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OWCDP Section - Colorado Drought & Water Supply Assessment
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<br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />. Department of Natural Resources <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />~eg WaIcher, DNR Executive Director <br />"d Kuharich, CWCB Director April 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />DROUGHT MITIGATION AND RESPONSE PLAN <br /> <br />The Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan <br />provides a systematic means for the state of Colorado to <br />reduce the impacts of water shortages. The Plan does not <br />create a new government entity to deal with drought, but <br />provides a means for coordinating the efforts of public and <br />private entities that would be called upon to deal with <br />drought impacts. <br /> <br />Components of the Plan <br /> <br />Monitoring the Current Drought Situation <br /> <br />Monitoring is ongoing and is accomplished by monthly <br />meetings of the Water Availability Task Force (W A TF) to <br />share information, discuss projections and assess the water <br />situation. The W ATF is comprised of Colorado's water <br />supply specialists from state, local and federal governments <br />and experts in climatology and weather forecasting. This <br />. force monitors snowpack, precipitation, reservoir <br />rage and streamflow and provides a forum for sharing the <br />water availability information. The Plan is activated by the <br />Governor when drought conditions, monitored by the <br />W ATF, reach significant levels. <br /> <br />Assessing the Impacts of Drought <br /> <br />In an emergency, specialized Impact Task Forces (ITFs) are <br />activated as needed by the Governor to coordinate the <br />assessment of drought impacts, appropriate responses to <br />drought and mitigation actions. These Task Forces convene <br />to determine impacts within specific sectors that effect the <br />environment and economy. ITF members are technical <br />experts from the following groups: municipal water, wildfire <br />protection, agricultural industry, tourism, wildlife, economic <br />impacts, energy loss, water availability, health, and Review <br />and Reporting Task Force. <br /> <br />The Review and Reporting Task Force (R&RTF) <br />coordinates the assessment activities being performed by the <br />ITFs. This task force led by Don Ament, Commissioner of <br />Agriculture, and composed of chairpersons of the W A TF <br />and the ITFs. This Task Force reviews reports from the <br />W A TF and ITFs, aggregates assessments and projections, <br />evaluates overall conditions, develops recommendations for <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />drought response and makes timely reports to state <br />leadership, the media, the response agencies and others. <br /> <br />Responding to Recommendations <br /> <br />Upon the identification of drought conditions, which cannot <br />be abated under normal operating procedures of state <br />government, the Governor issues a proclamation of a disaster <br />emergency to create an Interagency Coordinating Group <br />(ICG). The response process consists of several lead state <br />agencies and an ICG. The ICG is comprised of senior <br />management representatives from lead response agencies. <br />The ICG ensures the coordination of drought response <br />activities both at a regional and local level. Additionally, the <br />ICG reviews unmet needs identified by task forces and lead <br />agencies and identifies and recommends the means to meet <br />those needs. The ICG coordinates with the Executive Branch <br />and the state legislature to determine when its own <br />deactivation should occur. <br /> <br />Mitigating Activities <br /> <br />Drought mitigation is an ongoing activity in Colorado <br />through emergency preparedness planning and evolving <br />water resources policy and management that includes the <br />following: <br /> <br />· Improve water availability monitoring <br /> <br />. Increase public awareness and education <br /> <br />· Augment water supply <br /> <br />· Facilitate watershed and local planning <br /> <br />· Reduce water demand/encourage conservation <br /> <br />. Impact reduction <br /> <br />The CWCB's Drought & Water Supply Assessment, to be <br />conducted in the fall 2002, will detennine whether the state <br />has enough water to meet existing and future needs. The <br />primary goal with collecting information through the <br />Assessment is to analyze and summarize it while providing <br />justification for initiatives that drive future resource <br />allocation to benefit local communities susceptible to <br />drought <br /> <br />For more information about this or other water resources topics you can contact the CWCB at: <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721, Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441. Fax: (303) 866-4474, Internet: www.cwcb.state.co.u <br />
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