SEQUENCE OF NEW MEXICO DROUGHT RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
DROUGHT RESPONSE STAGE |
WORK Group (MWG) |
ASSESSMENT WORK GROUP (IAWG) |
DROUGHT TASK FORCE (DTF) |
| NORMAL NORMAL CONDITIONS |
Review available information for deteriorating conditions/drought emergence. |
Stand-down Impact
Assessment Work Group. |
Stand-down Drought Task Force. |
| ADVISORY APPROACHING OR EXPERIENCING INCIPIENT DROUGHT |
Review available information for deteriorating conditions/drought emergence and advise DTF. |
Stand-down Impact
Assessment Work Group. |
DTF alerted to possible drought. |
| ALERT MILD DROUGHT |
Monitor trends and provide relevant information on drought status to IAWG and DTF. |
Stand-down Impact
Assessment Work Group. |
DTF activated. |
| WARNING MODERATE DROUGHT |
Monitor trends and provide relevant information on drought status to DTF and IAWG . Recommend activation of Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG). Meet with DTF & IAWG chairpersons to outline Warning Stage activities. |
Assess current and potential impacts on the
State’s economy, environment and natural resources. Propose appropriate responses within capabilities of participating state and federal agencies and determine unmet needs that cannot be handled through normal state channels. |
Receives unmet response needs from IAWG and
forwards requests to Governor. Consider request to Governor for drought mitigation assistance (such as general fund reallocation or federal funds) or other extraordinary powers/options allowed under state of emergency declaration and/or recommended by Drought Task Force. Forward reports on drought status and related activities to Governor, other state leaders, media and public. |
| EMERGENCY SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT |
Continue monitoring, assessment, response
and reporting activities. Meet with DTF & IAWG chairpersons to outline Emergency Stage activities. |
Continue assessment, response and reporting
activities. Prepare for Governor’s signature "Drought Emergency Proclamation", implementing unmet response needs from IAWG. |
Assume intergovernmental coordination and
media relations role. Determine which needs can be met by reallocation of existing resources; forward recommendations (including requests for funding and legislation) to Governor. Assemble data necessary to support Governor’s request for presidential disaster/drought declaration. |
| EMERGENCY DROUGHT RECEDING |
Continue monitoring, assessment, response and reporting activities. | Continue assessment, response and reporting activities. | Continue pursuit of potential drought mitigation assistance and general coordination of State drought contingency planning activities. |
| WARNING DROUGHT RECEDING |
Continue monitoring, assessment, response and reporting activities. | Continue assessment, response and reporting activities and deactivate subgroups as necessary. | Continue general coordination of State drought contingency planning activities. |
| ALERT DROUGHT RECEDING |
Continue monitoring, assessment, response
and reporting activities. Recommend deactivation of IAWG. |
Terminate formal drought contingency planning and response activities. | Receives and acts on reports from MWG and IAWG. |
| ADVISORY DROUGHT RECEDING |
Continue monitoring, assessment, response and reporting activities | Stand-down Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG). | Prepare final report and terminate activity of DTF. |
| NORMAL RETURN TO NORMAL CONDITIONS |
Monitor available information for deteriorating conditions and drought emergence. | Stand-down Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG). | Stand-down DTF. |