| Washington State and Federal Agencies
Access Washington – Drought Emergency
Federal Crop Insurance Program
State of Washington, Office of the Governor
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Washington State Department of Agriculture Drought 2005
Washington State Department of Ecology, Water Resources
Washington State Department of Health, Archive of 2005 Drought Activities
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Resource Protection
Washington Water Research Center
Washington Water Supply Information
Washington’s Water
Washington State University Extension Energy Program
Washington State University Farm Family Support Network
Weather Forecasting
Intellicast Spokane Radar
National Weather Service
National Weather Service – Spokane
National Weather Service Regional Climate Maps
NOAA Extreme Weather and Climate Events
NOAA Precipitation Forecasts
NOAA Regional Climate Centers
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Global Climate Change
U.S. Climate at a Glance
USDA-NRCS, National Water and Climate Center
Washington DOT Traffic Website
Washington Historical Climate Summaries
World Climate
Drought Monitoring
Drought Monitor: Current Conditions
National Drought Mitigation Center
National Weather Service, U.S. Drought Assessment
NOAA Drought Information Center
Palmer Drought Index
USDA-NRCS Defending Against Drought
USGS Drought Watch
U.S. Soil Moisture Conditions
Stream Flow, Reservoir Levels, and Snow Pack Information
Washington State Department of Ecology River and Stream Flow
Monitoring
National Weather Service, Northwest River Forecast Center
State Basin Outlook Reports
USDA-NRCS National Water and Climate Center, Water Supply Forecasts
USDA-NRCS SNOTEL Information
USGS Drought Watch
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Storage Reservoirs in the Yakima Basin
U.S. Geologic Survey Daily Streamflow Map
Fire
Firewise: wildland-urban interface
National Fire Maps
National Interagency Fire Center
US Fire
U.S. Vegetation Health and Fire Risk index site
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Fire Information
Irrigation
Scheduling (Agriculture)
Center for Irrigation Technology
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Weather Network, AgriMet
Public Agricultural Weather System (PAWS)
Washington Scientific Irrigation Scheduling (SIS)
Wateright
Washington State University, Tree Fruit Irrigation
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Water Conservation Field Services
Irrigation Scheduling (Turf and Landscapes)
Landscape Irrigation Tutorials
Wateright
Water Efficient Landscaping
Conserving Water Outside and Natural Landscaping
Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
Home Use of Graywater and Rainwater (AZ)
Irrigation Rebates
King County Rain Barrel Information and Sources
Scheduling and Water Budget Calculators
Water Efficient Plant List
Home (Indoor) Water Conservation
California Urban Water Conservation Council
H2Ouse – Water
House
H2Ouse – Water Saver Home
Marin, California water conservation
Saving Water Partnership
Seattle Public Utilities
Washington State Department of Ecology
Water - Use it Wisely
Your Water Footprint
Forest Resources
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Backyard Forest
Stewardship
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Resource Protection
Emergency Assistance
Extension Disaster Education Network
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
FSA Disaster Designation and Declaration Process
USDA, Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet Data
Hydroelectric Power Generation
Bonneville
Power Administration – Pacific Northwest Hydropower
Projects
Other State and University Resources on Drought
Canada Drought Watch
Colorado Drought Monitoring
Idaho Drought Resources
North Dakota State University Extension, Coping With Drought
University of Idaho, Reducing Exposure to Drought Risk in Potato Production Systems
Utah State University
Drought Policy Information
Mitigating Drought
Western Governors’ Association Drought Program and Policies
Frequently Asked Questions About Drought
Updated
May 31, 2007 |