1.   Frank Keating Declared a drought emergency and instituted a statewide ban on outdoor burning.

2.   A drought emergency was declared Wednesday for seven New Jersey counties, restricting water use for, among other things, lawns, washing paved surfaces and golf fairways.

3.   Delaware declared a drought emergency and imposed restrictions on two-thirds of its residents.

4.   Drought emergencies have been declared in portions of several states as a meager snowfall runoff and limited spring rain extended a four-year pattern.

5.   Gov. James E. McGreevey asked Campbell to draft the new rules as he declared a drought emergency last week.

6.   Gov. James McGreevey asked Campbell to draft the new rules as he declared a drought emergency last week.

7.   Gov. Jane Hull declared a drought emergency last week so ranchers can qualify for tax breaks.

8.   If dryness continued, state officials said, the Governor would issue a drought emergency, in which stringent, mandatory conservation measures would be instituted.

9.   If things continue to worsen, and late winter and spring showers fail to materialize, the city would declare a drought emergency.

10.   In two to six weeks, New York City is expected to declare a drought emergency due to lack of recharge to its upstate reservoirs.