Ipswich River Runs Dry

[Will Ward]

Hi all,
Surface water intake for the populated North Shore combined with low rainfall have resulted in the watershed running dry. 

http://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news

My thoughts:
How will water crises in the eastern US provide case studies & evidence supporting further wastewater reclamation & reuse like in the western US & Orange County?

Rationing water for watering laws seems ridiculous since the habitat is suffering--just stop watering lawns during situations like this.

Pics from Bill Sargent & the Storm Surge Public Forum.

Thx, Will

[Liz Barry]

Thanks Will, for this grim news. Any chance you'll be joining us in Vermont for LEAFFEST?

How's the water situation in southeast/appalachia this summer?

Also did you ever get in touch with the person who was moving to Kentucky to work climate change "mesonet" on http://www.kymesonet.org/about.html

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[Will Ward]

Hi Liz, I am not a fan of the rivers running dry & avoidable ethnocentric emergencies/disasters. Hopefully, it encourages policy changes.  Some ongoing work in the PIE Rivers Watershed:
http://www.ipswichriver.org/dams/survey-work-begins-ipswich-mills/

http://ipswich-river.org/low-flows-floods/

http://www.ipswichriver.org/current-conditions/

As for the Southeast, I've been in a bubble somewhat--training, compliance, & NetDMR.  Army Corps of Engineers were presenting on drought potential of middle TN reservoirs in Spring.  Rain fall has been steady enough for the greater Nashville area.  Southern TN/AL/GA borders have not had this luck.

I remember an email about mesonet around 2013-2014 but did not get in touch with them.  I'll see what they're doing.

Will

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