DMAC News

November 10, 2008
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 59 N.C. COUNTIES DESIGNATED DISASTER AREAS DUE TO DROUGHT-RELATED CROP DAMAGE... (More...)

October 3, 2008
GOV. EASLEY REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER AID FOR 59 COUNTIES... (More...)

May 29, 2008
GOV. EASLEY WARNS THAT DROUGHT IS NOT OVER... (More...)

February 8, 2008
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES DENR HELPS 11 MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES FIND ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLIES... (More...)

January 14, 2008
GOV. EASLEY ASKS WORST HIT WATER SYSTEMS TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO ENSURE WATER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FUTURE... (More...)

December 20, 2007
GOV. EASLEY DETAILS PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH THE PROLONGED DROUGHT... (More...)

November 23, 2007
GOV. EASLEY SAYS CITIZENS SHOULD CONSERVE DESPITE FORECAST OF RAIN (More...)

October 24, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ENLISTS HELP FROM METEOROLOGISTS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES... (More...)

October 22, 2007
GOV. EASLEY CALLS ON CITIZENS TO CUT WATER CONSUMPTION BY 50 PERCENT... (More...)

October 18, 2007
Regional Drought Meetings Scheduled (More...)

October 15, 2007
GOV. EASLEY CALLS ON CITY OFFICIALS TO LEAD IN HELPING CITIZENS STOP NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USE ... (More...)

October 4, 2007
GOV. EASLEY CALLS FOR INCREASED REGIONAL COLLABORATION AS EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT SPREADS TO 55 COUNTIES... (More...)

September 27, 2007
GOV. EASLEY DISPATCHES ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES ON DROUGHT... (More...)

September 20, 2007
GOV. EASLEY SAYS CONSERVATION MUST CONTINUE EVEN WITH RECENT RAIN ... (More...)

September 13, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ENCOURAGES VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION TO AVOID MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS IN THE FUTURE... (More...)

September 7, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ASKS LOCAL OFFICIALS TO IMPOSE WATER CONSERVATION PLANS... (More...)

August 31, 2007
Lowest Streamflows in More Than 110 Years for Some North Carolina Rivers as Drought Worsens (More...)

August 23, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ASKS ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS TO CUT WATER CONSUMPTION 20 PERCENT AS DROUGHT SPREADS TO ALL 100 COUNTIES - Directs State Agencies Across the State to Stop Non-Essential Water Use (More...)

August 22, 2007
GOV. EASLEY TO SEEK FEDERAL DISASTER AID FOR DROUGHT-STRICKEN FARMERS (More...)

August 16, 2007
GOV. EASLEY SAYS 74 COUNTIES NOW IN EXTREME OR SEVERE DROUGHT... - Expands Water Restrictions for State Agencies and Urges Citizens to Conserve (More...)

August 9, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ASKS RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION - Drought Threatens to Worsen with Relentless Heat Wave (More...)

August 2, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES 27 COUNTIES IN EXTREME AND SEVERE DROUGHT - Expands Executive Directive to State Agencies and Encourages Water Conservation (More...)

June 29, 2007
GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES DROUGHT EXPANDS TO ALL 100 COUNTIES - Urges Water Conservation by Residents and Local Governments Statewide (More...)

June 14, 2007
GOV. EASLEY EXTENDS LIMITS ON WATER USE TO FOUR MORE COUNTIES - Hardest-Hit Areas Of Western N.C. Asked To Implement Conservation Measures (More...)

June 8, 2007
Record Low Water Levels in May for North Carolina Rivers

June 7, 2007
GOV. EASLEY CONTINUES CONSERVATION DIRECTIVE IN 17 WESTERN COUNTIES (More...)

May 31, 2007
GOV. EASLEY EXPANDS NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USE RESTRICTIONS TO 17 WESTERN COUNTIES - Asks Citizens Statewide To Voluntarily Conserve Water As Drought Worsens (More...)

May 24, 2007
GOV. EASLEY DIRECTS STATE AGENCIES IN 12 WESTERN COUNTIES TO STOP NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USE - Asks Citizens To Voluntarily Conserve Water Statewide As Drought Worsens (More...)

April 26, 2007
Parts Of Western North Carolina Now Enduring Severe Drought

March 20, 2007
Officials Stress Water Conservation at Annual Drought Meeting

March 19, 2007
Moderate Drought and Abnormally Dry Conditions Spread Through Most of North Carolina

August 24, 2006
Moderate Drought and Abnormally Dry Conditions Spread in North Carolina

June 29, 2006
Recent Rains Ease Drought Conditions In North Carolina

May 25, 2006
Drought Conditions Worsen In Portion Of Western North Carolina, Ease In East

May 4, 2006
Drought Conditions Persist Despite Recent Rainfall

March 30, 2006
GOV. EASLEY ASKS CITIZENS TO CONSERVE WATER, COMPLY WITH LOCAL WATER RESTRICTIONS. Drought Persists, Worsens in Central North Carolina; Dry Conditions Encompass Entire State (More...)

March 9, 2006
Abnormally Dry Conditions Spread To Entire State

December 8, 2005
Drought Conditions Improve In Central North Carolina

November 3, 2005
Gov. Easley Asks Citizens, State Employees To Conserve Water, Comply With Local Water Restrictions. Drought worsens; dry conditions encompass most areas west of I-95 (More...)

October 13, 2005
Gov. Easley Asks Citizens To Conserve Water, Drought Conditions Remain Despite Rainfall(More...)

May 2, 2005
Message from Woody Yonts, NC Drought Management Advisory Council

May 1, 2005
USGS Drought Report

April 27, 2005
Overview of NC Drought Management Advisory Council Annual Meeting