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<br />WPS <br />It was a useful tool predicting what clouds will do and produce, Keeping the time frame in mind, <br />I will make a final decision soon, People can object. They have 10 days to submit objections. I <br />will review the Operational Plan, Everyone can ask questions themselves, <br /> <br />J.S. <br /> <br />I will ask on behalf of the applicant and public sponsor. Please review the Operational Plan and <br />any changes from the previous plan, Our Operation Plan is not any different than what we have <br />been using for the last five years. We activate cannons when clouds are over the area, Cannons <br />are deactivated when clouds move over. Our detection is mostly visual. Anyone cannon can be <br />activated and deactivated by three different people in different areas. The person closest to the <br />storm activates the cannons, -- Make Part of the Record--We did have DTN technology, They <br />were going down hill, too expensive, It was a good tool to pick up cloud formation movement <br />down to zero on to what you wanted to look at. DTN read what was there but couldn't read the <br />intensity, It shows where the leading edge of a cloud is. I haven't tried to activate myself. Some <br />buyers of lettuce and spinach wantto hear_the hailcannons to-know- it's -protecting their- crops. <br />Fresh produce (express packaged) wants a provision in their contract that we have to have hail <br />cannon protection. Lettuce, spinach, and potato protection areas are of 1500 meters in radius, I <br />don't know what kind of distance the sound carries, We activate 20 minutes before arrival of <br />clouds over the area, Precipitation comes in form of rain and slush, Sometimes clouds are <br />misgiving and we got no moisture, because we didn't get it activated in time, <br /> <br />Each cannon is fired for six seconds, It proceeds up wind and explodes inward, not outward, No <br />one }1~l;l seen t.his theory ,vork; t..l}ey are skeptical. The French used hail ca..nll'10nS in \llVII <br />observing firing of cannons pursued to point upward. The idea began with French and was used <br />around the world, They were used on fruit crops in New Zealand per Mike Eggers, If cannons <br />are lined up they give better protection than a single cannon will do, Seven cannons have a <br />concentrated effect. <br /> <br />Amy Kunugi works with Mark Innis on cannon hail control and growing vegetables, She is a <br />graduate of Cornell and is in the agricultural field--for 15 years, <br /> <br />Make Part ofthe Record--Proposed location--TownShip 419........, ....,..., ...... ......etc. One <br />cannon is west of Center-- for five years, Pursuant to License/reports are filed annually with the <br />State showing the times of operation of where cannons throughout the operational season are <br />fuing until the conclusion ofthe season, They are available to the public record, Anyone can <br />request the annual reports, They are submitted as Part of the Record, I believe most of the <br />people here are not aware of the mechanisms of the hail cannons and watched the operations <br />only as farmers in Rio Grande County, <br /> <br />Richard you're in favor of hail cannons, <br /> <br />Mark Innis, Supervisor/Manager of Southern Colorado Farms <br />My operation of the Weather Modification system began with Southern Colorado Farms. I have <br />been with them for 12 years and operated the hail cannons for five years, I started out with Mike <br />Eggers with the operation of the hail cannons. <br /> <br />J,S, <br />He explained the procedures to Mark Innis whose job is the responsibility to activate and <br />deactivate the cannons, He does delegate to others if he is gone, <br />