GLENWOOD SPRINGS | Northwest Colorado may be facing its worst drought in a decade.
State drought planner Veva Deheza said Wednesday the area has the worst snowpack conditions in the past decade and forecasters say they expect below-average precipitation through July.
According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (https://bit.ly/J2emWL ), a statewide task force has asked Gov. John Hickenlooper to elevate the response level for the Colorado, Gunnison and Yampa/White river basins under Colorado’s drought response plan.
A new state drought plan may require increased drought monitoring, followed by severe restrictions for communities facing the prospect of running out of water.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel, https://www.gjsentinel.com