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<br />9. Factors indicating that the Proposed Weather Modification Project is <br /> <br /> <br />Conceived to Provide and Offers Promise of Providing an Economic Benefit to <br /> <br /> <br />the Area in which the Operation will be Conducted (applicable only to <br /> <br /> <br />Commercial Projects): <br /> <br />Based upon the findings of research and operational programs for snowpack <br /> <br /> <br />increase which have been conducted within Colorado in the proposed program <br /> <br /> <br />area andprmucing precipitation increases ranging from approximately 10 to 20 <br /> <br /> <br />per cent of the total wintertime precipitation for comparable time periods of <br /> <br /> <br />seeding operations, the additional snowpack and water supply will have multiple <br /> <br />recreational, agricultural and industrial use for the residents of the project <br /> <br /> <br />area and all of the downstream water users. <br /> <br />The estimated average annual streamflow augment potential of this 3-month <br /> <br /> <br />program in this region is approximately 112,500 acre feet of additional water. <br /> <br /> <br />At a value of $5.00 per acre foot to the agricultural community, this water <br /> <br /> <br />would have a total value of $562,500. <br /> <br />Each acre foot of water generates about $4.50 worth of electricity as it passes <br /> <br /> <br />through a hydro-electric plant along the Colorado River. This augmented <br /> <br /> <br />water supply adds approximately $506,250 worth of electricity to supply this <br /> <br />region's energy needs. Currently hydroelectric power is one of the cleanest <br /> <br /> <br />and least expensive energy sources this nation possesses. <br />