Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Drought Management Planning Grant

Deadline: 8/1/2021

Amount: unspecified; if over $50,000, needs board approval

Website: https://cwcb.colorado.gov/drought-management-planning-grants

Description:

The purpose of the program is to support Colorado local and state government agencies, water carriers, and other entities to develop strategies to address water shortages. Funding is intended to support the development of plans to manage and respond to shortages resulting from drought and other emergencies. 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. Drought response measures in this context typically include mandatory restrictions on certain water uses water allocation or the temporary use of an alternative water supply. 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 lifestyles. Most important in developing a drought plan is to determine the actions and procedures for responding to a drought related water supply emergency before an actual water shortage emergency occurs.

Eligible applicants:

municipalities, agencies, utilities, including any privately owned utilities