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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />D epartmen t of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX, (303) 8664474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />COLORADO FLOOD TASK FORCE REPORT & <br />WATER AVAILABILITY TASK FORCE REPORT <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />MEETING SUMMARY FOR MAY 14, 2003 Rod Kuha,ich <br />This report presents infonnation and findings from the Colorado Flood Task Force (FrF) CWCB Directm <br />and Water Availability Task Force (W ATF) joint meeting for the 2003 season, Meeting Dan McAuliffe <br />participants include various local, state and federal officials and private sector experts, Deputy Directm <br />Larry Lang is the Chair of the Flood Task Force and Brad Lundahl is the Chair of the W A TF. The FrF <br />meets during prime flood season (April through September) to coordinate flood related activities, monitor <br />extreme weather conditions and share program infonnation and assistance opportunities, The W A TF meets <br />year round to monitor and coordinate drought impacts and conditions, The meetings always includes short- <br />tenn and long-tenn weather forecasts; spring and summer precipitation and flood/drought outlooks and new <br />developments in local, state, and federal agency programs, This report represents a summary of the <br />presentations and discussions for the meeting, PowerPoint presentations are included with the graphs of <br />conditions that were presented at the meeting and reside on the CWCB website at <br />http://cwcb,state,co.us/flood watch/, For questions about the Colorado Flood Task Force call Larry F. Lang, <br />Chief of Flood Protection at (303) 866-3989, For questions about the Water Availability Task Force call <br />Brad Lundahl at (303) 866 - 3339, PowerPoint presentations from the NRCS, and HDR Engineering (Hydro- <br />Met) Group, meeting presenters are post on the CWCB Web site along with these minutes at <br />http://cwcb,state.co.us/flood watch/, Long range forecasts from the NOAA - CDC can be found <br />http://www.cdc.lloaa.2ov/. <br /> <br />NRCS Snow Survey - Mike Gillespie <br />Additional NRCS infonnation about snowpack, water supply, precipitation, reservoirs and climate can be <br />found at http://www.co.nrcs.usda,gov/snow/snow-index,htmStatewide Snowpack as of April 1 was 94% of <br />average and 179% of last year, Statewide <br />Snowpack as of May 1 was 87% of <br />average and 445% of last year, <br /> <br />Gunnison Basin <br />Colorado <br />S Platte <br />NPlatte <br />Yampa-White <br />Arkansas <br />Rio Grande <br />San Juan <br />STATEWIDE <br /> <br />65% of average <br />105% of average <br />109% of average <br />105% of average <br />90% of average <br />100% of average <br />55% of average <br />51 % of avera!!e <br />86% of average <br /> <br /> <br />SnOWf)i'):CK <br />MIll' 1, 2003 <br /> <br />Snowpack bv Basin Mav 1. 2003 <br /> <br />Statewide: $7% of Average: <br />445% oft.ast Ya",. <br /> <br />1 <br />