Monthly Progress Reports 1992-1993

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Agreement Number 2- AB -30- 001110 Development of a Program Plan for a Precipitation Management Demonstration Activity July 18 through August 15, 1992 The primary effort during this reporting period was the initiation of Task 3 -- Environmental Compliance. Meetings were held with members of the staff from the Technical Services and General Sciences Divisions of ACRM (Assistant Commissioner - Resources Management) organization. The purpose of these meetings was to describe progress of work on the agreement and identify appropriate personnel to participate in this task. A three - person team was established to identify and describe the actions /activities, time schedules, and costs required to meet National Environmental Policy Act compliance for the proposed precipitation management demonstration activity. The team consists of Ms. Sally Sundberg, Environmental Protection Specialist from the Investigations and Oversight Branch; Mr. Larry White, Wildlife Biologist from the Ecology Branch; and Mr. Val Rohde, Senior Social Analyst from the Public Involvement and Social Analysis Branch. Their major work effort has been to review the results of past weather modification environmental studies. Progress continued on the demonstration program design. This work consisted of processing 1983 and 1985 Grand Mesa microwave radiometer observations of supercooled liquid water, plus wind and precipitation measurements, to provide calculations of liquid flux on a per storm basis. These will be compared with similar flux estimates published for the Tushar Mountains of Utah. This comparison will be part of a broader meteorological comparison of the two proposed experimental areas. Cost Summary: Reporting period Administration 1.0 staff days $ 618 Task 1 10.0 staff days 5,511 Total 11.0 staff days $6,129 Total to Date Administration 7.0 staff days $ 2,877 Task 1 76.0 staff days 58,723 Total 83.0 staff days $61,600