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<br />., <br /> <br />1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT <br /> <br />The Western Kansas Groundwater Management District #1 (WKGMD) <br />is planning to conduct a weather modification program in southwest Kansas <br />during the spring and summer of 1980. This is a continuation of the <br />MUDDY ROAD PROJECT conducted in the growing seasons of 1975, 1976, 1977, <br />1978 and 1979, in which fourteen counties have entered into an agreement <br />with the WKGMD to jointly finance weather modification operations. Plan- <br />ning and management responsibilities rest with the WKGMD #1 at Scott City. <br />Daily decision-making and execution of this oeprational plan will be the <br />responsibility of a Project Director, licensee, hired by the WKGMD # 1. <br /> <br />The primary objective of the program is to conduct rain augmen- <br />tation and hail suppression operations from May 1 through August 31, 1980 <br />in the specified area using aerial application of silver iodide nucleating <br />material. <br /> <br />A secondary objective is to acquire data related to daily seeding <br />operations and storm activity, and store it in a form suitable for later <br />analysis. <br /> <br />2.0 OPERATING AREA <br /> <br />2.1 Primary Target <br /> <br />The primary weather modification targets are the agricultural <br />lands in the 14 participating counties shown in Figure 1. <br /> <br />2.2 Area of Influence <br /> <br />In the normal conduct of seeding operations it is expected that <br />seeding material release will take place up-wind of the intended target area, <br />and that some of the seeding effects may extend downwind of the primary target. <br />From the foregoing, it can reasonably be expected that the area of influence <br />would be approximately 15 miles upwind and 25 miles downwind of the primary <br />target. On the basis of prevailing winds this would, in general, be the <br />shaded area of Figure 1. <br />