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Weather Modification
Title
The National Weather Modification Plan
Prepared For
CAO Subcommittee on Weather Modification
Prepared By
The Working Group of the CAO Subcommittee on Weather Modification
Date
2/13/1981
Weather Modification - Doc Type
Report
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<br />making. Legal, political, economic, social, and environmental information <br />from site-specific projects and independent investigations will be studied,and <br />synthesized to determine how the technology might affect and be affected by <br />many facets of society. These technology assessments will address general <br />principles and consequences of weather modification and will dra~ upon and <br />integrate knowledge and insights n-om a variety of disciplines. <br /> <br />a. Presently Approved Programs <br /> <br />The NSFOffice of Science and Society is presently supporting Miles <br />Community College to conduct a broadcast series of public forums on weather <br />modification in Montana. Located in the region of the state participating in <br />the High Plains Cooperative Experiment (HIPLEX) , this project provides factual <br />information on weather modification including a consideration of both the <br />risks and the rewards of developing and using this technology. Through this <br />project, citizens have an active role in the conduct of HIPLEX and can <br />participate effectively in the development of a state weather modification <br />policy. <br /> <br />A major program of the Department of Commercels Economic Development <br />Administration is assessing the future of the area in the High Plains where <br />much of the water is supplied by the Ogallala aquifer. The rate of depletion <br />of this underground water is dangerously high, threatening the economy of a <br />major agricultural section of the United States and the well-being of its <br />citizens. All water resources and water conservation capabilities must be <br />explored, including precipitation enhancement, if this problem is to be <br />resolved. <br /> <br />Each proposed weather modification field project includes research aimed <br />at recognizing and addressing the environmental, legal, economic, and social <br />issues of weather modification. The details of site-specific research vary <br />considerably among the various weather modification objectives and vary from <br />project to project within a particular objective. This section will consider <br />the general components of societal and environmental research. <br /> <br />There are three general stages in site-specific societal and <br />environmental research. The first takes place during the planning and initial <br />field work and is basically an examination of available data on societal and <br />environmental issues. A public involvement program is a key element that <br />permits the project sponsors to build effectively upon the existing <br />information base. State and local agencies, special districts, area <br />residents, and representati~es of groups with active weather interests must be <br />brought into the early stages of planning so that their perceptions and <br />concerns can be eKamined within the contex~ of the existing information <br />base. The adequacy of e."tisting information to resolve the societal and <br />environmental questions will be determined. Real issues will be separated <br />from false ones for the affected project area. Project managers and the <br />public stake-holders can agree on areas requiring new or continued research, <br />areas requiring monitoring activity, and areas in which research or monitoring <br />are not required. This process, which meets overall needs for public <br />involvement in Federal program planning, is the essence of the "scoping <br /> <br />- :"4 - <br />
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