1981 CO Drought Plan

• Title: The Colorado Drought Response Plan
• Date: 5/15/1981
• Description: Colorado Drought Response Plan
• Basin: Statewide
• Drought Mitigation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

- Determine requirements for routine and special reports.
- Respond to special data requirements of the other Assess-
ment Task Forces.
- Identify resource information gaps and make recommendations
to address same.
IMPLEMENTATION (Action Plan) , Based on the various resource information
capabilities, data banks, and presently disseminated Water Availability
Reports indicated in Appendix 1 , the Water Availability Task Force will
take the following actions to carry out its tasks:
1 . On a monthly basis , routinely provide a Water Availability Report
comprised of information on snowpack/precipitation, stream flow,
reservoir storage levels, water availability and Palmer Indexes,
and forecasted weather. The basis of this report will be:
- Snowpack/precipitation, stream flow, and reservoir
storage levels:
1 February through 1 June - Monthly Water Supply
Outlook published by SCS, as supplemented.
1 June to 1 February - Data provided by the National
Weather Service and the Division of Water Resources.
- Palmer Index, as provided by the National Weather Service.
- Water Availability Index, as developed by the Division of
Water Resources.
- Weather forecasts, as provided by the National Weather
Service.
2. Provide supplemental reports whenever a significant weather event
occurs or a special report requirement exists.
3. Coordinate special data requirements of the other Drought Assess-
ment Task Forces with resource agencies.
4. Each Water Availability Task Force Agency will continue to publish
and disseminate its normal reports.
5. Continuous emphasis will be placed on improvement of the Task
Force's capability to provide accurate and timely assessments
of water availability.
6. The Task Force will meet at the call of the Chairperson.
7. Adjustments to the Action Plan will be made as necessary, with the
approval of the Task Force.