BOARD00149 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/12/2007
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River - Weather Modification Cooperative Agreement Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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CWCB DRAFT #4 2121/07

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2007 Annual Supplement

This Annual Supplement is made and Jtered into on , 2007 by and among:
the Six Agency Committee, Central Arikona Water Conservation District, the Southern
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Nevada Water AuthoJity (Lower Basin Parties) and the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (CWCB) all of which at times arJ referred to collectively as "Parties" or
individually as "Party." This Annual SJpplement is attached to a base Agreement to
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provide funds for weather modification !Activities in the State of Colorado.
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Objectives.

Activities for WY 2007 represent modeSt extensions of existing programs, and Activities
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should increase runoff to the Colorado River as well as build cooperation and local
support for future Activities. The funds [IProvided will not be used to purchase equipment
for cloud seeding Operations in WY 2007. The fund amounts are approximate, and may
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be adjusted as the Parties deem appropri~te.

Contributions.

The following Parties will provide funding for WY 2007 as follows:

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Central Arizona Water Conservation District
Six Agency Committee I
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Total

$36,667
$36,667
$36.666
$110,000

Activities and Budget.

The $155,000 in contributions will be spent performing two primary tasks.
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1. Extend Operations of four ongoing cl~)Ud seeding projects - $85,000:

A. Roaring Fork and Frying Pan River areas: Colorado Springs Utilities Permit -
$30,000.

B. Western San Juan Mountains:: Southwestern Water Conservation District
Permit - $40,000.

C. Grand Mesa: Water EnhanceijIent Authority Permit - $15,000.

The Grand Mesa Water Enhancement Authority may spend up to $5,000 of the
$15,000 total for minor upgrades to existing equipment such as installing flow

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