingency Planning Guidelines for 1989, October 1988
Drought Financial Assistance Programs from the Federal and State Governments: An Update, January 1991
Graywater Guide, Using Graywater in Your Home Landscape, 1994
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Urban Water Conservation in California, 1994
Multi-Agency Emergency Response Procedures for Potable Water Procurement and Distribution, January 1996
Report of the Governor’s Drought Action Team, February 1991
Sample Urban Water Management Plan, 1995
State Drought Water Bank, November 1993
The California Water Plan Update, October 1994
The Continuing California Drought, August 1977
Urban Drought Guidebook, March 1991
Water Conservation in California, July 1994
Water Conservation in California, May 1976
Water Conservation Guidebook no. 6, Agricultural Drought Guidebook, June 1988
Water Conservation Guidebook no. 7, Urban Drought Guidebook, March 1988
Water Conservation News Special 16th Anniversary Edition, July 1996 “Water Conservation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”
Water Transfers in California: Translating Concept into Reality

Colorado
About Drought, 1989
Colorado Drought Briefing Packet, June 1996
Colorado Drought Response Plan Fact Sheet, 1990
Colorado Hazard Mitigation Strategic Plan Comment Draft, September 1996
Drought Response Plan, 1997
The Colorado Drought Response Plan, June 1990
The Colorado Drought Response Plan, 1981

Connecticut
Agricultural Water Users Planning Guidance for Water Conservation and Emergency Contingency Plans, December 1990
An Act Concerning a Connecticut Plan for Public Water Supply Coordination, July 1985
An Act Requiring Water Companies to Prepare Water Supply Plans, January 1985
Connecticut Water Supply Drought Strategy, date unknown
Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Water Users, Planning Guidance for Water Conservation and Emergency Contingency Plan, December 1990
Individual Water Supply Plan Guidance Handbook (working draft), 1988
Final Report of the Water Resources Task Force, February 1995
Regulations Concerning Coordinated Water System Plans, June 1986
Regulations Concerning Water Supply Plans, June 1986
“You Can Conserve Water,” Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, year unknown
Water Companies, Planning Guidance for Emergency Contingency Plans, December 1990
Water Companies, Planning Guidance for Water Conservation, December 1990
Water Shortage in Southwestern Connecticut, April 1981

Delaware
The Management of Water Resources in Delaware, July 1983

Florida
Initial Water Shortage Management Report, Lee and Collier Counties, June 1988
Northwest Florida Water Management District Water Shortage Plan, January 1984
Rules of the Southwest Florida Water Management District Water Shortage Plan, October 1986
Rules of the South Florida Water Management District Draft, 1982
Rules of the South Florida Water Management District Water Shortage Plan, January 1986
St. Johns River Water Management District Water Shortage Plan, January 1984
State Water Use Plan, March 1986
Suwannee River Water Management District Water Shortage Plan, September 1983
Water Policy Draft, Department of Environmental Regulation, April 1988
Water Resources: Part I, State Water Resource Plan; Part II, Permitting of Consumptive Uses of Water; Part III, Regulation of Wells; Part IV, Management and Storage of Surface Waters; Part V, Finance and Taxation; Part VI, Miscellaneous Provisions, 1987

Georgia
State of Georgia 1988 Midsummer Drought Report, August 1988
State of Georgia Water Resources Management Strategy: A Summary Document, 1987

Hawaii
Drought in Hawaii, December 1991
Plan for Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response and Assistance, Volume III, 1990
The El Nino Relationship to Oahu Rainfall, January 1985
Drought of December 1980, February 1981, October 1981
Drought Report South Kohala, Hamakua, Hawaii March, November 1981

llinois
Detecting Drought Conditions in Illinois, 1987
Drought Climatology of Illinois, 1963
Drought Contingency Planning Special Report No. 3 of the Illinois State Water Plan Task Force, June 1983
Drought in Illinois, An Assessment with Recommendations, March 1977
Illinois State Water Plan, January 1984
The 1980–1981 Drought in Illinois: Causes, Dimensions, and Impacts, 1982
The State of Illinois Response to the 1988–1990 Drought, January 1991

Indiana
Preliminary Drought & Natural Disaster Contingency Plan, date unknown
Suggested Ordinance for Community Water Conservation and Rationing, date unknown
Water Resources of Indiana: A Strategy for the Assessment of Water Resource Availability, 1988

Iowa
Water Resources Data Iowa, Water Year 1990
The 1985 State Water Plan, draft, January 1985
The 1985 State Water Plan, January 1985

Kansas
How to Obtain Water from Reservoirs During a Drought, 1988
Kansas Water Plan, Management Section, Sub-section: Large Reservoir Restoration, 1986

Kentucky
Economic Impacts of the 1988 Drought in Kentucky, date unknown
Evaluation of Agency Response to the 1988 Drought, date unknown
Kentucky Water Shortage Response Plan, May 1986
Recent Water Supply Shortages in Kentucky and Their Causes, 1989
Water Supplies in Western Kentucky during 1984, 1986
Western Kentucky Water Supplies and the Impacts of Drought, 1988

Louisiana
After Action Report for Drought 88, October 1988

Maine
Comprehensive Emergency Response Plan for Drinking Water, September 1981
Drought and the Individual Well Owner (brochure), date unknown
Recommended Guidance for Public Water Supplies during Emergency Drinking Water Conditions (brochure), August 1980

Minnesota
Drought 1988 Update, July 7, 1988
Drought of 1988, January 1989
Minnesota Water Plan, January 1991
Preliminary Report to Governor Perpich from the Minnesota Agricultural Drought Task Force, October 1988 Water Laws, Public Water Resources, date unknown
Water Laws, Waters of the State, date unknown
Water Year Data Summary 1989 and 1990, May 1991

Missouri
Directory of State Assistance for Drought-Related Conditions, June 1989
Missouri Water Resource Agencies, December 1995

Montana
Bureau of Reclamation Project Operations, July 1992
Montana Water Plan, December 1990
Options for Drought Response Pertaining to Local Fisheries, 1992
The Governor’s Report Describing the Potential for Drought in Montana for 1995, March 1995
The Montana Drought Relief Assistance Reference Guide, 1992
Water Supply and Moisture Conditions, May 1992
Water Supply and Moisture Conditions, June 1992

Nebraska
Legislative Bill 274, 1991

Nevada
Post Drought Assessment, Report to the Drought Review and Reporting Committee on the Results of the Recommendations Made by the 3 Drought Task Forces That Were Established by the Governor (Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife, and Municipal and Industrial), 1991
Water Conservation in Nevada, 1979

New Jersey
Emergency Water Supply Allocation Plan Regulations, 1988
New Jersey’s Water Emergency, September 1980, April 1982
New Jersey’s Water Emergency, April 1985–1986
New Jersey’s Water Emergency Executive Summary, September 1980–April 1982
State of New Jersey’s Joint BPU and DEP Water Emergency Planning Team Final Report, June 1989
The New Jersey’s Statewide Water Supply Master Plan, April 1982
Water Emergency Surcharge Schedule Rules, March 1990
Water Supply Allocation Plan, March 1990

New York
The 1989 Southeastern New York State Drought, March 1990
New York City Department of Environmental Protection Drought Contingency Plan, date unknown
New York State Drought Preparedness Plan, February 1982

North Carolina
Emergency Operation Plan for Multi-Hazards, Appendix 1 (Drought), draft, date unknown
North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, 1988
Plan of Action Drought Emergencies, Division of Water Resources Roles and Responsibilities (draft), April 1988
The Drought of 1986 in North Carolina, 1986
The Impact of the 1986 Drought on North Carolina Agriculture, 1986
Water Shortage Response Handbook for North Carolina Water Supply Systems, September 1988

North Dakota
Climatic and Hydrologic Aspects of the 1988–1992 Drought and the Effect on People and Resources of North Dakota, 1994
Drought, Excerpt from North Dakota Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 1989
North Dakota Drought Contingency Plan, 1988
North Dakota Emergency Operations Plan, 1987
Procedure for Implementation of Drought Mitigation Measures, April 1991
State Water Plan Executive Summary, 1983

Ohio
Northwest Ohio Water Plan, 1986

Oklahoma
Impacts of the 1988 Drought in Oklahoma, 1988
Oklahoma Drought Action Coordinating Council, August 1988
State Response Actions for the 1988 Drought, 1988

Oregon
Drought Annex to State Emergency Operations Plan, June 1987
Guidelines for Water Curtailment Planning and Program Development Water Utilities, April 1988
Model Water Curtailment Measures for City Water Utilities, April 1988
Statistical Summaries of Streamflow Date in Oregon Vol 1 & 2, 1984
Water Resources Data Oregon, Water Year 1985, Vol. 2, 1987
Water Resources Data Oregon, Water Year 1985, Vol. 1, 1987

Pennsylvania
General Guidelines for an Individual Public Water Supply Drought Contingency Plan, April 1985
Interstate Water Management, Decree of 1954 to the Delaware River Basin Commission, draft, July 1982
Investigation of the Sensitivity, Reliability, and Consistency of Regional Drought Indicators in Pennsylvania, Volume 1, Technical Report, May 1987
Pennsylvania Conservation Implementation Experiences
Pennsylvania Drought Contingency Plan for the Delaware River Basin, March 1985
Pennsylvania Drought Monitoring, 1988
Statement before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives, March 1981

Rhode Island
Drought in Rhode Island: A Preliminary Management Study for Water Shortages, July 1981
Rhode Island Disaster Emergency Assistance Plan, draft, August 1977
Water Supply Policies for Rhode Island Report No. 61, March 1988

South Carolina
1986 Drought Statistics, September 1987
A Drought Index for Forest Fire Control, November 1968
A Report of the South Carolina Drought of 1986, 1987
A Water Plan for South Carolina, 1996
A Water Plan for South Carolina, draft, 1993
Draft of the South Carolina Water Plan, March 1998
Drought Planning and Relief in South Carolina: A Review of the Problems and Present Response Capabilities, December 1978
Drought Planning Response, Statutory Authority: Act No. 63 of 1985
Forest Statistics for South Carolina for 1986, April 1987
General Characteristics of South Carolina’s Climate, April 1987
Governor’s State Water Law Review Committee, December 1982
Groundwater Use Act of 1969: Review and Proposed Amendments, 1969
Impact of Drought, Environmental and Health, December 1986
Impact of the 1986 Drought, 1986
Model Drought Response Ordinance, January 1987
Proposed South Carolina Drought Response Plan, 1983
Protecting Instream Flows, September 1982
Report of the State Commission of Forestry, July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985
Report of the State Commission of Forestry, July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1984
Savannah River Basin Drought Coordination Committee, date unknown
South Carolina Drought, brochure, 1987
South Carolina Forestry Commission Annual Report, 1986–1987
State of South Carolina Monitoring Strategy for Fiscal Year 1988, June 1987
The South Carolina Drought, December 1986

South Dakota
State Drought Recovery Operation Procedures, 1985

Texas
Consideration of an Appropriate Drought Management Plan for the State of Texas, November 1994
Edwards Underground Water District Drought Management Plan, draft, March 1988
Emergency Withdrawal Reduction Plan for the Edwards Aquifier, August 1994
Emergency Withdrawal Reduction Plan for the Edwards Aquifier, Revised, March 1995
Emergency Withdrawal Reduction Plan for the Edwards Aquifier, Revised, August 1996
Guidelines for Municipal Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Planning and Program Development, April 1986
Guidelines for Municipal Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand Management, November 1991
Rio Grande Drought Response Program, September 1995
Texas Water Conditions, April 1988
Texas Water Facts, 1991
Water for Texas Today and Tomorrow, 1990
Water for Texas, Vols. 1 & 2, November 1984
Water Planning for Texas Past–Present–Future, 1984

Utah
State Water Plan, Drought Relief, draft, April 1988
State Water Plan, October 1987

Virginia
Virginia’s Water Supply Statewide Summary and Technical Data, March 1988

Washington
1987–1988 Drought: Economic Impact Report, March 1988
1987–1988 Drought: Economic Impact Report for March 1988, April 1988
1988 Emergency Drought Relief
Initial Drought Action Program for 1988, March 1988
The 1976–77 Drought in Washington State, February 1978
Washington’s Water Resource Program, January 1987

Wisconsin
A Review of the 1976 and 1988 Wisconsin Droughts, January 1989
Drought Emergency Water Allocation Strategy, June 1990
The Drought of 1988
Wisconsin Decision on Drought, February 1977
Wisconsin Drought, February 1977

Wyoming
Drought, 1982
Drought Assistance Programs for Designated Emergency Drought Areas, April 1981

Bureau of Reclamation
Drought Response Activities Report, May 1990
The Drought of 1990 in the Western States and Outlook for 1991, November 1990
Report on the Emergency Drought Act of 1977, April 1987
Water Conservation Plan: Preliminary Draft, February 1991

Corps of Engineers
1991–1992 Draft Annual Operating Plan, 1991
Drought Management Plan: Green River Basin, March 1989
Drought Contingency Plan for Upper Verdigris River, Kansas, May 1990
Drought Contingency Plan, Ohio River Division Office, draft, November 1990
Drought Contingency Planning on Fixed Army Installations, April 1987
Drought Response Plan, Memphis District, October 1988
Emergency Water Planning, Points of Contact, November 1984
Emergency Water Planning Program: Water Hazard Analysis, October 1985
Emergency Water Planning Program: Coordination/Communication Network, October 1985
Emergency Water Planning Program: Interim Response Plan, October 1985
Mississippi River Headwaters Lakes in Minnesota, June 1990
Missouri River Main Stem Reservoir System: Master Manual, September 1989
Savannah District Long Range Drought Contingency Plan, April 1988
Savannah District Long Range Drought Contingency Plan, January 1988
Savannah River Basin Drought Contingency Plan, March 1989
Southeast Drought Action Report, November 1988
Surviving the Drought, 1988, Corps of Engineers Response to Drought Conditions, July 1989
“The Long Dry Summer”, Ohio River Division Drought 88 After-Action Report, 1988

NWS River Forecast Center
Water Supply Outlook for Lower Colorado, March 1991
Water Supply Outlook for Utah, May 1991

Regional Climate Centers
High Plains Climate Center:
The 1988 Drought Review: The High Plains Climate Center
Preliminary Climatic Summary for Nebraska, July 1991
Midwestern Climate Center:
Climate, Agriculture and Drought: Miscellaneous Papers, March 1991
Drought and Climate Change, miscellaneous papers on the 1988 drought and the issues of future climate change, September 1989
Northeast Regional Climate Center:
An Analysis of the Drought of 1988 in the Northeast: The Climatic Conditions and Their Impacts, 1989
New England Climate, July 1991
New York Climate, July 1991
Northeast Climate Impacts—Special Report, July 1991
Southeast Regional Climate Center:
Climate Information Needs in the Southeast United States, July 1989

River Basin Commissions
Columbia River Water Management Report for Water Year 1987

Tennessee Valley Authority
Drought-Related Impacts on Municipal and Major Self-Supplied Industrial Water Withdrawals in Tennessee: Part A & B, 1984
Drought-Related Impacts on Water Uses in North Alabama: Executive Summary, May 1986
Local Drought Management Planning Guide for Public Water Suppliers, May 1988
Water Supplies in Western Kentucky during 1984, 1986
Western Kentucky Water Supplies and the Impacts of Drought, January 1988

United States Geological Survey
Low Streamflow Conditions in the Western States during 1987, 1987

Western States Water Council
A Model for Western State Drought Response and Planning, October 1987

Miscellaneous
Copper River Basin Area Plan for State Lands, December 1986
Drought Management and Preparedness Training Seminar for Asia and Pacific Regions, Final