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<br />. <br /> <br />the Environmental Impacts of Snow Augmentation in the Sierra Nevada, <br />Cal ifornia"2/. <br /> <br />In May 1975, MBA (MBAssociates) of San Ramon, California, was <br /> <br />awarded a contract for developing a preliminary design for the <br />project, including recommendation of a region suitable for research. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />The final report, "Weather Modification Design Study for' Streamflow <br /> <br />Augmentation in the Northern Sierra Nevada," was publiShed in <br />December 1976 3/. The studies and recommendations by MBA advanced <br />the design of the SCPP significantly, but additional studies were <br />required before the final design could be completed. <br /> <br />In 1975, a 10-year cooperative agreement between the For-est Service <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />and the Bureau of Reclamation established procedures for- cooperation <br /> <br />and the exchange of information between the two agencies as a <br /> <br />means of strengthening the research project. In addition, the <br /> <br />Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment <br />Station at Berkeley initiated the SEP (Sierra Ecology Pt'oject), a <br />study to assess the effects of additional snowfall and melt water <br />on the forest ecosystem. <br /> <br />2/ Cooper, Charles F., et al., "Investigations Recommended for <br />Assessing the Environmental Impact of Snow Augmentation in the <br />Sierra Nevada, California," Center for Regional Environmental <br />Studies, San Diego State University, October 1974. <br />3/ Lovell, C. C., et al., "Weather Modification Design Study for <br />Streamflow Augmentat ion in the Northern Sierra Nevada, II MBAssoc i ates, <br />San Ramon, California, 1976. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />1-4 <br />