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<br />2. The target area shall be portions of Township 42 North, Range 9 West, New Mexico <br />Principal Meridian (NMPM), located south of Telluride in the eastern part of San <br />Miguel County, Colorado. (see map in Exhibit A). <br /> <br />3. Seeding will be conducted only under conditions when seeding is likely to be <br />beneficial in the target area. The permittee shall refrain from indiscriminate seeding <br />activities or overseeding, which may be grounds for revocation of this permit. <br /> <br />4. Not more than eight (8) ground based generators shall be used. The permittee shall <br />provide the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (the Director) with <br />a description of the specific location of each generator, with reference to roads, <br />buildings, or other physical landmarks, and the name, address, and telephone number <br />of each operator before seeding commences in each year. Any subsequent change <br />in the number or location of generators or of operators shall require the prior written <br />approval of the Director. <br /> <br />5. The maidmum rate of releaSe of silver iodide from any single variable rate generator <br />will be limited to 15 grams per hour. The maximum rate of release of silver iodide <br />from any single fixed rate generator will be limited to 8 grams per hour. <br /> <br />6. The permittee shall suspend seeding operations if at any time the average of the <br />snowpack accumulations, measured in equivalent inches of water, at the snotel sites <br />and snow-courses selected to represent the target area exceeds a function defined by <br />the following points: <br /> <br />A. 175% of average on December 1st, <br /> <br />B. J60% of average on January 1st, <br /> <br />C. 150% of average on February 1st, <br /> <br />D. 140% of average on March 1 st, <br /> <br />E. 135%ofaverageonAprillst,and <br /> <br />Snowpack accumulation will be monitored at least weekly from snow survey <br />measurements conducted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. <br />Department of Agriculture. <br /> <br />Average snowpack will be calculated as the unweighted average of the water content <br />of the snowpack for the 30-year base period from 1961 to 1990 at the identified <br />snotel sites and snowcourses. The following snotel sites and snowcourses shall be <br />monitored for compliance with the above suspension criteria: <br /> <br />2 <br />