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<br />RECORD OF DECISION <br />ON AN ApPLICATIONFORA <br />WEATHER MODIFICATION PERMIT <br /> <br />APPLICANT: <br /> <br />Lawrence M. Hjennstad, President <br />Western Weather Consultants, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 58 <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 <br /> <br />DATE OF APPLICATION: July 21,1997 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Commercial seeding operation of winter storm clouds with ground <br />based cloud nuclei generators to augment snow for enhanced <br />operation of the Telluride ski area and for enhancement of runoff for <br />irrigation purposes. <br /> <br />TARGET AREA: The target area includes portions of Township 42 North, Range 9 <br />West, New Mexico Principal Meridian (NMPM), located south of <br />Telluride in the eastern part of San Miguel County, Colorado. <br /> <br />DURATION: During the' fIrst year of operation, applicant has proposed to begin <br />operations on November 1, 1997 and continue for fIve months <br />through March 31, 1998. <br /> <br />PERSON IN CHARGE: The person in charge of the project is Lawrence M. Hjermstad of <br />Western Weather Consultants, Inc., of Durango, Colorado. <br /> <br />PERMIT SOUGHT: An original pennit pursuant to S 36-20-112, CRS, for a time period <br />J of fIve years' duration pursuant to 9 36-20-114~ CRS. <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE TAKEN: The fIndings will be the. basis for an final decision to either grant the <br />pennit, grant the pennit subject to conditions, or deny the pennit. An <br />initial decision to issue the pennit with conditions was made on <br />November 4,1997. <br /> <br />DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This application was acted upon by the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />pursuant to the delegation of authority by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of <br />Natural Resources on September 25, 1987 and reaffinned October 14, 1992. ' <br /> <br />1 <br />