Illinois Drought Response Task Force

The Illinois Drought Response Task Force (DRTF) was organized in 1983 under the recommendation of the State Water Plan Task Force that existing state and federal programs for drought and emergency interruption of supplies be organized and in a state of readiness. The DRTF is co-chaired by the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Office of Water Resources and the Manager of the Public Water Supply Section of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, with many other agencies represented, including the Illinois State Water Survey.