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The state's plan is designed to coordinate effective assessment and
response to drought problems at a state level. It is not intended to
address local water supply and demand management issues. The Colorado
Water Conservation Board is developing new design drought parameters
based on risk analysis by river basins. A "design drought" can be used
as a planning tool to describe monthly or annual series of low flows.
Thus planning for drought can be addressed much like planning for a 100
year flood. Will the system be able to withstand droughts that occur on
a 25, 50, 100 year or longer cycle? Does anyone know how many years of
drought Boulder's water supply system could withstand?
Jeff Brislawn
See http://basin.org/forum/fire-flood.html for more information on this list.