Transylvania County, along with many other counties in Western North Carolina, is experiencing a significant lack of rainfall. This is causing concerns among our citizens. Our Extension office has put together a list of websites that contain important information pertaining to drought.

Advisories/Current Condition/Information Statewide:

http://www.ncdrought.org/ (NC Drought Management Advisory Council)

http://www.ncagr.com/drought/ (NC Dept of Agriculture)

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/ (NC Extension Disaster page w/ links for drought and other disasters)

Links to Information from other states:

http://www.eden.lsu.edu/ (National Extension Disaster Education Network w/ drought links to NC and other states)

Agricultural Drought Info:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/drought/ (NC Ext drought page from the disaster page above)

Home and Garden Water Conservation:

http://www.p2pays.org/water/CitizensLinks.asp (Water Conservation Home Tips)

http://p2pays.org/water/topten.asp (Top 10 List for Home water conservation)

http://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/content/HomeWaterIssues (Home water conservation and treatment fact sheets..also info on wells)

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/crd/septicsystems.html (septic system fact sheets)

http://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/content/WaterQualityandNaturalResourcesLinksandInformation
(Water quality and natural resources page...info on springs etc.)

http://www.h2ouse.org/ (Top 5steps to take, Water budget calculator, Garden guide etc.)

http://www.awwa.org/awwa/waterwiser/dripcalc.cfm (Waterwiser Drip calculator)

http://savingwater.org/

http://www.drinktap.org/consumerdnn/ (adult and student water education info)

Water Conservation for Restaurants

http://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/88/waterconservation_restaurants.doc

USGS Stream and Ground Water Monitoring for Transylvania County:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv/?site_no=351808082374302&PARAmeter_cd=72019,72020,61055
(Groundwater @ Blantyre)

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv/?site_no=351709082434101&PARAmeter_cd=72019,72020,61055
(Groundwater @ Pisgah Forest)

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv?03439000 (French Broad Stream guage @ Rosman)

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv/?site_no=03443000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
(French Broad stream gauge @ Blantyre)

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv?03441000 (Davidson River gauge @ Asheville Hwy bridge)