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Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Disaster Emergency Fund Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Governor can authorize expenditures for response and recovery activities in declared disasters. Statute or Authority: CS-24-32-2106 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Office of the Governor, OEM, Attorney General's Office Customers Served: Affected agencies and local governments Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Declared drought disaster Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Cannot provide direct assistance to individuals or private businesses due to constitutional limitation Program Limitations: Fund appropriation Contact Name and Phone Number: Tom Grier, Director, OEM Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Emergency Authority Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Governor can suspend statutes, rules, and regulations and create law in declared disasters. Statute or Authority: CS-24-32-2104 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Office of the Governor, OEM, Attorney General's Office Customers Served: General public, State and local governments Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Declared drought disaster Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Actions are good only for 30 days unless reviewed, and are subject to review by General Assembly. Contact Name and Phone Number: Tom Grier, Director, OEM Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: State Emergency Operations Plan/Drought Response Plan Annex Function: Response, Monitoring and Prediction, Communication, Planning Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: When activated by Governor, has the force and effect of law. Covers monitoring and response to drought events and public information. Statute or Authority: CS-24-32-2105 Agencies (primary agency listed first): OEM, Office of the Governor Customers Served: General public, State and local governments, private business Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Plan activation by Governor Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: No data Contact Name and Phone Number: Tom Grier, Director, OEM Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: National Guard Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Governor can activate resources of the State National Guard. Statute or Authority: CS-28-3-104 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado Dept. of Military Affairs, Office of the Governor, OEM Customers Served: State and local governments Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Mobilization and deployment approved by Governor Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Availability and types of resources Program Limitations: State has to pay for the operational costs related to employment. Contact Name and Phone Number: Colonel Rafael Nunn-Marin Military Liaison to Civil Authority Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: State Emergency Fire Suppression Fund Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Trust fund, managed by State Forest Service, which can be used to offset the cost of fire suppression Statute or Authority: CS-24-33.5-1207.6 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Sheriffs' Association Customers Served: Local governments and citizens Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Wildfire of the size and magnitude warranting activation of the fund Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Fund balance, not all counties participate in fund. Contact Name and Phone Number: Steve Hart, Colorado State Forester Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Natural Hazards Mitigation Council Function: Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Council established by Governor's Executive Order, to address the issue of Natural Hazards Mitigation. There is a drought subcommittee of the council. Statute or Authority: Executive Order dated Feb. 23, 1989 - BO44-89 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Dept. of Natural Resources, OEM Customers Served: General public, State and local governments, private business Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing activity, although actions by the Council are triggered by disaster events. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Council and its subcommittees can identify projects but have to search for funding sources. Program Limitations: Unfunded state activity Contact Name and Phone Number: Ron
Cattany, Deputy Director, Dept. of Natural Resources, & Council Chair Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Fire Bans Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Authorization by Governor of bans on open burning in designated areas Statute or Authority: CS-23-30-308 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Sheriffs' Association, OEM, Governor's Office Customers Served: General public, State and local governments, Federal land managers Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ban is issued by Governor when recommended by wildfire agencies and other first responders. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: No data Contact Name and Phone Number: Steve Hart, Colorado State Forester Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Emergency Preparedness Program Function: Communication, Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Provides for the organizational structure through which preparedness and response activities are conducted at the State and local levels of government. Statute or Authority: CS-24-32- Part 21 Agencies (primary agency listed first): OEM, all State and local government agencies Customers Served: State and local governments Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing activity Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: $250,000 to $300,000 drought contingency planning need Program Limitations: Local governments receive no state funding for EM activities; drought per se is an unfunded activity. Contact Name and Phone Number: Tom Grier, Director, OEM Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Water Conservation Program Function: Communication, Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Provides voluntary guidelines for use by water utilities and funding for water conservation projects for those who have a plan Statute or Authority: CS-37-60 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado Water Conservation Board Customers Served: Local government water utilities Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Request for technical assistance or project funding Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: All water utilities should have a plan; few do. Program Limitations: Must have a water conservation plan before project funding can be provided. Limited dollars available; program is voluntary. Contact Name and Phone Number: Colorado Water Conservation Board Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Water Utility Project Prioritization - Revolving Loan funding List Function: Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Program provides for a review and prioritization of water utility projects based on need and hazard criteria including drought. Statute or Authority: No data Agencies (primary agency listed first): Dept. of Local Affairs, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (303) 866-2352 Customers Served: No data Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? No data Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: No data Contact Name and Phone Number: No data Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Wildlife Cash Fund Function: Response, Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Can be used to fund both response and mitigation actions affecting wildlife during drought periods. Statute or Authority: CS-33-1-112 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Division of Wildlife, OEM, Dept. of Natural Resources, Governor's Office Customers Served: Hunters, fishermen, other recreation users Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Impacts endangering wildlife Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Have to seek legislative approval for expenditure of funds Contact Name and Phone Number: Grady McNeil, Division of Wildlife Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Construction Project Trust Fund Function: Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Funds projects dealing with water resources, instream flows, etc. Statute or Authority: CS-37-60-121 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado Water Conservation Board, Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Customers Served: General public, local governments, State agencies Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Annual projects Request for Proposal Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Always more projects than funds available Program Limitations: Projects require legislative approval. Drought is only one of many considerations in project review. Contact Name and Phone Number: Peter Evans, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Climatology Function: Monitoring and Prediction Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Provides funding for the Office of the State Climatologist at CSU who in turn produces climatological information for monitoring droughts, and does drought climatological research. Statute or Authority: No data Agencies (primary agency listed first): CSU, OEM, Dept. of Natural Resources Customers Served: General public, State and local agencies, private businesses, others Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing program Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Funding support Contact Name and Phone Number: Nolan Doeskin, Assistant State
Climatologist, CSU Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Colorado Agriculture Extension Service Public Information Technical Assistance Function: Monitoring and Prediction, Communication Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Program provides for dissemination in a timely manner to the agriculture community of drought related information and provision of technical assistance to deal with drought impacts. Statute or Authority: CS-22-34-101 Agencies (primary agency listed first): CSU, OEM, Dept. of Ag., State Soil Conservation Board, others Customers Served: Agriculture community in Colorado Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing program Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Funding/staffing Contact Name and Phone Number: Milan
Rewerts, Director, Cooperative Extension Service Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Colorado Water Resource Research Institute. Water-related research, and dissemination of research findings Function: Monitoring and Prediction, Communication Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Program provides for funding of research relating to water resources issues including drought, and for dissemination of research findings as well as of information of a water policy nature. Statute or Authority: CS-23-35-101 Agencies (primary agency listed first): CSU, OEM, Dept. of Natural Resources Customers Served: Water resources community; policy makers in State and local governments, federal agencies Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing program Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Need for additional research into drought and its impacts on society Program Limitations: Funding for drought is one of many things to be looked at in the water resources area. Contact Name and Phone Number: Robert Ward, Director, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Water Resources Function: Monitoring and Prediction Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Reservoir, streamflow, and water resources data collection & dissemination. Real time satellite-stream gauge system: river basin simulation models, production of surface water supply index Statute or Authority: CS-37-80 CS-24-1-124 24-33-104 Agencies (primary agency listed first): Division of Water Resources, Dept. of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USGS, other State/Federal Agencies Customers Served: Water resources community Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ongoing program Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: Not all river basins have been modeled. Program Limitations: Staffing-funding limitations Contact Name and Phone Number: Jack Byers, State Engineers Office, Division of Water Resources Colorado State Drought Programs Program Title: Drinking Water Revolving Fund Function: Mitigation Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Loans Statute or Authority: 37-95-107.8 C.R.S Agencies (primary agency listed first): Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority (grant recipient), Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment - Water Quality Control Division, Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs - Division of Local Government Customers Served: Government agencies (counties, municipalities, special direction) Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Construction of a project which will help the water system maintain compliance with drinking water standards, or will further the health protection goals of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Projects whose main purpose is other than compliance with drinking water standards, or furtherance of the health protection goals of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Contact Name and Phone Number: Barry Cress, Division of Local Government |