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R <br />➢ Information about long -term variability <br />Erin <br />➢ More conservative in modeling in the past <br />Chad McNutt's Group <br />Impacts of 2002 drought <br />➢ Social impact: Awareness of reduced resources, acceptance of water restrictions <br />➢ Panic among reservoir managers <br />➢ Reduced tourism <br />➢ Different perceptions of drought, slow reaction time <br />➢ Uncoordinated water restrictions /response <br />➢ Low revenue for municipalities <br />➢ Lost revenue for green industry <br />➢ Ranching /farming: U.S. Forest Service reduced permitting of livestock grazing on USFS <br />lands <br />➢ Increased fire danger, major fire season in 2002 <br />➢ Increased awareness /preparedness as a result of 2002 drought event <br />➢ Greater interest in funding water conservation initiatives <br />➢ Reduced water quality as a result of fires <br />➢ Political: Messaging was not coordinated; need better communication to public and <br />politicians <br />➢ Cost of water withdraws increased <br />What could have been avoided, done differently or is there specific information that could have <br />been helpful to avoid the negative impacts? <br />➢ Better coordination among water providers for restrictions. Role of state is to <br />coordinate a restriction schedule that makes sense. <br />➢ Better understanding of the indicators and triggers of drought and communication of <br />these to the public and policy makers. <br />➢ Water providers have better understanding of demand from their customers <br />➢ Data sharing is needed among water providers <br />➢ Must have a consistent message regarding restrictions <br />➢ No water sharing among providers <br />➢ Better forecast for agricultural sector that incorporates water rights <br />Things that went right, or impacts that were avoided <br />➢ Water sharing in Gunnison /S. Platte <br />➢ Water providers came to (albeit too late) a consistent set of restrictions (this was <br />through the Landscape Monitoring Task Force) <br />➢ People used less water, became more aware of the value of water (e.g. new tap fees of <br />— $35K) <br />➢ More water conservation in building industry <br />➢ Better water conservation planning <br />➢ Green industry educating on water efficiency <br />➢ USFS managing for drought years instead of non - drought years <br />