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<br />1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT <br /> <br />The Western Kansas Groundwater Management District # 1. (WKGMD) <br />is planning to conduct a weather modification program in southwest Kansas <br />during the spring and summer of 1981. This is a continuation of the <br />MUDDY ROAD PROJECT conducted in the growing seasons of 1975, through 1980. <br />which thirteen counties have entered into an agreement with the WKGMD to . <br />jointly finance weather modification operations. Planning and management <br />responsibilities rest with the WKGMD #1 at Scott City. Daily decision- <br />making and execution of this operational plan will be the responsibility <br />of a Project Director, licensee, hired by the WKGMD #1. <br /> <br />The primary objective of the program is to conduct rain augmen- <br />tation and hail suppression operations from May 1 throught August 31, 1981. <br />. in the specified area using aerial application of pilver iodide nucleating <br />material. <br /> <br />A secondary objective is to acquire date related to daily seeding <br />operations and storm activity, and store it in a form suitable for later <br />analysis. <br /> <br />2.0 OPERATING AREA <br /> <br />2.1 Primary Target <br /> <br />The primary weather modification targets are the agricultural <br />lands in the 13 participating counties shown in Figure 1. <br /> <br />2.2 Area of Influence <br /> <br />In the normal conduct of seeding operations it is expected that <br />seeding material release will take place up-wind of the intended target area, <br />and that some of the seeding effects may extend downwind of the primary <br />target. From the foregoing, it can reasonably be expected that the area .of <br />influence would be approximately 15 miles upwind and 25 miles downwind of <br />the primary target. On the basis of prevailing winds this would, in general, <br />be the shaded area of Figure 1. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />: <br />