Eight counties are currently in Drought Warning: Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh
Eight counties are in Drought Watch: Adams, Bedford, Bucks, Dauphin, Delaware, Northampton, Perry, York.
Three counties returned to Normal Status: Blair, Montgomery, Philadelphia.
All other counties are in Normal Status.
Mandatory/Voluntary Water Restrictions
Always check with your public water supplier for the latest on voluntary or mandatory water restrictions.
Click Here for a list of public water suppliers with restrictions.
Visit DEP's Drought Information webpage for more information.
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP Watershed Restoration Staff Recognized With Governor's Award For Excellence [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters News: DEP Renews County Clean Water Funding Agreements With Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
-- PennEnvironment Offers Tools Parents, Teachers Can Use To Protect Their Children From The Recent Rollback Of Lead Reporting Standards For Drinking Water In Schools; DEP Offers School Water Lead Testing [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nearly 1 Year Since Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill, Company Sold Its Operations, Wastewater Still At All 3 Facilities [PaEN]
-- USDA Invests $2.8 Million With Fish & Boat Commission To Expand Wildlife Conservation, Outdoor Recreation Access [PaEN]
-- DEP Drought Conditions Update: 3 Counties Return To Normal Status; 8 Counties Remain In Drought Warning [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 18 Webinar On First Investigation Of Stream Health Tool To Track Stream Health [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- PA Capital-Star: Citizens Coal Council Claims DEP Is Falling Behind Reporting On Structure, Stream Damage Caused By Underground Coal Mining
-- WITF - The Spark: PA DEP Releases Draft 2026 Water Quality Assessment For Rivers, Streams, Lakes
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Reminder - Lancaster County Clean Water Project Grant Applications Due Aug. 31
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: A Visit To The Horst Farm To See Conservation Practices In Action
-- WNEP: Sunbury Practices Putting Flood Barriers In Place With Annual Flood Defense Exercise
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: State Of Plastics In The Susquehanna River - They Are Everywhere And Have Become A Major Threat, According To Survey Of Experts, River Users
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bibliography Of Plastics Research Includes Links To 72 Studies Related To Health, Environmental Impacts Of Plastics, Microplastic Particles
-- Republican Herald: Unpredictable Algal Blooms Keep Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area On Alert
[Posted: August 4, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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