South Carolina Drought Response Committee improved drought status of counties
8/18/2017 4:51:58 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Abbeville County, SC
Aiken County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Barnwell County, SC
Cherokee County, SC
Chester County, SC
Edgefield County, SC
Fairfield County, SC
Greenville County, SC
Greenwood County, SC
Laurens County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Newberry County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Saluda County, SC
Spartanburg County, SC
Union County, SC
York County, SC
Start Date: 8/15/2017
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The South Carolina Drought Response Committee ended the drought declaration for five counties as of Aug. 11, and Anderson and Oconee counties were upgraded to incipient drought while 11 counties in the Upstate and Central Savannah region remained in incipient drought.
Kingstree News (S.C.), Aug. 15, 2017
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