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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />THE SOUTHWESTERN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />A Municipal District Organized Under State Law For Development And Conservation Of The Waters in the <br />SAN JUAN AND DOLORES RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES <br />IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO <br /> <br />West Building - 841 East Second Avenue <br />Post Office Box 475 <br />DURANGO, COLORADO 81302 <br />(970) 247-1302 - Fax (970)259-8423 <br /> <br />October 23,2007 <br /> <br />United States House of Representatives <br />Committee on Science and Technology <br />2320 Rayburn Building <br />Washington, DC 20515 <br /> <br />Dear Chairman Gordon, <br /> <br />The Southwestern Water Conservation District was established by the Colorado <br />legislature to conserve and protect the waters of Southwestern Colorado. <br /> <br />As a water conservation district in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, we have supported <br />weather modification operations for many years. In so doing, we have been the recipients <br />of increased yields from snowpack runoff. As recent drought conditions continue and the <br />threat of lower snowfall in years to come as a result of global warming, it is more <br />important than ever to pursue the science of weather modification. <br /> <br />It is our belief that a federal role in this area should be one of assistance with applied <br />research and practical technology transfer programs. The recent USBR Weather Damage <br />Modification Program implemented a successful model for combining local, state and <br />federal resources, and we support this cooperative federal-state research model. <br /> <br />Representative Udall's H.R. 3445 and Senator Hutchison's S.1807, are key to the <br />establishment of a coordinated, comprehensive national weather modification policy. We <br />join the North American Interstate Weather Modification Council, the Family Farm <br />Alliance, the Western States Water Council, and the Weather Modification Association in <br />strongly supporting this bill, and encourage the authorization of H.R. 3445 and S.1807. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Bruce T. Whitehead <br />Executive Director <br />Southwestern Water Conservation District <br /> <br />Cc: Representative Mark Udall <br />John Porter, President SWCD <br />