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<br />~olorado Water Resources Research Institute. <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />page <br /> <br />.4n Open Letter on Drought in Colorado .............................................................................................. 2 <br /> <br />Colorado is a Dry State ........................................................................................................................ 4 <br /> <br />What is Drought? ..................................................................................................................................5 <br /> <br />Measuring and Assessing Drought....... ................. .............. .... .... ...... ..... ............ .... ................... ............ 6 <br /> <br />How Colorado Gets its Water ............................................................................................................... 7 <br /> <br />Precipitation: Colorado's Direct Source of Water ............................................................................... 8 <br /> <br />TEXT BOXES: <br /> <br />Colorado's Typical Wet and Dry Seasons by Basin ................................................................. 10 <br />Water Demands in Colorado: How and When We Use Our Water ......................................... 11 <br />Major Water Demands in the Seven Colorado Water Divisions ............................................. ]2 <br />The Colorado Drought Response Plan ................................................................................... 13 <br />Summary of Colorado 's Droughts and Prominent Wet Periods. ]890-]999.......................... ]5 <br /> <br />Analysis of Historical Wet and Dry Periods in Colorado ................................................................... 14 <br /> <br />Red Dawn 11: What May Lie Ahead (Colorado's "Worst Case Scenario" Drought) ......................... ]8 <br /> <br />Where to Learn More about Drought.................................................................................................. ]9 <br /> <br />Colorado State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, veteran status or <br />disability, or handicap. The University complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, related Executive Orders 11246 and 11375. <br />Title XI of the Education Amendments Act of] 972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 oflbe <br />Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjusunent Act ofl974, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and all civil <br />rights laws of the State of Co lara do. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment and admission shall be extended to all <br />persons and the University shaH promote equal opportunity and treatment through a positive and continuing affirmative <br />action program. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in Room 21, Spruce Hall. In order to assist Colorado State <br />University in meeting its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women, and other protected class members are <br />encouraged to apply and to so identify themselves. <br /> <br />The contents of this publication are the responsibility of the author(s) alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe <br />Institute or Colorado State University. <br /> <br />3 <br />