EnvironmentThe 178 major reservoirs held 63.25% of usable capacity on 12 November, almost 30% less than a year earlier, with Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu under 40% full.
EnvironmentThe Central Water Commission's bulletin shows 178 major reservoirs at 68.58% of capacity, 24.53% below last year, with the Cauvery and Pennar basins deeply deficient.
EnvironmentAfter the driest April-to-September in more than a century, the Environment Agency declared severe drought in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and East and West Sussex, and will step up checks on farm water abstraction.
EnvironmentAfter a snow drought, the North Platte's main irrigation reservoirs hold about 270,000 acre-feet less water than a year ago; DTN's long-range forecast leans towards above-normal precipitation into early 2027 with the strong El Niño.
EnvironmentThe Delaware River Basin Commission's 18-month feasibility study is due to report by mid-2028; in 2024 New York City issued its first drought warning in more than 20 years.
EnvironmentThe Environment Agency lets eligible winter licence holders abstract water through October and simplifies longer-term licences, with many reservoirs under half full after a sixth dry month this year.
EnvironmentWater managers expect Wickiup Reservoir to drop to about 20,000 acre-feet this fall after a severe drought, as North Unit Irrigation District farmers endure an eighth year of reduced water allotments.
EnvironmentThe Bureau of Reclamation had feared 6 percent in August; the eight-reservoir system stood at 11 percent on 18 September against a median of 41.5 percent, and deliveries should end around mid-October as usual.
