South Carolina DNR Urge Voluntary Water Conservation

As the severe drought lingers, Gov. Mark Sanford is encouraging all South Carolinians to voluntarily conserve water, "As this situation continues, we believe it's incredibly important for all South Carolinians to take individual
initiative in doing what they can to conserve water.

We think these conservation recommendations from DNR are a good step toward that end, and would urge citizens to do what they can at home or at work to impact their own water usage." State and local representatives from the South Carolina Drought Response Committee upgraded the drought level to severe for all counties except Beaufort and Jasper on Sept. 5.

Drought conditions have continued to deteriorate with significant impacts to most of the streams, lakes, and groundwater. For more information about drought, visit the Office of Climatology at www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or contact State Climatologist Hope Mizzell at (803) 734-9568 in Columbia.

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