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<br />(c) <br /> <br />develop computerized economic data banks and simulation models <br />to aid in answering the "where" and "how much" questions <br />pertaining to the fiscal impacts of drought. <br /> <br />4.2 Future Drought Management in Colorado <br /> <br />. A basic ingredient in "drought-proofing" Colorado is contingency <br />~lannin1 which can facilitate and expedite crisis decisionmaking. <br />he fo lowing are recommended organizational elements to be <br />considered in a drought contingency planning effort: <br /> <br />(a) <br /> <br />facilitate state aqency resource reallocation to drought <br />activity through the identificatlon of agency resources, the <br />,delineation of agency roles and functions, and the recognition <br />of "action threshholds" at which specific conditions trigger <br />specific actions; <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />maintain the decentralized management concept with a central <br />State drought coordination office closely tied to the <br />Governor; <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />install substate management organizations only in regions <br />where the citizenry perceives a need for drought mitigation <br />activities. <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />take a flexible approach in choosing the most suitable sub- <br />state organization to manage the drought in each region; <br />statewide uniformlty is not necessary. <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />promote agricultural, municipal, and domestic water <br />conservation practices now to ease drought impacts later~ <br /> <br />6 <br />