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<br />HE COLORAdo DROuGln MiTiGATioN ANd RESpON'iE PlA., <br /> <br />Figure 2.2 Drought Plan Implementation Cycle <br /> <br />Nonna. Conditions <br /> <br /> <br />Severe Drought <br /> <br />Government Roles <br /> <br />Federal Government <br />· Provides technical assistance as needed, <br />· Collects and distributes data as needed. <br />· Provides financial assistance when possible, <br /> <br />State Government <br />state agencies take on important roles in the process, <br />They commit resources to: <br />· Designate a Drought Coordinator <br />· Provide personnel and resources to Drought Task <br />Forces <br />· Monitor precipitation, temperature, reservoir <br />storage, snowpack and stream levels <br />· Provide technical assistance to locals <br />· Coordinate the activation and implementation of <br />the plan and the distribution of information to the <br />media and thepublic <br />· Determine impacts and develop response <br />strategies <br />· Broker regional and federal resources when <br />appropriate <br /> <br />Local Governments <br />. Designate a Drought Coordinator. <br /> <br />. Identify areas of concern and report findings <br />through emergency management channels and <br />appropriate state agencies, See state agency <br />contact list in Appendix D, <br /> <br />The plan consists of four <br />components: monitoring, <br />assessment, mitigation <br />and response. <br /> <br />JANUARY 2001 <br /> <br />PAGE 11 <br /> <br />