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State Planning

Colorado State Drought Planning

Contacts

Deheza, Veva
Section Chief
Colorado Water Conservation Board
(303) 866-3339
veva.deheza@state.co.us

Hutchins-Cabibi, Taryn
Drought Specialist
Colorado Water Conservation Board
(303) 866-3441 x3231
taryn.hutchins-cabibi@state.co.us

State Climatologist

Doesken, Nolan
Colorado State Climatologist
Colorado Climate Center
(970) 491-8545
nolan@atmos.colostate.edu

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State Drought Plan

Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan
Released in 2010
Colorado Water Conservation Board
See Plan

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State Drought Website

none on file

Lead Agency

Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning
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If you have additional or more recent information that should be listed with these resources, please email ndmc@unl.edu.

State-wide Agencies
and Organizations
Monitoring
and Data
Local
Organizations
Tribal
Farmers
and Ranchers
Water
Conservation

Colorado Association of Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Division of Emergency Management	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Office of Smart Growth	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State Farm Service Agency Office	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State University Extension	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Water Conservation Board	More Info	Visit site
High Plains Regional Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Colorado	More Info	Visit site
NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Missouri Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Albuquerque, NM	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Amarillo, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Austin/San Antonio, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Boulder, CO	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Cheyenne, WY	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dodge City, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Goodland, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Grand Junction, CO	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Houston/Galveston, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE	More Info	Visit site
NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning	More Info	Visit site
RMA Regional Office - Topeka, KS	More Info	Visit site
USGS Colorado Water Science Center	More Info	Visit site

National agencies

CoAgMet Homepage	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Active Water Level Network	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Climate Center: Drought Resources	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Division of Water Resources': Surface Water Conditions	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Fire Weather Index Page	More Info	Visit site
Current Reservoir and River Data Center	More Info	Visit site
High Plains Regional Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
Moisture Balance Drought Index	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Monthly Snowpack Products	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Water Supply Outlook for the Western US	More Info	Visit site
NRCS: Surface Water Supply Index	More Info	Visit site
NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Missouri Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Albuquerque, NM	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Amarillo, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Austin/San Antonio, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Boulder, CO	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Cheyenne, WY	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dodge City, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Goodland, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Grand Junction, CO	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Houston/Galveston, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE	More Info	Visit site
NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
USGS Colorado Water Science Center	More Info	Visit site
USGS Real-Time Water Data For Colorado	More Info	Visit site

National Drought Monitoring Resources

Indian Range Livestock Production in the West and Southwest: Entering, Enduring, and Emerging from Drought Conditions	More Info	Visit site
Navajo Nation Drought Contingency Plan	More Info	Visit site

Additional Tribal Resources

Colorado Association of Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State Farm Service Agency Office	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State University Extension	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State University: Drought, Water & Fire Information	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State University: Haylist	More Info	Visit site
Indian Range Livestock Production in the West and Southwest: Entering, Enduring, and Emerging from Drought Conditions	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Colorado	More Info	Visit site
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Rangeland Beef in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming	More Info	Visit site
Rangelands West	More Info	Visit site
RMA Regional Office - Topeka, KS	More Info	Visit site

Additional Farmer and Rancher Resources

City of Boulder's Water Conservation Rebate Program	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Association of Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
Colorado State University: Drought, Water & Fire Information	More Info	Visit site
Colorado Water Conservation Board	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Colorado	More Info	Visit site
Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning	More Info	Visit site

Additional Water Conservation Resources


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