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 announcement came after a National Drought Group meeting

Commissioners discuss drought updates, well permits, and household water enrollment programs.

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The Cambridge Water Department (CWD) would like to inform the Cambridge community about the latest water drought status. In mid-January, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Energy and Environmental Af...

Kenny Weldon presents his nomination to the committee for the Brazos River Authority.

Boulder teams plan efficient water use strategies due to ongoing drought challenges in Colorado.

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.

Board staff demonstrated an open-source Loading Simulation Program in C++ (LSPC) workflow that pairs calibrated hydrologic models with cleaned diversion records to estimate water supply and demand across 18 California watersheds; a $15 million contract with Paradigm Environmental was cited to expand work and draft model reports will be posted for public review.

The council unanimously adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the Water Shortage Contingency Plan; consultants projected supplies and demand through 2050 and recommended reviewing city-owned wells and advancing meter audits and advanced metering.

Deputy State Engineer Tanya Trujillo told the committee New Mexico is experiencing its lowest snowpack and runoff on record and demonstrated a new drought information portal and 50-year water-action dashboard. Members asked for more detail on forest management, aquifer mapping and grants for brackish desalination.

Town technical adviser Rick (Crater Associates) told the Select Board that Poland Springs voluntarily reduced pumping during an unprecedented drought to keep groundwater above permit 'alert' and 'action' levels; residents pressed for more monitoring and data on Long Pond shoreline loss and private well impacts.

Staff told council the sewer fund’s net position includes significant fixed assets but about $2.6M is spendable; the water fund faces a projected shortfall (~$308,000) because of lower usage, legal costs for drought/augmentation work and delayed project billings.

Appalachian Power told the Bedford County Board of Supervisors that drought conditions have reduced Smith Mountain Lake inflows, triggering lower outflow rules in its FERC‑approved water management plan; a DEQ variance put the project at its lowest allowed outflow (trigger 3) on July 22, and the company said it will remain until lake levels recover.

A lawmaker told a committee that Utah's record drought makes water a top priority and that a recently considered bill will help Ephraim and Centerville get clean water; he also called for further work to address the environmental crisis at the Great Salt Lake.

Harney County Court discussed an implementation collaborative to put community‑based water planning into action, the relationship to Oregon Division 512 curtailment rules, and the governor's drought declaration; court emphasized voluntary local measures, requests for state resources and the need for county‑level commitments.

Veolia’s operations director told the Narragansett Town Council on July 6 that the company issued a wide outdoor water restriction after state drought warnings and months of aquifer deficits; councilors and residents said they learned of the ban through roadside signs and urged clearer coordination with town staff.

Facing drought risk and potential curtailment, the council approved a package of water-supply actions: a contract with Aqualia/MDS for a containerized brackish RO plant, civil work at Owen Stevens, authorized emergency conveyance/pump construction, and later amendments and purchases tied to the Evangeline groundwater program and Lye Ranch water-rights purchase. Staff projected phased water deliveries and estimated customer rate impacts.

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.