Many communities throughout Colorado are currently experiencing below normal precipitation and below average reservoir storage; which can impact water supplies, our natural environments, and society. As a result of persistent dry conditions the governor activated the State's Drought Response and Mitigation Plan to ensure that the state is doing everything possible to address drought related impacts. Many local communities have also implemented drought...

A drought mitigation plan can be defined as a strategy or combination of strategies for temporary supply management and demand management responses to temporary and potentially recurring water supply shortages and other water supply emergencies. The main objective is to preserve essential public services and minimize the adverse effects of a water supply emergency on public health and safety economic activity environmental resources and individual...