Information on Drought and the Drought of 2002

WWA Papers and Presentations

Kenney, D.S., C. Goemans, R. Klein, J. Lowrey, and K. Reidy, 2008. Residential Water Demand Management: Lessons from Aurora, Colorado. Journal of the American Water Resources Association44 (1): 192-207.

Kenney, D.S., C. Goemans, R. Klein, J. Lowrey, and K. Reidy, Residential Water Demand Management in Aurora: Lessons from the Drought Crisis, Colorado Water, February/March 2007

Managing Residential Water Demand: Lessons from Aurora (Presentation) , Kenney and Goemans, Mar 13, 2007, Presented as part of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) seminar series

Behavioral and Econometric Lessons from Urban Water Demand under Extreme Drought: Focus on Aurora, Colorado, Goemans, Feb 16, 2007, Presented as part of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics & Department of Economics U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Spring 2007 Seminar Series

Klein, R. and D. Kenney, 2005. Use of Climate Information in Municipal Drought Planning in Colorado. Western Water Assessment Report.

Kenney, D., R. Klein, and M. Clark. Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Water Restrictions During Drought in Colorado. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, February 2004, 77-87.

Summary of the 2002 Colorado Drought Survey: "Weathering How Did Colorado Agriculture Respond to Drought? 

A memorandum from Julie Hart, Senior Economist, to Governor Bill Owens; (April 30, 2002 on the economic impact of the drought)

A History of Drought in Colorado (2002)

2002 Drought in the News

Pinwheels replace posies in flint-dry Boulder, Christian Science Monitor; describes Boulder's dry conditions and water use restrictions in several Colorado cities.

Drought puts focus on issue of farming the desert, AP; discusses the climate of Utah and the disadvantages of water subsidies for farmers.

High and Dry, Westward; describes the impact of the summer 2000 drought on the citizens of Hygiene, Colorado.