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<br />riO, ',01';10 <br />uv:'v;)::> <br /> <br />Appendix 3 <br /> <br />Drought Severity Indicators <br />Sequence of Action <br /> <br />S~verity Indicators: <br />Palmer or <br />Water Availability <br />Index No.'s <br /> <br />Drought <br />Response <br />Phase <br /> <br />Act ions Taken <br /> <br />o to plus indices <br />in all river basins <br /> <br />Normal <br />Conditions <br /> <br />1. Palmer and Water Availabil ity Index <br />maps are generated each month and <br />sent to DODES. <br /> <br />Drought Emerges <br />o to -1.0 <br /> <br /> z. DDDES reviews maps, mon i tors for <br /> drought emergence. <br />Normal 1. DODES monitors maps, discusses trend <br />Cond i t ions with NWS, St. Climatologist and State <br /> Eng ineer. <br />Phase I 1. WATF activated by DODES. <br /> Z. WATF mon i tors trends. <br /> <br />-1.0 to -2.0 <br /> <br />3. WATF provides media with status <br />i nformat ion. <br /> <br />at -Z.O in any <br />river basin <br /> <br />Phase Z <br /> <br />1. WATF prepares Governor's Memorandum <br />of potential drought emergency. <br /> <br />2. Governor's Memorandum activates <br />TF's Z-9 and X. <br /> <br />3. DODES meets with TF chairpersons to <br />outl ine Phase 2 activity. <br /> <br />4. TF's Z-9 make an initial assessment <br />of impact in the drought basin. <br /> <br />5. The Review and Reporting Task Force <br />and DODES make periodic reports to <br />the Governor. <br /> <br />6. TF chairpersons interface with media <br />for their areas of concern. <br /> <br />7. Lead agencies undertake response <br />actions which are within their <br />normal programs and with the re- <br />sources available. <br /> <br />8. The Review and Reporting Task Force <br />del ineates any unmet needs which <br />can not be handled through the <br />normal channels of a lead department. <br /> <br />10 <br />