USDA Designates 23 Colorado Counties as Primary Disaster Area Due to Drought Condition
The State of Colorado received a letter from USDA Secretary Thoams J. Vilksack for the following natural disaster declaration:
In accordance with 7 CFR 759.5(a), I am designating 23 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor (see http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/), these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.