Record-breaking drought conditions led Utah Governor Spencer Cox to recently declare a state emergency because of severe conditions driven by the lowest snowpack levels in nearly 100 years. Will Colorado follow suit? It remains to be seen. In March, Gov. Jared Polis activated the state’s Drought Task Force and implemented Phase 2 of Colorado’s Drought Response Plan. The task force meets Monday when it is expected discuss the drought’s impact on recreation and fisheries and the possibility of recommending Phase 3, in which the governor would declare an emergency. “The governor is actively considering and preparing a drought emergency declaration for if and when the conditions are met,” Eric Maruyama, a Polis spokesperson, said in an email to The Denver Gazette. Phase 3 anticipates major crop losses and widespread water shortages. Colorado is in Phase 2, which anticipates imposing water restrictions that have been announced this year across the Front Range.…