We've encountered many theories about the drought, ranging from global warming to disruptions with El Niño.
And then, while looking up something else, we found this in the minutes of the Jan. 16, 2003, meeting of the Front Range Resource Advisory Council of the federal Bureau of Land Management at Holy Cross Abbey in Cañon City:
"Cliff Augden, member of the public: Mr. Augden believes that the current drought conditions are being made by the government. He believes the government is creating the drought to take control of more land. He wanted to make people aware of this information."
We've now done our part to bring this to the public's attention.