| Drought Response & Assessment |  |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Monitoring Work Group (MWG) |
| NORMAL | Meet quarterly to assess current conditions and analyze forecasts. Forward "Quarterly Drought Monitoring/Status Report" with existing conditions and projections to IAWG and DTF. |
| ADVISORY APPROACHING OR EXPERIENCING INCIPIENT DROUGHT |
Submit "Drought
Advisory Notice" to IAWG and DTF. Designated members will assess data on a monthly basis and call a meeting of the work group if conditions deteriorate. Continue to meet quarterly to assess current and potentially deteriorating conditions or drought emergence and analyze forecasts. Submit "Quarterly Drought Monitoring/Status Report" to IAWG and DTF. |
| ALERT MILD DROUGHT |
Issue "Drought Alert Notice" to IAWG and DTF. Meet monthly to assess conditions and forecasts. Compile and submit monthly " Drought Monitoring/Status Reports" to IAWG and DTF. |
| WARNING MODERATE DROUGHT |
Issue "Drought Warning Notice" to IAWG and DTF. Continue to monitor trends and provide "Drought Monitoring/Status Reports" to DTF and IAWG on a monthly basis. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG) |
| NORMAL | Sub-groups meet quarterly to coordinate implementation of "Planned Mitigation Actions." Submit "Drought Impact Action Report" to the DTF annually. |
| ADVISORY APPROACHING OR EXPERIENCING INCIPIENT DROUGHT |
Upon receipt of an
"Drought Advisory Notice" from the MWG, sub-group chairs will meet to
organize contingency actions in case conditions deteriorate. Sub-groups continue to meet quarterly to coordinate implementation of "Planned Mitigation Actions" and submit "Drought Impact Action Report" to the MWG, IAWG and DTF annually. |
| ALERT MILD DROUGHT |
Within 1 week of "Drought Alert Notice," sub-groups meet to make initial assessment of their sector’s impacts/potential impacts and report findings to IAWG. IAWG compiles "Impact Action Report" and submits to MWG and DTF. |
| WARNING MODERATE DROUGHT |
Upon receipt of
"Drought Warning Notice," the sub-groups will meet to update "Impact
Action Report" and implement response actions within capabilities of
participants, propose appropriate responses outside their authority and report any unmet
needs or recommendations to the DTF in the "Impact Action Report," which
shall be updated monthly. Begin to assemble data necessary to support Governor’s request for Presidential Emergency or Agricultural Disaster Declaration by U.S. Agriculture Secretary. Submit to DTF when data warrants declaration. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Drought Task Force (DTF) |
| NORMAL | Monitor
and oversee work group activities. Advocate administrative, regulatory, legislative, and
budgetary changes as recommended by IAWG to mitigate impacts from drought. Report progress of MWG and IAWG to Governor as necessary. |
| ADVISORY APPROACHING OR EXPERIENCING INCIPIENT DROUGHT |
Report
"Drought Advisory Notice" to Governor. Meet as necessary. Continue to monitor and oversee work group activities and advocate, as necessary, administrative, regulatory, legislative, and budgetary changes as recommended by IAWG to mitigate impacts from drought. |
| ALERT MILD DROUGHT |
Upon receipt of initial "Drought Alert Notice" and "Impact Findings Report," DTF alerts Governor and Cabinet of drought status and coordinates public information releases from Governor. Meet as necessary. |
| WARNING MODERATE DROUGHT |
Upon
receipt of "Drought Warning Notice," DTF chair calls a meeting at which
chairs of the MWG and IAWG sub-groups provide status reports of conditions and response
activities, recommends additional response actions and reports unmet needs. DTF reports status to Governor and Cabinet and takes action to initiate response efforts and resolve unmet needs. This may include requesting Gubernatorial action on drought mitigation and response assistance or other extraordinary measures allowed under State of Emergency declaration. DTF coordinates public information releases from Governor. Meets again as necessary, given monthly notices and reports from work groups. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Monitoring Work Group (MWG) |
| EMERGENCY SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT |
Issue "Drought Emergency Notice" to IAWG and DTF. Monitor trends and provide updated "Drought Monitoring/Status Reports" to DTF and IAWG on a monthly basis. |
| EMERGENCY RECEDING |
Continue to monitor trends and provide "Drought Monitoring/Status Reports" to DTF and IAWG on a monthly basis. |
| WARNING RECEDING | Issue "Drought Improving
Condition Notice" to IAWG and DTF. Continue to monitor trends and provide "Drought Monitoring/Status Reports" to DTF and IAWG on a monthly basis. |
| ALERT RECEDING | Meet monthly to assess conditions
and forecasts. Resume submittal of "Quarterly Drought Monitoring Reports"
to the IAWG and DTF. Designated members will assess data on a monthly basis and call a
meeting of the work group if conditions deteriorate. Begin assessment for "MWG After Action Evaluation Report." |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG) |
| EMERGENCY SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT |
Continue to assemble and submit
to DTF data necessary to support Governor’s request for Presidential Emergency or
Agricultural Disaster Declaration by U.S. Agriculture Secretary. The sub-groups will continue to meet on a monthly basis and update the "Impact Action Report," implement response actions within capabilities of participants, propose appropriate responses outside their authority and report any unmet needs or recommendations to the DTF. |
| EMERGENCY RECEDING |
As necessary, continue to
assemble and submit to DTF data necessary to support Governor’s request for
Presidential Emergency or Agricultural Disaster Declaration by U.S. Agriculture Secretary. The sub-groups will continue to meet on a monthly basis and update the "Impact Action Report" and implement or propose appropriate response actions and report any unmet needs or recommendations to the DTF. |
| WARNING RECEDING | As necessary, continue to update "Impact Action Report" and implement or propose appropriate response actions within capabilities of participants and report any unmet needs or recommendations to the DTF. |
| ALERT RECEDING | Sub-groups continue to assess
impact on sectors and report findings to IAWG, as necessary. Begin assessment for "IAWG After Action Evaluation Report." |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Drought Task Force (DTF) |
| EMERGENCY SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT |
DTF assumes intergovernmental
coordination of state drought response activities and begins meeting on a monthly basis.
Implements response as necessary within capabilities. Makes recommendations on actions
that could be taken by others (e.g., local governments, federal agencies) to alleviate
drought impacts. If data warrants, recommend Governor request agricultural emergency or disaster declaration status from federal government. Accelerates media and public information outreach. Report drought and impacts status to Governor and Cabinet on a weekly basis, or as necessary. |
| EMERGENCY RECEDING |
As necessary, continue to pursue
potential drought response and mitigation assistance, coordinate state drought mitigation
and response efforts, and make recommendations on actions that could be taken by others
(e.g., local governments, federal agencies) to alleviate drought impacts. Provide press briefings and reports to Governor and Cabinet on a monthly basis. |
| WARNING RECEDING | As necessary, continue pursuit of
potential drought response and mitigation assistance and to coordinate state drought
mitigation and response efforts. Provide press briefings and reports to Governor and Cabinet as necessary. |
| ALERT RECEDING | Provide press briefings and reports to Governor and Cabinet on a monthly basis. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Monitoring Work Group (MWG) |
| ADVISORY RECEDING | Meet quarterly to assess
conditions and forecasts. Submit "Quarterly Drought Monitoring/Status Report"
to IAWG and DTF. Compile "MWG After Action Evaluation Report" (along with recommended changes) and submit to DTF. |
| NORMAL | Meet quarterly to assess conditions and forecasts. Submit "Quarterly Drought Monitoring/Status Report" to IAWG and DTF. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Impact Assessment Work Group (IAWG) |
| ADVISORY RECEDING | Sub-groups will meet
quarterly to resume coordinated implementation of "Planned Mitigation Actions."
"Drought Impact Action Report" to be submitted to the DTF annually. Compile "IAWG After Action Evaluation Report" (that includes any recommended changes) and submit it to DTF. |
| NORMAL | Sub-groups meet quarterly to coordinate implementation of "Planned Mitigation Actions." Submit "Drought Impact Action Report" to the IAWG and DTF annually. |
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New Mexico Drought Monitoring and Response Sequence |
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| Drought Stage | Drought Task Force (DTF) |
| ADVISORY RECEDING | Prepare "DTF After Action
Evaluation Report" based on work group reports and Task Force evaluation of
response. Submit report to the Governor and make changes to the Drought Plan and
administrative changes as necessary to improve response. Advocate regulatory and
legislative change to improve drought mitigation and response capabilities at all levels
of government. Resume monitoring and oversight of work group activities and advocate, as necessary, administrative, regulatory, legislative, and budgetary changes as recommended by IAWG to mitigate impacts from drought. |
| NORMAL | Monitor and oversee work group
activities. Advocate administrative, regulatory, legislative, and budgetary changes as
recommended by IAWG to mitigate impacts from drought. Report progress of MWG and IAWG to Governor as necessary. |
Examples of reports and proclamations mentioned in Figure 15 are shown in Section 12.