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<br />· Created an increase in the rates for hydroelectric power.
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<br />· Affected the population and distribution of wildlife. This, in turn, has affected the
<br />economy due to a lower than normal number of hunters and fishermen.
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<br />· Affected wildfire by providing a greater fuel source (dried out plants) and diminished
<br />fire-fighting capacity (the closing off of wells has left less water to fight fires).
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<br />· Increased the volume of noxious weeds, because they are now growing in areas that
<br />no longer can support crops.
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<br />While the crop insurance loss data covers a variety of perils, it is indicative of the types
<br />of agricultural impacts that drought can have upon the planning area. The Planning Team
<br />has on file, with each County Emergency Manager, a detailed listing of the cause of
<br />losses resulting in these totals, where the drought losses could be separated from the other
<br />cause of losses.
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<br />TOTAL CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE/CLAIMS: 1980-2001: NCIS Data
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<br />COUNTY LIABILITY PREMIUM LOSS
<br />Cheyenne 40,578,442 6,488,308 25,417,815
<br />Elbert 3,344,775 536,065 1,670,516
<br />Kit Carson 94,386,097 9,913,753 45,760,024
<br />Lincoln 13,545,618 2,172,351 6,764,911
<br />Logan 47,723,953 4,506,051 17,936,045
<br />Morgan 40,690,648 3,334,264 15,400,629
<br />Phillips 45,085,255 4,213,333 18,200,278
<br />SedQwick 19,723,896 1,698,597 7,496,149
<br />Washington 36,939,414 4,430,908 17,194,372
<br />Weld 60,645,570 5,673,363 24,176,502
<br />Yuma 76,348,828 6,559,521 33,698,482
<br />TOTALS 479,012,496 49,526,514 213,715,723
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