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<br />- 2 - <br /> <br />and Colorado communities to review flood ordinances, floodplain permits, mapping needs, and <br />flood mitigation project needs. Last year when the snowpack was high the CWCB transmitted <br />via email regular flood outlook updates, and the intent is to build on that effort this year and into <br />the future. One of the exciting new products we are developing with John Henz ofHDR <br />Engineering is a web-based "daily flood threat outlook" specific for Colorado counties. <br />. Veva McCaig, Section Chief, CWCB Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning- <br />Veva is new to the CWCB and is the new co-chair of the W ATF along with Jack Byers. The <br />W ATF has also retained the professional services of John Henz and will benefit from his <br />expertise and knowledge. John will present his assessments and forecasts at future W ATF <br />meetings. The W ATF will be communicating with the DNR Executive Director's Office and <br />with the Governor's Office to relay pertinent flood and drought information. The CWCB, <br />through the Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning administers a grant program for <br />water users that sell, on a retail basis, 2,000 AF of water or more annually. These grant monies <br />are also available to state and local entities to assist in the development of drought mitigation <br />plans. The grant program was approved through the Colorado State legislature's HB 04 1365 <br />(Water Conservation Planning Grant Program) Information about this programs can be found at <br />http://cwcb.state.co.us/owc/index.html. <br /> <br />NRCS Snow Survey Presentation (Mike Gillespie) <br />. The pattern of wet to the north of I -70 and dry to the south of I -70 is the opposite of last year. <br />. February was when most of the basins took at hit to snowpack percentages. Even in the north <br />basins that looked good had snowpack diminish. When you look at graphs of the River Basins <br />month by month you see a slow downward steady decline statewide. <br /> <br />Colorado SNOTEL Snowpack Update Map <br /> <br />~ NRCS <br /> <br />Percent of Average <br />..,50 <br />c::J 130- 1~ <br />c:J1'~"2CJ <br />c:::::J .., - 1 00 <br />c:::::J 70 - .. <br />~50-eE1 <br />.'50 <br /> <br />ProvIsional DarB <br />SUbj6c' f'o Revis/orl <br /> <br /> <br />NalUral Resources. <br />Con!.>ervation Service <br /> <br />Current as of Mar 14. 2006 <br /> <br />O[);Jla ,""y not provllClC.a ...alld me;1$UrO of c:Qf'IdoIlIons <br /> <br />. The statewide graphs compare all the years since 1968. In the last nine years, only one, 2005, has <br />had above average conditions statewide. Even with current storm, much of the state is <br /> <br />Flood Protection . Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />