Saturday morning will likely reach the Action Stage.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Drought throughout the Potomac Watershed
from the ICPRB:
River Report – Drought Watch declared for DC Metro Area
On Monday, the Drought Coordination Committee of the Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG) declared a Drought Watch for the DC Metro area which calls for voluntary water conservation measures by the region’s residents and businesses. This is the second level in COG’s four-stage regional drought response plan.
Read ICPRB’s News Release about the Drought Watch >>>
The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor map shows almost 90% of the watershed is experiencing moderate to extreme drought conditions. The extreme drought conditions are concentrated in the western part of the watershed.
Governor Justice of West Virginia declared a state-wide State of Emergency due to impacts from drought.
At least 92 counties and cities in Virginia are in either Drought Watch or Drought Warning status.
The Maryland Department of the Environment declared a Drought Watch for the western part of the state.
Most smaller jurisdictions across the Potomac watershed are a asking folks to voluntarily minimize their water use to reduce the stress on local streams and groundwater. Some cities are imposing mandatory water restrictions.
A Comprehensive Look at Water Use in the Potomac Basin
When the Potomac Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan identified a possible inadequacy in the understanding of water-use on a watershed-wide level, ICPRB staff looked into it. The resulting paper, recently published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association, investigated if the full spectrum of water uses is known — and needed — in order for sustainable management of water resources.
Read the report: Evaluation of reported and unreported water uses in various sectors of the Potomac basin for the year 2017 >>>
Monday, August 5, 2024
Registration Open for the 2024 Potomac Conference
**Registration is Open**
2024 Potomac River Conference: Reeling in the Challenge of Aquatic Invasive Species.
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
October 17, 2024
River View at Occoquan in Lorton, VA.
Join the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin for a conference that will expound on the science, policy, and management of invasive fishes and other aquatic species in the Potomac River basin.
Click here for a PDF of the agenda >>>
Click here for more information and registration details >>>
Our relationship with invasive, non-native aquatic species in the Potomac River basin is complicated. Alarms are sounded and eradication efforts mobilized for some species (zebra mussels, blue catfish), while concerns about other non-native species fade as they fill empty ecological niches (Asiatic clams) or become prized fisheries (smallmouth bass). The goal of this effort is to convene a one-day, in-person conference to enhance awareness of the ecological roles that aquatic invasive species have or could assume in the Potomac River basin and the adverse impacts they impart when natural controls are missing.
The day will start out with an invasive species case study of blue catfish and lead into research on other invasive species in the Potomac River.
We have extended the deadline for poster presentations. Please submit an abstract if you are interested in having a poster at the event.
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