Drought Updates from the Delaware River Basin States
- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection updated its drought declarations on July 29, moving three counties – two in the DRB: Montgomery and Philadelphia – from drought watch to normal conditions. Currently, five PA DRB counties are in drought warning, three are in drought watch and nine are in normal conditions.
- For the rest of the Basin states, all New York DRB counties are in normal conditions, all Delaware counties are in drought watch and all New Jersey counties remain in drought warning.
- Learn more and view an updated map showing state-issued drought declarations in the DRB at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/flow/state-drought-links.html.
- Please also visit PADEP’s drought page for more information: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/water/bureau-of-safe-drinking-water/interstate-water-resources-management-division/drought-information
Additional Links of Interest
- Visit the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center at https://www.weather.gov/marfc/Precipitation_Departures to check out rainfall totals compared to average.
- Visit DRBC’s Hydrosnap portal at https://hydrosnap.drbc.net to get updates on the location of the salt front, as well as reservoir storage and streamflow at key locations in the Basin. Updates daily between 8-9 a.m.
- View additional DRBC hydrology reports at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/flow/hydrologic-reports.html.
Above is a map of the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor (dated 8/4/26) zoomed in and including the Delaware River Basin boundary.