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May 31, 2012
SC Drought Response Committee conference call on June 6
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct a South Carolina Drought Response Committee conference call on Wednesday, June 6 at 10 a.m. The purpose of the drought conference call is to evaluate the drought status statewide. The committee will review climatic data, streamflow and lake level data, and drought impacts. Seven Upstate counties (Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbeville, McCormick and Edgefield) are in severe drought and the remaining counties are in moderate drought.
Instructions for participating in the call are as follows:
- Dial-in Number: 1-626-677-3000
- Participant Access Code: 2697018
Contact South Carolina State Climatologist Hope Mizzell in Columbia at (803) 530-5793 or e-mail at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov for more information.
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