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Drought: Impact <br />Impacts reported at the County level are applicable in illustrating impact to the <br />entire planning area. As indicated by Table 2.3, multiple assets are impacted <br />during a drought event. The highest reported impact is water supply and <br />quality for residents being impacted by low availability, resulting in the need for <br />restrictions. As a cascading impact, low water levels affect water pressure needed <br />for firefighting in residential and brush fire situations. Agricultural resources are <br />also strained as water is critical to operations for farmers and ranchers who tend <br />to their crops and animals. Other assets impacted include the effect on water-dependent businesses <br />losing revenue,and interruptions or shortages for water-dependent energy generation. Dying plants <br />and wildlife, and impacts to society are also experienced during a drought. In addition, low river levels <br />deter tourists from visiting the County and the Cities along the rivers, impacting tourism and recreation <br />Risk Assessment <br />revenue. <br />County <br />Hays County Drought Impacts 1996-2016 <br />Category# of Incidents <br />Reported <br />Agriculture45 <br />Business & Industry3 <br />Energy2 <br />Fire24 <br />Plants & Wildlife33 <br />Relief, Response & Restrictions48 <br />Society & Public Health7 <br />Tourism & Recreation3 <br />Water Supply & Quality53 <br />(University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016) <br />29 <br /> <br />