Section 5 Drought Response Actions Drought Response Plan

6. A table of drought stages and potential responses is presented in Appendix A.

Note: See Appendix C for potential response impacts to irrigated properties owned and managed by the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

Stage Exit Criteria:

The drought response committee will regularly monitor the Drought Severity Indicators to determine if multiple conditions have relieved the concerns that caused the drought stage to initially be recommended and adopted.

The committee will also consider if the lessening of the concerns due to changing conditions appear to be reasonably sustainable for the foreseeable future.

Upon the consensus of the drought response committee members that conditions are been significantly improving, and are likely to continue improving, the committee will make a recommendation to the Centennial Board of Directors to exit a drought stage, as appropriate.