Drought eases in Upstate

Weekend after weekend of rain has helped ease the area’s drought. The Keowee-Toxaway basin has recovered to Stage 1 drought, the second of five drought stages in the drought management plan low inflow protocol. Still, voluntary water conservation continues to be recommended throughout the basin. Today’s announcement by the Keowee-Toxaway Management Advisory Group requests neighbors on lakes Keowee and Jocassee who withdraw water for irrigation to voluntarily limit their water withdrawals to Tuesdays and Saturdays only.