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<br />I <br /> <br />OD!~~l <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />State-Level Drought Planning: Current Status <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Category <br /> <br />Table I.-Draught-related mitigative actions taken by States during recent droughts <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Assessment programs <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />legislation/public policy <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Water supply <br />augmenlationl <br />development of <br />new supplies <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Public awareness! <br />educalion programs <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Specific aaion <br />Developed criteria or triggers for drought-related actions <br /> <br />Developed early warning system, monitoring program <br /> <br />Conducted inventories of data availability <br /> <br />Established new data collection networks <br /> <br />Monitored vulnerable public water suppllel'5 <br />Prepared position papers on public policy Issues <br /> <br />Examined water rights statutes for pOSSible modification during wafer shortages <br /> <br />Passed legislation to profect instream flows <br />Issued emergency permits for waler use <br /> <br />Provided pumps and pipes for distribution <br /> <br />Proposed and implemented program to rehabilllate reservoirs to operate at design <br />capaciry <br /> <br />Undertook water 5upply vulnelClbillty aS5e55ments <br /> <br />Inventoried self-supplied industrial waler users for possible use of their supplies for <br />emergency public water supplies <br /> <br />Inventoried and reviewed reservoir operalion plans <br />O~anized drought information meetings for the public and Ihe media <br /> <br />Implemented water conservation awareness proglClms <br /> <br />Published and distributed pamphlels 10 individuals, businesses, and municipalities <br />on water conservation techmques and agricullulCll drought managemenl strategies <br /> <br />Organized workshops on special drought.related topics <br /> <br />Prepared <;ample ordinances on water conservation for muniCipalities and <br />domestic rural supplies <br /> <br />Technical a5sistance on <br />water conservation <br /> <br />Provided advice on potential new sources of water <br /> <br />Evaluated water quantity and quality from new sources <br /> <br />Advised water suppliers on assessing vulnerability of existing supply system <br /> <br />Recommended the adoption of water conservation measure5 to suppliers <br /> <br />21 <br />