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Oct 31, 2007
GOVERNOR KAINE ENCOURAGES VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION AND CALLS ON LOCALITIES TO UPDATE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS
- Warns that drought conditions could become acute in the spring of 2008 if lack of rain continues-
Oct 18, 2007
Governor Kaine Issues Statewide Burning Ban -Declares Statewide State of Emergency
Governor Timothy M. Kaine today declared a statewide emergency and enacted a ban on open fires beginning Friday, October 19. The statewide burning ban is the result of drought conditions that have created a serious risk of widespread and dangerous forest fires in every region of the Commonwealth.
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