{"id":67,"date":"2020-11-12T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:38:43","slug":"current-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/current-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought Status and Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; c_icon=&#8221;chevron&#8221; c_position=&#8221;right&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Regional Drinking Water Supply Indicators &amp; Declared Water Supply Status&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;regional-drinking-water-supply-indicator-and-declared-water-supply-status&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"Heading\">Drought Status and Conditions <\/span>(updated weekly)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/docs\/njdi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View PDF Version<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/njdi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drought Indicators\" width=\"800\" height=\"1352\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Reservoir Levels&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;reservoir-levels&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Typically drawn down in summer when customer demands increase, water supply reservoirs are designed to refill in the winter and spring through natural runoff and, in some cases, by pumping water into them. Reservoir storage is just one factor that NJDEP uses to evaluate drought conditions and their impact on regional drinking water supplies. These graphs are updated weekly, but may be delayed based on data availability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/combine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/veolia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/newark.jpg\" alt=\"Newark Reservoirs\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-180 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/north.jpg\" alt=\"North Jersey District Reservoirs\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/jersey.jpg\" alt=\"Jersey City Reservoirs\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/rvsr.jpg\" alt=\"Combined Round Valley Spruce Run Reservoirs\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1316\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/coastal.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal North Combined Reservoirs\" width=\"911\" height=\"671\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Precipitation Statistics&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;precipitation-statistics&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/marfc\/NJPrecipitation90Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Past 90 days Precipitation Departure (National Weather Service)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/marfc\/NJPrecipitation365Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Past 365 days Precipitation Departure (National Weather Service)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climate.rutgers.edu\/stateclim_v1\/nclimdiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Jersey Statewide Monthly Total Precipitation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (The Office of the State Climatologist)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/regional_monitoring\/palmer.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Weekly Drought Palmer Severity Index<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/nj-extreme-months.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Jersey&#8217;s Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Months<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (The Office of the State Climatologist)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Neighboring Areas&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;neighboring-areas&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dgs.udel.edu\/water-conditions-summary-delaware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Delaware Drought Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/lands\/5017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York State Drought Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/dep\/water\/history-of-drought-water-consumption.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York City Drought Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/Business\/Water\/PlanningConservation\/Drought\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pennsylvania Drought Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/drbc\/programs\/flow\/drought-info.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note: DRBC and other states use similar but not identical criteria for setting drought conditions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Questions or comments?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/drought\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion color=&#8221;white&#8221; 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