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September 5, 1991 <br />Mr. Gerald R. Zimmerman <br />Executive Director <br />Colorado River Board of California <br />770 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 1000 <br />Glendale, CA 91203 -1035 <br />Dear Mr. Zimmerman; <br />The member states of the Upper Colorado River Commission have discussed <br />your proposal to seek introduction of legislation authorizing the Bureau of <br />Reclamation to implement the Colorado diver Enhanced Snowpack Test (CREST). <br />The Upper Division States believe that cloud seeding may be the only <br />mechanism increasing the available water supply in the Colorado River <br />Basin that iconomically feasible, or politically acceptable at this time. <br />We do, how have some concern about reactivating the CREST Program as <br />originally proposed. We believe that an operational cloud seeding project <br />that is based on state of the art technology as well as being redesigned to <br />utilize target areas spread more uniformly through the Seven Basin States <br />could be supported by the Upper Division States. <br />We are also concerned that the present cost - sharing proposal may be <br />Insufficient to gain secretarial and /or OMB support through the legislative <br />process. Serious discussions of this shortfall are necessary prior to the <br />introduction of any proposed legislation. For instance, Metropolitan Water <br />District might be willing to pledge an additional 25 -30% cost sharing in lieu <br />of financing an escrow account compensation package as proposed in your August <br />18 memorandum. <br />We 'would be willing to meet with the California River Board of Califor- <br />nia, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Bureau of <br />-Reclamation to discuss present cost estimates and redesign opportunities. <br />Sincerely, <br />Wayne E. Cook <br />Executive Director <br />WEC:pj <br />