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- 2 - Drought Mitigation and Response Plan will be evaluated and recommended within the next year. Rather, this report provides information required by the FEMA statute and regulations to assist the DEM and Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) staff with the 2007 update of the state's Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. For this update, the CWCB, through its OWCDP staff, was responsible for providing relevant updates for the drought portions of the State of Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 2007 Update. The CWCB then contracted with Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. (LRE) to assist in this effort. Working together, the team developed the following strategy to update the drought information for inclusion in the 2007 Update. Updates to the Plan were coordinated with the assistance of members of the W ater Availability Task Force, specifically the chairs of the Impact Task Forces. In the event that the state's Drought Mitigation & Response Plan is activated by the Governor, the ITFs are mobilized as needed to coordinate the assessment of drought impacts as well as appropriate response and mitigation actions. They utilize a broad range of information sources to gather and evaluate data when the impact of drought is beyond local capabilities to cope with it. Staff would like to call your attention to key portions of the Update for your review. Those sections include: Mitigation Strategy Mitigation Actions Coordination of Local Mitigation Planning Plan Maintenance Process These sections address the state's commitment to pursuing certain mitigation strategies and actions and layout a process for the state to coordinate with local governmental entities. The plan maintenance process section identifies a process for monitoring, evaluating, and updating the Plan, and more importantly monitoring the progress of mitigation activities. Recommendation The OWCDP staff recommends that the Board approve the Updated Information Provided in Support of the 2002 Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan and forward to the Colorado Division of Emergency Management for integration into the Colorado Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for ultimate submission to FEMA. Attachments . Updated Information Provided in Support of the 2002 Colorado Drought Mitigation & Response Plan Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning