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Weather Modification
Sponsor Name
MWDSC
Project Name
Weather Modification White Paper
Title
Weather Modification for Precipitation Augmentation and Its Potential Usefulness to the Colorado River Basin States
Prepared For
Colorado River 7 Basin States
Prepared By
Tom Ryan - Metro Water District of Southern California
Date
10/1/2005
Weather Modification - Doc Type
Report
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<br />terrain. The results of these studies were published in numerous peer-reviewed journal <br />articles. <br /> <br />Weather Modification Policy Statements <br /> <br />North American Interstate Weather Modification Council lNAIWMC). The NAIWMC is <br />a non-profit, tax-exempt organization of regulatory agencies, sponsoring organizations, <br />and research institutions involved in atmospheric water resource management <br />technology. The NAIWMC is comprised of nine western state representatives and exists <br />to facilitate the free exchange of information regarding cloud seeding research and <br />operations in North America. The group meets twice a year. Members describe the <br />status of their projects and work together to influence policy makers. <br /> <br />With regard to precipitation enhancement, the primary recommendation by the <br />NAIWMC, with which the NRC agrees, is that future efforts should capitalize on existing <br />field facilities and partnership development among research groups and select operational <br />programs. This is a group that focuses on the scientific aspects of cloud seeding, speaks <br />for the public agencies and states which it represents, and believes that cloud seeding <br />works. <br /> <br />Western States Water Council. The Western States Water Council is an organization <br />consisting of representatives appointed by the governors of 18 western states. Since its <br />creation, through adoption of a resolution at the Western Governors' Conference in 1965, <br />the Council has strived to fulfill its chartered purposes. The purposes of the Council are <br />to: (I) accomplish effective cooperation among western states in the conservation, <br />development and management of water resources; (2) maintain vital state prerogatives, <br />while identifying ways to accommodate legitimate federal interests; (3) provide a forum <br />for the exchange of views, perspectives, and experiences among member states; and (4) <br />provide analysis of federal and state developments in order to assist member states in <br />evaluating impacts of federal laws and programs and the effectiveness of state laws and <br />policies. In July, 2005 the Western States Water Council, adopted a resolution <br />supporting enactment of the Weather Modification Transfer Act of 2005, and supporting <br />continued funding for the federal WDMP. <br /> <br />Weather Modification Association (WMA). The WMA is an association of scientists, <br />engineers, economists, water management professionals, government and private <br />business people, and others who have spent their careers working in the field of weather <br />modification. This group is primarily composed of people in the business of weather <br />modification, for example vendors, industry, and private business interests. <br /> <br />The WMA prepared a response (WMA, 2004) to the NRC Report, a summary of which <br />follows. The WMA does strongly support the NRC Report recommendation for <br />randomized, statistical experiments along with the necessary physical measurements and <br />modeling support to reduce the many uncertainties that exist in the science of weather <br />modification. The WMA believes that a coordinated national program should include <br />exploratory and confirmatory field studies, should capitalize on operational programs and <br /> <br />-8- <br />
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