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

- Enlist the involvement of appropriate individuals involved
in the use of economic simulation models to project drought
related economic impacts on a regional and statewide basis.
See Appendix 2 for a consensus of the applicability of current
models and a list of some key individuals involved in Economic
modeling in the State as of May 1981 .
- Identify assessment resource gaps and necessary tools for
effective assessment procedures, take action to meet these
assessment needs.
- Provide recommendations for mitigation and response to actual
and potential economic drqu9h_t impacts,,
Operational/Procedures
Assessments. Task Force will use the present resource capabilities of
its member agencies to accomplish its assessment, Resources will be
focussed on generating assessments on the particular regions of the State
most adversely affected by the drought.
Reports. Monthly assessment reports will be developed and submitted to
the Review and Reporting Task Force as well as to lead response agencies.
Significant Task Force activites will be reported weekly for inclusion in
the Drought Project Situation Report.
Activation/Deactivation
Task Force will be activated and deactivated in accordance with the "Drought
Severity Indicators and Sequence of Actions." A final Task Force report will
be submitted upon termination of Task Force activities.
Expenses
All Task Force members will serve without special compensation. Special
funding requirements to support Task Force Assessment activities will be
reported to the Review and Reporting Task Force.
Public Information
Task Force Chairperson will coordinate public information releases concern-
ing economic impacts of the drought among Task Force agencies as well as
with other Impact Task Forces.