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<br />4.0 PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> <br />4.,1 policy, Board <br /> <br />A decision and policy making board has been estab- <br />lished in order to ensure desires of the local users are <br />considered in the proposed weather modification operation. <br />The board is made up of one representative from each of the <br />twelve participating counties, and the Executive Director for <br />the Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No.1. <br />Kansas Water Office personnel will serve as State Liaison to <br />the policy board; and the licensee, Project Director, will <br />be the technical advisor. <br /> <br />The policy board will meet periodically during the <br />season as needed to assess the operations and determine future <br />policy. The members will be responsible for keeping the Oper- <br />ations Center advised of soil moisture and crop conditions, as <br />well as seeding priority changes for their respective counties. <br />In addition, they will be asked to provide input on the sus- <br />pension of seeding, and reports of weather related conditions <br />that occurred in their counties. <br /> <br />4.2 General Priorities <br /> <br />Since the same organization and resources are used <br />to accomplish both rain augmentation and hail suppression. <br />Priorities will be adjusted by the pOlicy Board as necessary, <br />depending on soil moisture and crop vulnerability to hail dam- <br />age. From April 15, 1986 the program will begin seeding .- <br />operations with,rain augmentation (RA) and hail suppression <br />(RS) using both updraft and direct injection aircraft. <br />