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NOTICE OF INTENT OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO MODIFY WEATHER
<br />Notice is hereby given that Western Weather Consultants L.L.C., P.O. BOX 58, Durango, CO
<br />81302 hereinafter referred to as WWC has filed with the Colorado Water Conservation Board an
<br />application for renewal of WWC's ten -year permit to conduct a wintertime ground -based weather
<br />modification program within the State of Colorado in the Eastern San Juan Mountains for the
<br />following local entities:
<br />Southwestern Water Conservation District, San Juan Water Conservancy District, Pagosa Area
<br />Water & Sanitation District, Pine River Irrigation District, City of Durango, and the Florida
<br />Water Conservancy District
<br />Since 2007, in support of cooperative agreements among the States in the Colorado River
<br />Basin, the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, California Six Agency Committee, Southern
<br />Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, and the Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board granted additional funding to support this program.
<br />Larry Hjermstad, Manager of Western Weather Consultants, Mike Hjermstad, Asst. Manager
<br />and Head of Operations for Western Weather Consultants, and Eric Hjermstad, Head of Field
<br />Operations for Western Weather Consultants shall be in control of the program, and Western Weather
<br />Consultants is the Permit Holder.
<br />The Primary Target Area for the ten -year Weather Modification Permit is defined as follows:
<br />the Eastern San Juan Mountains including the mountain ranges that drain into the Florida River, Pine
<br />River, Piedra River, San Juan River, Navajo River and the Blanco River. The goal is to increase
<br />snowpack snow water content in the Primary Target Area to benefit: natural habitat, agriculture,
<br />municipal water, stock growers, recreational interests, and the local economy.
<br />The Colorado Revised Statutes (Title 20, 36 -20 -101 through 36 -20 -126) do not require notice
<br />for permit renewals but the applicant was requested to publish notice of intent in the target area and
<br />adjacent counties. These counties include: Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, Ouray, San Juan, La
<br />Plata, Hinsdale, Mineral, Archuleta, Rio Grande, Conejos, Saguache, and Gunnison.
<br />The program shall be continuous from November 1 through — March 31, 2011 for each year for
<br />the next ten years, expiring on 2020. Operations will be limited for safety reasons so that there will be
<br />monitoring for severe conditions, avalanche danger and snowpack thresholds, and annual notification
<br />to emergency managers, among other requirements. The Permit Holder is requested to coordinate
<br />regularly with the CWCB to ensure operations are operated judiciously to minimize danger to land,
<br />health, safety, people, property and the environment on behalf of the citizens as directed by the
<br />Colorado Revised Statutes.
<br />Complete details of the operations to be conducted are available from: Western Weather
<br />Consultants at P.O. Box 58, Durango, Colorado, 81302 or by emailing lgm@Lwestemweather.com.
<br />The CWCB encourages oral and written comments at the Public Hearing for the Record of Decision.
<br />Please contact Joe Busto, CWCB, 1313 Sherman Street # 721, Denver, Colorado, 80203, or call (303)
<br />866 3441 ext. 3209, or email joe.busto&state.co.us to submit comments on the permit renewal
<br />application. Interested parties should also attend the public hearing being at the Pagosa Area Water &
<br />Sanitation District board room at 100 Lyn Ave., Pagosa Springs, CO., held on July 12th, 2010 from
<br />Noon to 2:00 PM.
<br />WESTERN WEATHER CONSULTANTS, LLC.
<br />EXHIBIT D
<br />WWC - Eastern San Juan Mountains
<br />Record of Decision
<br />Pagosa Springs Public Hearing
<br />July 12, 2010
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