WMOD00298 ‎(2)‎

• Project Name: Project Skywater
• Title: Project Skywater - Fiscal Year 1979 Report
• Prepared By: US Department of Interior Bureau of Reclaimation
• Date: 3/1/1981
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

. The primary projec
elevation of the Ame
River Basin and Cars
effect were identifi
modification in upwi
cooperative agreemen
for the SCPP.

area was extended to include the 1219-m western
ican River Basin and portions of the Tahoe-Truckee
n Range in Nevada. In addition, extended areas of
d to study possible changes resulting from weather
d and downwind areas. Water and Power sighed a
with DRI for data collection and analysis in Nevada

· The Sierra crest w s designated as the center of the area of effect.

. Individual cloud t pes will be used as experimental units in the
exploratory experime t. Cloud typing will help scientists identify the
prevalent cloud regi e over the project area on a given day.

· In recognition of
Nevada, cloud seedin
at lower elevations
and meteorological s
factor.

During the fiscal year
Environmental Assessmen
monitoring program to a
drawn up for implementa
description of these en
In-House Support and Re

An SCPP Citizens Counci
from the community. Co
tours of project facili
developments.

he maritime climatic regime over the northern Sierra
may increase wintertime rainfall as well as snowfall
ithin the project area. Appropriate environmental
udies have been initiated to accommodate this
,

979 period, OARR initiated work on a site-specific
for the SCPP. In addition, plans for an environmental
company the project's meteorological component were
ion during the exploratory experiment. A detailed
ironmental planning efforts is presented in Section VII,
earch Activities.

meets monthly to offer input to the research project
ncil members also take responsibility for arranging
ies and soliciting community response to project

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