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<br /> <br />THIS BOOK is derived from a 600-page technical report prepared <br />by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for the National Science <br />Foundation (NSF). * The study was conducted by a 20-person <br />research team from SRI and the University of California at <br />Davis. Their professional specialties represent meteorology, <br />chemistry, engineering, economics. ecology, toxicology, sociol- <br />ogy, and law. The team was assisted by a group of eminent con- <br />sultants in the fields of meteorology, economics, and law. The <br />appendix lists the study team members and consultants. <br />The final technical report was completed in May, 1972: <br />The intervening period has seen a rapid change in the values of <br />some resources in the Colorado River Basin. This has not altered <br />the general findings of the study; however, events may move <br />more swiftly than originally anticipated. <br />This popular version is intended to be as faithful as pos- <br />sible to the technical study report, but it tells only the basic <br />story. The author bears responsibility for the selection of and <br />emphasis given to the material, as well as any errors that may <br />result from abstracting and condensing the study findings. The <br />skillful editing of Ms. Shirley W. Hentzell of SRI was vital in <br />producing an acceptable lay version. Ms. Marilyn Bagley of <br />SRI did the original art work. <br /> <br /> <br />Acknowledgments <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />SNOWPACK, CLOUD-SEEDING, AND THE COLORADO RIVER <br /> <br />The report as it now stands reflects the findings and opin- <br />ions of. the contractor, and does not reflect the views orcoIi- <br />clusions of any Federal agency including the Foundation. It <br />should be read and evaluated in this context. <br />It is our hope and expectation that the report will be <br />valuable at two levels. The first is that of moving the discussion <br />forward with regard to the understanding of the snow enhance- <br />ment projects being considered for the Colorado River Basin,by <br />developing a more incisive and salient analysis of the effects, <br />the means by which they may be determined, and the range and <br />limitation of present and potential policy options. The second <br />hope is that from the presentation of one operating model of <br />how to grapple with an extremely complex question of exploring <br />the full range of consequences of introducing a particular tech- <br />nology, others may learn to more reliably assess .other tech- <br />nologies. Mr. Peter Wykoff, Program Manager for Weather <br />Modification, in the Division of Environmental System~ . and <br />Resources, was j oint monitor on this project until his recent re- <br />tirementfrom the federal service. His ,professional, technical <br />and administrative skills were crucial in the successful com- <br />pletion of this project. <br /> <br />~ <br />i Ii <br /> <br />;~ <br />~ <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />III <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JOSEPH F. COATES <br />Program Manager for.Technology Assessment <br />Office of Exploratory Research . . . <br />and Problem Assessment <br />National Science Foundation <br /> <br />Washington, D.C. <br />November J3,1973 <br /> <br />>I< The Impacts of Snow Enhancement: A Technology Assessment <br />of Winter Orographic Snowpack Augmentation in the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin, Stanford Research Institute (University of Oklahoma <br />Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1974). <br /> <br />xi <br /> <br />x <br />