Virginia DEQ
Home MenuCurrent Drought Status: Normal
There are no Drought Stage Declarations currently in effect.
DEQ monitors and evaluates hydrologic and water supply conditions and evaluates drought conditions following guidance in the Virginia Drought Assessment and Response Plan - which can be found under Resources. The Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force (DMTF) is responsible for making recommendations for Drought Stage declarations. The most recent Drought Management Task Force Report can also be found under Resources.
DEQ uses the indicators shown below to gauge the presence and severity of hydrologic drought across 13 Drought Evaluation Regions. The Current Drought Conditions Map displays the status of each of these indicators for each region.
Drought Indicators and key to Drought Map:
- Precipitation (Prcp)
- Groundwater Levels (GW)
- Streamflow (Flow)
- Reservoir Levels (Res)
