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<br />I <br /> <br />Improving Drought Management in [he West The Role of Mitigation and Preparedness <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Table 1.-Drought-related mitigative adiom. taken dUring reeenl droughts (continued) <br /> <br />Category <br /> <br />Demand redudion/water <br />conservation programs <br /> <br />Specific ad ion <br /> <br />Established stronger economic incenlives for private investment in water <br />conservation <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Encouraged voluntary water conservation <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Improved water use and conveyance efficiencies <br /> <br />Emergency response <br />programs <br /> <br />Implemented water metering and leak deledie" programs <br />Established alert procedures for water quality problems <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Stockpiled supplies of pumps, pipes. water fillers, and other equipment <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Established waler hauling programs for liveslock from reservoir.; and other sources <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Compiled list of locations for livestock watering <br /> <br />Established hay hotline <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Provided funds for improvement of water systems, developIng new syslems, and <br />digging of wells <br /> <br />PrOVided funds for recovery programs for drought and other natural disasters <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />lowered well intakes on reservoirs for rural water supplies <br /> <br />Water use conflid <br />resolution <br /> <br />Extended boar ramps and docks in recreational areas <br />Acted to resolve emerging waler use conflicts <br /> <br />Negotiated with irrigators to gain voluntary restridions on irrigation in areas where <br />domestic wells were likely to be affeded <br /> <br />Established a water banking program <br /> <br />Clarified Slate law regarding sale of water <br /> <br />Clarified State law on changes in water rights <br /> <br />Suspended water use permits In watershed with low water levels <br /> <br />Drought contingency <br />plans <br /> <br />Investigated complaints of irrigation wells interfering wllh domestic wells <br />Recommended to water suppliers the development of drought plans <br /> <br />Established Statewide contingency plan <br /> <br />Evaluated worst<ase drought scenarios for possible further actions <br /> <br />22 <br />