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

TF #6 Wildlife:
- Assessments should emphasize losses of game, fish,
and non-game wildlife by Wildlife Region.
TF #7 - Economic:
- Aggregate economic loss data from other impact
TFs, by sector or region.
- Utilize economic modeling as appropriate.
TF #8 - Energy Loss:
• Organize and initiate assessment action activities
on order of Review and Reporting Task Force.
- Assessments should emphasize potential reduction in
hydroelectric energy production, overall loss of
energy production, and impacts on user groups.
TF #9 - Health:
- Organize and initiate assessment action activities on
recommendation of Review and Reporting Task Force.
TF X - Review and Reporting (See Annexes A and C for
additional details) :
- Review progress of Impact Task Forces, to include
comprehensiveness, frequency, and adequacy of Impact
Task Force reports and procedures.
- Aggregate and develop assessments, projections, and
trends.
- Make timely reports to leadership, the media, and
key elements of the Response System.
- Ensure inter-task force and inter-government coordination.
( Include Federal Agencies.)
- Select additional members as required. Also, make recom-
mendations for activation of IACG, (see next page) ,
RESPONSE
All Departments of State Government:
- Address drought related problems through normally estab-
lished program activities; cooperate with lead Response
Agencies upon their designation (see "Task Organization",
Appendix 6) . (.
- Act as lead drought response agency when designated, and
take action within assigned sectors of responsibility (see
below) .