Citing an extreme drought and 27 grass-fire calls in the last 30 days, the court approved a two‑week county burn ban (rather than a 30‑day ban recommended by emergency management). The ban may be rescinded early if significant rain arrives.

Nicole Rowan, director of Colorado’s Water Quality Control Division, briefed the CWCB on immediate drought‑related water quality risks — pressure drops, boil‑water advisories, harmful algal blooms, and post‑wildfire sediment and chemical threats — and described state funding and regulatory tools available to help systems respond.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to affirm an emergency order that temporarily suspends certain agreed‑order freshwater pass‑through requirements for the Western Reservoir System, citing drought‑of‑record conditions and storage triggers tied to combined reservoir capacity.

The Lake County Board unanimously moved to rescind stage 2 fire restrictions and ratify stage 1 for unincorporated areas, citing persistent drought and an active wildfire; county manager Candace Brans said stage 1 will remain until winter conditions are reliable.

The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 31 to impose an eight-day countywide burn ban effective Aug. 31Sept. 8 due to drought conditions and local fire-chief recommendations; exemptions for certain gas grills, smokers and welding operations were read aloud.

Weatherford staff reported Stage 1 drought restrictions are in effect and the system is currently pumping about 5 million gallons per day from Lake Benbrook; the forecast for a strong El Niño could bring wetter-than-normal fall/winter conditions but staff plans to add pumping capacity if lake levels decline further.

A resident asked the council to place an item on the next agenda to cancel the city's water sales contract with Fermi America and to create a rule preventing future water sales to data-center developers, citing drought concerns.

Council adopted an update to Oakdale's water-conservation ordinance to align with recent state requirements, reducing outdoor irrigation to a three-day schedule and adding water-shortage emergency authority. Staff said the city will pursue education and targeted enforcement before assessing fines.

At the town hall residents raised drought and groundwater contamination concerns; Green Valley SUD said the developer applied for 378,000 gallons per month and pledged monitoring and nonstandard service agreements.

Town staff reported Middletown is in a three-year drought with falling well yields and recommended moving to Code Yellow now and allowing staff to enact Code Orange as conditions require; current usage and spring yields were detailed.

Staff confirmed $470,000 in congressionally directed spending and $32,675,577 in total confirmed funding for the wastewater treatment plant ENR upgrade; town staff recommended evaluating the long-term costs of building a second plant on the dog-park site.

Council members asked for a public 'state of the water' presentation covering drought responses, water-credit leasing from Erie, reuse-tank options (budgeted ~2032 at $5 million) and treatment choices; staff said GAC media changes could remove uranium but disposal adds expense.

An agency official told the commissioners the county is extremely dry and requested a 90‑day burn ban; the court approved the order by voice vote after noting forestry crews are staging in the county.

Eastern Region staff reported plans to trap and transplant 25–30 ruffed grouse to Elk Mountain (Sept. 8–20), ongoing guzzler water-hauling operations (about 25,000 gallons total), and habitat treatments including herbicide application and removal of roughly 2,600 acres of pinyon-juniper near Cherry Springs.

Falmouth water officials told Barnstable County commissioners that Long Pond's intake elevation has fallen and summer irrigation demand is outpacing recovery, and urged regional planning, conservation and possible restrictions to protect firefighting pressure and drinking-water supply.

After the fire chiefs recommended a ban based on KBDI readings, the court voted to implement a county burn ban and provided guidance for allowable contained burns and prescribed-burn coordination.

Fire crews confront a growing national emergencyNearly 50,000 firefighters and disaster personnel, supported by dozens of helicopters, are battling wildfires...

Director Oliver said Elm Street improvements were fully state-funded as a Safe Routes to School project and noted the city remains in significant drought; Director Arnold reported mitigation steps for recent water taste and odor complaints linked to algae in Crystal Lake.

Bolton & Menk engineer Luke Heikala told the council that four new filters for the water treatment plant are on-site and that the first two should be online by the end of October; he also said the Rainy River Basin is at a DNR drought-warning response phase and residents should be asked to conserve voluntarily.

Upper Yampa officials reported reservoirs at about 60% capacity, irrigation contracts abated to roughly 60%, occurrences of fish kills and very high stream temperatures, and expansion of soil‑moisture monitoring to improve forecasting; a meeting participant also warned of domestic wells starting to go dry in valley lowlands.

The CWCB’s drought task force proposed four recommendations for executive action—greening government water-efficiency plans, a state landscape directive, a vehicle-fleet water-use directive, and temporary tax-deadline relief for drought‑impacted businesses and producers—that CWCB staff will advance to the governor, CWCB deputies said.

PADANG BESAR, July 31 (Bernama) — The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) is strengthening its preparedness to face the Super El Nino phenomenon expected to occur in November through continuous monitoring of dams and water treatment plants (WTP) nationwide to ensure that water supply to consumers continues to be guaranteed. SPAN Emergency and Risk Preparedness Committee (JKKR) chairman Sulaiman Kamisan said his party, together with related agencies, also conducted working visits to several dams in Kedah and Perlis to assess the current situation of raw water sources. “We want to ensure that water supply sources are sufficient and mitigation measures […]

Council approved an amendment removing the city’s automatic requirement to mirror Rockingham County drought declarations, allowing Harrisonburg to base drought declarations on its own water sources and DEQ regional determinations.