WMOD00066

• Contract/Permit #: #90-2
• Applicant: North American Weather Consultants
• Project Name: Grand Mesa
• Title: Advisory Committee Review
• Date: 2/22/1990
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Application

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An operational plan may be submitted with the application.
or responses requested below should be numbered accordingly
this application: SEE ATTACHMENT 2

1. A description of the objectives of the proposed project.

In addition, items
and appended to

2. A written description of the target area and the area reasonably
expected to be affected by the project. Describe these areas by
referring to townships and ranges and by referring to lines drawn
between prominent points. Also attach (to the end of the WM2.
appendices) a map showing these areas.

3. A description of how the project will be carried out (including
location of office, weather data used, aircraft types, seeding
devices and material, seeding rates, etc.)

4. Indicate how the. proposed project is designed to provide and offers
promise of providing economic benefit to the target area (applicable
to commercial projects only):

5. Indicate how the proposed project is reasonably expected to benefit
.both persons living in the target area and the people of Colorado:

6. Indicate how the proposed project is scientifically and technically
feasible (applicable to commercial projects only):

7. Describe how the proposed project is designed for and offers promise
of expanding the knowledge and technology of weather modification
(applicable to research projects only):

B. Appraise the risk that the proposed project could cause substantial
harm to land, water, people, health, safety, property and the
environment:

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Describe the safeguards to be used by the operator to prevent
substantial harm to land, water, people, health, safety, property
the environment:

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Suspensions

10. Describe how other weather modification projects (if any) could be
affected adversely by the proposed project:

11. Indicate how the proposed project is designed to minimIze risK and
maximize scientific gains (for research projects) or economic
benefits (for commercial projects) to residents of the target area
and to residents of Colorado:

12. Describe the significant ecological impacts which may result from the
project such as how precipitation patterns might be changed and how
increased runoff would affect erosion:

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