Products / Project record
| Property | Value |
| Name | City of Boulder, Colorado Drought Plan Volume I |
| Release Year | 2010 |
| Primary Author | Organization
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| Description | The purpose of the Drought Plan is to provide a guidance document for recognizing droughts that will affect water supply availability for the City of Boulder and for responding suitably to these droughts. The Drought Plan consists of two volumes that complement each other to better serve several purposes and address various audiences. Volume I is the Drought Planning and Response Plan, which includes a categorization of drought levels according to severity, and a summary of response measures that might be taken to respond to each drought alert level. Volume II is the Drought Technical Information and Analysis that provides the supporting documentation for the Drought Planning and Response Plan. Specifically, Volume II contains the detailed background information and analysis behind the development of the drought response actions that will be of interest to those with an active role in the recognition of droughts, the assessment of Boulder’s water supply system, and implementation of the drought response plan.
The Drought Planning and Response Plan is intended to integrate with and support the city’s ongoing water conservation program. The City of Boulder established an extensive Water Conservation Program in 1992 to address the ongoing needs for water use reduction efforts. Ongoing water conservation efforts can ease the impact on normal activities during drought periods, but will not eliminate the need for reductions in water use during the infrequent drought periods when the municipal water supply system has reached its planned limits. |
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| Source | Local Government |
| Keywords | Drought, Planning, Conservation, Information |
| Homepage | http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4472&Itemid=1974 |
