WMOD00060

• Applicant: Aspen - City of
• Sponsor Name: Western Weather Consultants
• Project Name: Central Colorado Project
• Date: 2/1/1977
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: License & Permits

DECISION AND PERMIT - Page 3

9. The Applicant has met the requirements of the Weather Modification Act regarding
publication as modified by C.R.S. 1973 36-20-114 (3). '

10. The project is conceived and offers promise of providing economic benefit to the
area in which the operation will be conducted. The recommendation of the Weather
Modification Advisory Committee supports this finding.

,11. The project is reasonably expected to benefit people in the area and benefit the
people of the State of Colorado. The recommendation of the Weather Modification
Advisory Committee supports this finding.

The project is scientifically and technically feasible. The recom~endation of the
Weather Modification Advisory Comm.ittee,supports this finding. \

13. ' The project does not involve a high degree of risk of substantial harm to land,
people, health, safety, property, or the environment. The recommendation of the
Weather Modification Advisory Committee supports this finding.

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14. The project, subject to the-terms and conditions of the permit, is designed to
include adequate safeguards to prevent substantial harm to land, people, health,
safety, property, or the environment. The recommendation of the Weather Modifica~
tion Advisory Committee supports this finding.

15. The project will not adversely affect another project, subject to the terms and
conditions of the permit. The recommendation of the Weather Modification Advisory
Committee supports th,is finding.

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16. The project is designed to minimize risk and maximize scientific gains or economic
benefits to the residents of the area or the State of Colorado. The recommendation
of the Weather Modification Advisory Committee supports this finding: '

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PERt1lT GRANTED

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A Weather Modification Permit is hereby issued to the Applicant, such Permit
being applicable solely to the operation described in application of January 28,
1977, as modified by the TERMS AND CONDITIONS prescribed below.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The permi t herei n granted is 1 imi ted by ,and subject to the foIl owi ng terms and
conditions:. ;J

1. This permit shall be in force from February 8,1977 until May 15,1977. The
request to extend the permit from Novemb'er 1 ,through Aptil 1 for the 1977-78 and
1978-79 winter seasons is denied. '

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2. The project area to be seeded is hereby limited from that area originally
proposed in the application. The permitted project area is defined by the attached
map referenced as Exhibit A. The permittee shall strictly adhere to the revised
project area.

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3. -The permittee shall suspend seeding operations when the average snowpack
within ,the project area reaches 125% of normal snQwpack at that given time of year.
The average snowpack will be calculated by averaging the actual Soil Conservation
Service snowpack -readings for water content from three representative selected Soil
Conservation Service snow course sites within the project area. The permittee shall
choose three 5 i tes and immedi ately 'forward -that selection to the Executi ve Di rector.
The normal snowpack will be the average water content of the snowpack for the past
15 years of record for each o~ the se,lected snow courses'.

4. The applicant shall suspend seeding operations during storm periods forecast
to produce unusually heavy precipitation amounts ,whic~ could possibly contribute to -'
, the occurrences of avalanches or severe weather conditions- within the project area.

5. The applicant shall make weekly news releases, during the operating period,
to four newspapers. of the broadest cfrculation used for publication of the notice
required by C.R.S.1973 36-20-104 (n and 36-20-112 (1)(e) concerning the seeding
, activities of the project. The names of the four newspapers shall be forwarded'
illi11ediately to the' Executive Director. '

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