Interagency Drought Workgroup
The Interagency Drought Workgroup (IDW) is the entity responsible for actively monitoring water conditions and recommending drought declarations and mitigation actions to the Office of the Governor and state agency commissioners, under the authority of the WPC in accordance with the Connecticut Drought Preparedness and Response Plan.Connecticut's Interagency Drought Workgroup (IDW) consists of representatives from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Office of Policy and Management, and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. The members of the IDW are as follows:
- Martin Heft, Chairman - Office of Policy and Management (OPM)
- Ken Dumais - Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) / Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP)
- Doug Hoskins - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
- Eric Lindquist - Department of Public Health (DPH)
- Maria Szul - Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)
- Eileen Underwood - Department of Agriculture
Visit the Connecticut Drought Information Center for more drought information.
Interagency Drought Workgroup Contact / State Drought Coordinator: Rebecca Dahl, rebecca.dahl@ct.gov
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Interagency Drought Workgroup Meetings
All meetings will take place at 1 pm on the first Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted.
2025 Meetings
- January 9, 2025* | *note second Thursday of the month
- February 6, 2025
- March 6, 2025
- April 3, 2025
- May 8, 2025* | *note second Thursday of the month
- June 5, 2025
- July 3, 2025
- August 7, 2025
- September 4, 2025
- October 2, 2025
- November 6, 2025
- December 4, 2025
Access recent Interagency Drought Workgroup meeting documents here