Finance Committee Meeting 2011

• Board Meeting Date: 9/13/2011
• Description: 2011 Finance Sub-Committee Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Non-Reimbursable Project Investment Application -CWCB Construction Fund
Form Revised April 2010
3. Provide a brief description of your organization below:
The State of Colorado has had a weather modification permitting program since 1972.Authority to administrate that program
has delegation from the DNR-EDO since 1987.The CWCB expanded its program from permitting and regulatory compliance
in 2004 to provide non-reimbursable investments to water users that sponsor wintertime cloud seeding programs. In addition
2007 agreements through the Colorado River Seven Basin States have added additional funding and strengthened the CWCB's
ability to provide funding and technical assistance to local water users. A 2008 CWCB WM Program Strategic Plan was
adopted by Board Members that is a mix of grants,new equipment,and studies and evaluations.
irPart B.-Description of the Project or Study
1. Name of the study or project: CWCB Weather Modification Program— Water User Cost Share
Assistance
2. What is the purpose of this grant application? Check one.
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Studye.................._.............._.............._......._....................................................................................................................
funding is provided to local water boards and
Demonstration project. commissions,cities or counties that have a primary interest in
Rehabilitation or cloud seeding for snowpack for more water supply. Funding is
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replacement of existing used for grants for operations,modernizing equipment, and
X Other(Please describe) studies and evaluations.
3. General location of the study or demonstration project. (Please include county, and approximate distance
and direction from the nearest town):
There are active wintertime cloud seeding programs in southwestern Colorado,Gunnison Basin,the
Grand Mesa, and the Upper Roaring Fork Basin. Denver Water has renewed their cloud seeding permit
for the central Rocky Mountains that is centered near Green Mountain and Dillon Reservoir.
4. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed study or demonstration project including
purpose,need, and service area. (Attach scope of study, if available)
The CWCB staff is focused on developing locally sponsored cloud seeding programs. The CWCB and
Lower Basin funding has been used to buy high resolution snow gauges deployed at Telluride,Grand
Mesa, and Purgatory Ski Area. The precipation gauges can detect subtle difference from seeded and
non seeded events for evaluations.Weather stations are at the Grand mesa,Wither Park,Purgatory and
Telluride that have icing sensors to guide seed no seed decision and used for evaluations of the efficacy
of the programs.New high output generators are at Cedaredge,Winter Park, and Mancos Mtn. that
dispense four times the rate of Silver Iodide(AgI)of typical Colorado machines. CWCB funding has
helped all wintertime programs and they are in the Upper Colorado,Upper Gunnison,Lower Colorado
(Grand Mesa), and Southwestern Basins(Western&Eastern San Juans and Telluride).
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