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RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE WEATHER MODIFICATION <br />PERMITTING PROCESS <br />1. A description of the objectives of the proposed project. <br />The purpose of the proposed program is to augment natural precipitation within the project area to provide <br />improved snow packs and additional water supplied for storage and beneficial use. The operational <br />technology and procedures that have been utilized in this program were derived from previous snow pack <br />augmentation programs operated in Colorado and Utah, specifically The Climax and Wolf Creek research <br />programs and the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project conducted in Colorado and the 30 plus years of <br />operational cloud seeding conducted within the state of Utah. <br />The objectives of the project are to increase snow packs in the drainage basins within the Grand Mesa <br />target area, which in tun, should result in increased run-off into the storage systems in these basins. This <br />would result in additional water supply for agriculture, industrial or domestic use along with an additional <br />snow pack for recreational use. <br />2. A written description of the target area and the area reasonably expected to be affected by the project. <br />Describe these areas by referring to townships and ranges and by referring to lines drawn between <br />prominent points. Also attach (to the WM2 appendices) a map showing these areas. <br />The target area is the Grand Mesa, generally above 8,000 feet elevation (MSL) and the West Elk <br />Mountains southeast of the Grand Mesa, also generally above 8, 000 feet (MSL). The proposed target area <br />is within an area approximately described as follows: beginning near the Town of Paonia at the NE corner <br />of T14S R92W 6PM, thence west along the north boundary of T14S to the east boundary ofR98W, thence <br />north along the east boundary of R98W to the north boundary of T1IS, thence east along the north <br />boundary of TI IS to the west boundary of R95W, thence north along the west boundary of R95W to the <br />north boundary of T9S. From there, east along the north boundary of T9S to the east boundary of R89W, <br />thence south along the east boundary of R89W 6PM extended into the NMPM to the north boundary of <br />T49N NMPM, thence west along the north boundary of T49N NMPM to the east boundary of R7W <br />NMPM, thence north along the east boundary ofR7W NMPM extended into the 6PM to the north boundary <br />of T14S 6PM and more or less to the point of beginning. (see map in Exhibit A). <br />3. A description of how the project will be carried out (include location of office, weather data used, <br />aircraft types, seeding devices and material, seeding rates, etc.). <br />Office Location: <br />1405 Dover Road <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />Weather Data used: <br />National Weather Service Websites <br />Weather Underground Radar displays (from NWS radars) <br />CWCB Weather Modification Decision Support System <br />Mesonet Precipitation Network <br />Data Obtained: <br />Surface and upper air data <br />Synoptic surface and significant level maps <br />Model forecast data <br />Rawinsonde data <br />Satellite and Radar data <br />Whitewater creek weather station hosted by The Desert Research Institute <br />Forecast aids to assist in selecting favorable storms for modification <br />