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.

2024 Meeting Schedule Agendas Meeting Record Other Documents and Notes
January 4, 2024 Agenda Recording
Minutes

November 2023 Conditions
December 2023 Conditions

February 8, 2024*- CANCELLED N/A N/A N/A
March 7, 2024 - CANCELLED N/A N/A N/A
April 4, 2024 Agenda Recording
Minutes
January - March 2024 Conditions

May 9, 2024* - CANCELLED

N/A N/A *second Thursday of the month
June 6, 2024 Agenda

Recording
Minutes

April & May 2024 Conditions
July 11, 2024* Agenda Recording
Minutes
June 2024 Conditions
*second Thursday of the month
August 8, 2024* - CANCELLED
N/A N/A *second Thursday of the month
September 5, 2024 - CANCELLED N/A N/A
October 3, 2024
Agenda Recording
Minutes

July 2024 Conditions

August 2024 Conditions

September 2024 Conditions

November 7, 2024
December 5, 2024