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<br /> <br />~; <br /> <br />Colorado <br />Drought Watch <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />A ril 16, 2002 Drou <br /> <br /> <br />dates... <br /> <br />Statewide Snowpack is 31% of Average <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />,.. <br /> <br />"'" <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br />Southwest Colorado Feeling Heavy Effects of Drought. <br />With snowpack levels well below thirty percent of normal. Southwestern <br />Colorado is feeling the effects of drought-like conditions. Other areas of the <br />state have been impacted as well. Governor Bill Owens has already requested <br />disaster designations for the eastern plains counties of Kit Carson and Phillips. <br />If declared, these counties would be eligible for financial assistance from the <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture. <br /> <br />Municipality Water Restrictions. <br /> <br />No major city or town has yet to formally announce any mandatory water use <br />restrictions in response to the current conditions. Cities like Denver, Aurora, <br />and Thorton are providing water education and asking their customers to pay <br />extra attention to using water efficiently. The Town of Parachute is asking its <br />residents to restrict their lawn watering to every other day and has adopted an <br />"odd-even" watering schedule. This is in response to low levels in the reser- <br />voir used to supply the town with its raw irrigation water. Parachute's drink- <br />ing water is supplied by sources other than the reservoir. <br /> <br />Wildfire <br /> <br />Wildfire concerns are growing as strong winds combined with unusually dry <br />conditions continue to dominate Colorado's landscape. Several wildfires have <br />ignited around the state over the past few days with the most recent fire being <br />responsible for the loss of one home near Woodland Park. Previous to the <br />Woodland Park fire, most fires had occurred at lower elevations and had been <br />contained with little or no damage to structures or property. <br /> <br />State launches Drought Study. The Colorado Water Conservation <br />Board has initiated a statewide drought planning assessment to determine <br />Colorado's preparedness level for drought. The assessment will help deter- <br />mine the status of the state's water suppliers' water storage and identify how <br />the CWCB can suPPOrt water suppliers in planning for and mitigating the im- <br />acts of drou ht. For more information, 0 to: www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br />COLORADO' <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />'I1EPARTMl'NT Of <br />"NATURAfJ <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br />Issue 2, Vol. I <br /> <br />BiIIOwt"ns <br /> <br />Governor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />eWeR Director <br /> <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br />Drou2ht Fact5: <br />. Drought occurs when <br />the demand for waler <br />uceeds the available <br />suppl)" of water. and <br />it ist)'plcall)" <br />associated with a <br />t1eflcienc)"of <br />preclpilalion <br /> <br />. This Is the fourth <br />straight winter of <br />below normal <br />water conditions. <br /> <br />. Drought can occur <br />locally, statewide, <br />or regionally. <br /> <br />. After prolonged <br />periods of drought. <br />soil moisture levels <br />may be slow to <br />return to normal, <br />even If precipitation <br />levels increase. <br />