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Show 39 Attachment A UTAH DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES UTAH DROUGHT DECLARATION CHRONOLOGY As of May 22, 2002 DATE JURISDICTION COMMENTS | 1 March 11, 2002 San Juan County Drought Emergency Declaration Anticipate continued adverse effects to agricultural producers, tourism, and culinary water needs in San Juan County; Anticipate continued economic impact to county including declining prices for agricultural products; Anticipate fire restrictions to be put into place as drought worsens; Anticipate limited fire lighting resources. Request assistance from USBoR, BLM, and i USDA ( USFS, FSA, and RD) in water | development; j Request State coordinate with Congress and make State resources available to residents and j businesses; Request Utah DESHS assist with county drought mitigation plan and to prepare drought response plan; Request Division of Indian Affairs deploy staff to assist Navajo Nation and While Mesa Ute Reservation; Request State DCED meet with business o-. vners and assist with loans, grants, etc. Request State Agriculture coordinate Federal assistance; • Request State DNR assist with agricultural and culinary water wells; ] Request State DNR assist with fire fighting resources; Request State Wildlife Resources make | reductions in wildlife numbers; j Request State assistance with grazing permits on trust lands; 1 Request State assistance in obtaining surplus I property 1 Request BLM and USFS assist with grazing j permits and with culinary water systems/ projects, and firefighting and surplus fire equipment; j Request FSA disaster assistance to farmers arid ranchers including assistance for water wells and water projects; | Request residents and visitors of San Juan j County prevent fires; Request ban on burning permits when conditions warrant; Request water conservation within county; Request pttdence with road conditions; 2. March 26, 1 2002 Navajo Nation Drought Emergency Declaration Anticipate ongoing drought and high temperatures; Anticipate reductions in surface water runoff; Anticipate 5,000 stock ponds to dry- up putting pressure on 900 windmills; Anticipate critical shortage in range water and feed for livestock and disease; Anticipate overgrazing by livestock; Anticipate high fire danger due to low soil moisture; Anticipate cancellation of all bum permits. Request mutual aid from political entities, including county, state, and federal agencies. i 3. April 24, 2002 State Executive Order Anticipate ongoing drought conditions to worsen; Anticipate ongoing and drought conditions to affect agricultural producers, wildlife, the tourism industry, and potentially threaten the culinary water needs of Utahns; 1 Anticipate agricultural losses due to low water supply; 1 Anticipate public health and safety problems; Anticipate needs to protect public and private property, wildlife, agriculture and the environment. Request drought assistance and aid under State Emergency Operations plan. |
