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<br />;; <br /> <br />1. CRADP Overv i ew and Ob,j ect ives <br />A. Introduction <br />The CRADP (Colorado River Augmentation Demonstration Program) <br />is part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Project Skywater. <br />Project Skywater has the overall objective of developing an <br />effective weather modification technology, scientifically and <br />socially acceptable, for precipitation management to serve a <br />portion of the Nation's water resources needs. <br /> <br />The two main goals of CRADP are to investigate and <br />improve cloud seeding technology in the Colorado River <br />Basin, and to encourage the application of cloud seeding <br />technology by improving the benefit-to-cost ratio. The <br />Montrose Skywater Office activities on the Grand Mesa of <br />west-central Colorado are directed at the first goal. <br />Success in that area is, of course, helpful to attaining <br />the second goal. <br /> <br />The Montrose Skywater Office was established in August <br />1983, to support field investigations of winter <br />orographic clouds and their modification on the Grand <br />Mesa. The Mesa was chosen as an experimental area <br />because of several attributes including: <br /> <br />1. High frequency of winter storms from all important <br />directions due to its significant rise above upwind <br /> <br />1 <br />