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<br />- 5- <br /> <br />5. Bottomline: I continue to believe that the odds for on above-average monsoon season are close to 60% for <br />eastern Colorado and New Mexico, while Arizona and westem Colorado foce a more uncertain monsoon season. <br />Compared to last month. the "wet" forecosts hove weot?ened somewhat. but I anticipate a "rebound" by next month. <br />when the recently strengthened EI Nino event will be a stronger factor. <br /> <br />Colorado Climate Center - Roger Plelbe <br />The Colorado Climate Center website has climate data for Colorado and is at http://ccc.otmos.colostate.edu/lndex.shtml Mr. <br />Pielbe presented the 3/611A/48 month Standard Predpitotion Index graphs and pointed' out that many of the dry OTero <br />bulls eyes correlate to the dry fuel wood areas in the state. He expres~ the idea that this is not the l00-yeor drought <br />and typical of Colorado climate, but that due to heavy demand we are more vulnerable than say agricultural and <br />municipal ~ was in the 1950's. He expressed the idea of using water transfer copabilities to send water from abundant <br />areas to dry areas to reduce vulnerability. He stated that the forest fires hove indeed been over seeding clouds and in fact <br />inhibiting storms from raining. He also stated that there have been studies shown that storms tend to form in the burned <br />areas after forest fires. He stated that the large blacb bumed areas attracts solar radiation, and solar radiation con help <br />produce storm clouds. This con possibly contribute to the flooding problems after forest fires. He offered the possibility that <br />streamflow is less now due to trees and consumption that wasn't there near stream gages in the past. Mr. Pielbe noted <br />that in the useless drought facts on the national drought mitigation center website that it is possible for big droughts <br />persist or come bocb to bo<b. The example was 1930-2 was a drought and it returned from 1933-1938. That was a <br />national drought of over 90 months. We ore currently in 31 months of national drought. <br /> <br />DROUGHT TASK FORCE - IMPACT TASK FORCE REPORTS <br />The Impa<:t Task Force Reports arc posled on lhe CWCB websitc al <br />htlo:l/C\~cb stalc,co.uslowc/Droul!ht PlannUlI!/2002 Droul!hl [nformallon htn\ <br />Ilowcvcr the .\Iumcipal. Energy and Wildlife Task Forces presented reports and they arc anaehed, <br />The Western Eleelrieity CoordinJling Council \\ebsite hOSIS the Energy lmpa~'l Task Forc~' report al hHo:!I\\ww ....C'("c bi/f05.15~ <br />02 Summer Assessment 2002.odf. <br /> <br />Department of Local AHaI,. (Munldpal Water Suppllf Impact Tatb Force) - Barl'>>' ere.. <br />Mr. Cress presented the minutes from the municipal Water Supply Tosb force and they are attached. He stated that 20 <br />people attended that meeting and 10 were appointees to the TF. The Water Utility council repeated 0 survey that they <br />hod recently send around at the end of May and Chris Redben presented the results of the survey. The CWCB has been <br />asbed to post the results of the survey in the end of June. He stated that topics to help municipal users is the transfer or <br />leasing of unused agricultural water rights and funding for emergency infrastructure improvements. DOLA has been 0 <br />part of funding 5 new water supply projects around the state. DOLA will be conducting a series of four worbshops in mid <br />July in Durango. Greeley, Pueblo and Palisade related to drOuBght and water conservation. The tentative agenda listed <br />USGS presentations on Current and future water quality and quantity rules and regulations and a water conservation <br />case studies by the Bureau of Reclamation. He also mentioned that Denver Water UJOS loobing at having VJOt:er <br />worbshops regording VJOt:ering restriction on larger systems. lacb Truby mentioned that to date a drought disaster <br />declaration is never declared in Colorado but that hauling water to UJOter users might be a cost that could be recuperated <br />if documented. Mr. Cress mentioned that the Pinewood District had been hauling water for the fast few years. <br /> <br />USGS - John Gordon <br />Mentioned that there is a USGS website related directly to drought with graphs and stream gage data ovoialb!e There <br />ore only 29 sites to date but you con retrieve composite. medium, low. and current streamflow data from the website. <br /> <br />REMINDERS <br />. The Flood Ta.b Force ha, adJourned tor the 2002 .ea,on. The FTF will re.ume meeting, nen ,pring <br />200S. However, cwes Flood daH will participate In the Water Availability Ta.b Force time <br />permitted and uped. to be vel'>>' but}J' with flood protedlon and watershed redoratlon re,ultlng from <br />the myriad of tire. In the .ummer 2002- <br />. The ne.t WATF meeting was ,et tor Jullf 26'~at t p.m. with the location to be announced at a future <br />date. For C(~tl:lon. about either of the Ta,b Force, plea.e call Larry Lang at (101) 866-J989 or Brad <br />Lundahlat(SOJ)~JJS9. <br /> <br />~100d Prot<"CIl<J11 . Wal..., Prlljl'ct Pt.rnninJ'! and Finanemg. Str...dm dud uk" PrOlextTOIl <br />\l.idlcr Supply PrOl('(ThJn .Consc!"..lliOI1 PLmning <br />