WMOD00305 ‎(2)‎

• Title: Demonstrating Water Augmentation by Cloud Seeding in the Colorado River Basin
• Date: 5/1/1974
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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DEMONSTRATING WATER AUGMENTATION
BY CLOUD SEEDING
IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Table of Contents

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PROPOSED PROJECT AND OBJECTIVES. . . . . .

REGIONAL BACKGROUND AND STATUS OF COLORADO
RIVER PILOT PROJECT. . . . .. . . .

STATE AND REGIONAL COORDINATION. .

PROPOSED PROJECT PLAN AND ALTERNATIVES .

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Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating Criteria and Procedures . . . . . . . .
Evaluation Designs. . . . . . . . . .
Key System Features . . . . . . .
Management and Contracted Efforts . . . . . . . .
Engineering Development . .
Key Alternatives. . . .

V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND SAFEGUARD CRITERIA.

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POTENTIAL BENEFITS - LONG RANGE AND IMMEDIATE. .

COST ESTIMATES AND SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . .

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