State and local Drought Response Committee members declared a “moderate” drought for the Savannah River Basin during a meeting Wednesday, September 20, 2006, in Columbia based on the hydrologic conditions in the basin. The state agency members of the drought response committee voted to declare a moderate drought in Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Allendale, Hampton and Jasper Counties. (Maps courtesy of U.S. Drought Monitor)