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<br />\ <br /> <br />Operational Plan: <br />1. A Description of the Objectives of the Propossd Project. <br />The nature of the proposed program is to augment natural precipitation <br />within the projeet area to provide improved snowpacka and additional <br />wster supplied for storage and beneficial use. The operational <br />technology and procedures utilized in this program were derived <br />from previous snowpack augmentation programs operated in Colorado, <br />specifically: The Climax and Wolf Creek research programs, the <br />Colorado River Basin Pilot Project and the last 25 winters' programs <br />operated by WESTERN WEATHER CONSULTANTS,LLC in the Central Coloredo <br />and San Juan Mountains. <br />....:.... <br />The objectives of the project are to increase snowpecks in the <br />drainage basina of all ...jor'mountain IllSssifs in the project area <br />which ahould re.ult in incr....ed run-off into th.. .toras_ ayat_. in <br />tpese ba.in. and reault in an additional water supply for asricultural, <br />industrial or domestic use along with an additional anowpack for <br />winter recrestional use. <br /> <br />'"'" <br /> <br />2. A Written DescriPtion of the Target <br />Expected to be Affected by the Project. <br /> <br />Area and the Area Reaaonably <br />See attached MaP. <br /> <br />The target area consists of the Western San Juan Mountains abovc 9,000 ft. MSL.from the Dolores <br />River Drainage to the west to the Florida River Drainage to the cast. This includes the Lower Animas <br />River Drainage around the Durango Mountain Resort Ski Area and the Hermosa,and East Forie River <br />Drainages. ". ...- <br /> <br />The areas reasonably expected to be affected by the project are those areas abovc9,OOO ftMSL inside <br />the target area and in the uppermost ridges immedistely adjacent and downwind of the lIIrget area (See <br />attached map). <br /> <br />Project Will be Implemented end Carried Out. <br />WESTERN WEATHER CONSULT.wrs.~C' <br />1102 Co. 'Rd. 220 <br />Dur.ngo, CO 81303 <br /> <br />5, <br /> <br />Description of How the <br />1) Office Location: <br /> <br />........ <br /> <br />2) Weather Dsta Availsble: <br /> <br />The Nation.l Fscsimile Circuit and Nationsl Weather Service <br /> <br /> <br />teletype aystams will provide regular government weather data <br /> <br /> <br />including surface and upper air weather data, synoptic surface <br /> <br />.nd .ignificant upper level maps and wind dats from rawinsoDdea <br /> <br />4 <br />