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<br />.} <br /> <br />R"'""""~"'-'- <br />t:~~c '., _:) J <br /> <br />NOV 0 G (i'ill <br /> <br />CLOUD SEEDING - 2001 <br /> <br />Colorado Water Com;"" 'L'''~. _ <br /> <br />A Summary of Cloud Seeding <br />Operations by Water Enhancement Authority <br /> <br />During the winter of 2001, an abbreviated clouding-seeding program was conducted <br />by Water Enhancement Authority over Grand Mesa and the West Elk Mountains in <br />Western Colorado. The program as sponsored by the Grand Mesa, Crawford, Fruitland <br />'and Colbran Conservancy Districts, and KannahCreeklCity of Grand Junctio . el_ <br />~En/;1ancement Authority operated under Colorado Weather Modificatio ermit No. 2000:- <br />3.) . <br />"---- <br />This cloud seeding program was operated with eleven (11) ground-based <br />generators located around the target area. (A map is attached showing the target area and <br />generator locations.) Generator operator operators were contacted by telephone and told <br />when to start and stop their generators. Generators were filled with a solution of 2% ( by <br />weight) of silver iodide and acetone. This mixture was burned with propane. <br />Approximately six (6) grams of silver iodide were released per hour of operation per <br />generator. <br /> <br />The Water Enhancement Authority started its program on March 10, 2001, and <br />suspended operations on April 6, 2001. During this period there were four (4) seedable <br />storms. Approximately 2,244 grams of silver iodide were released. Following is a list of <br />storm dates and generator operations: <br /> <br />Storm #1 <br />Generators operated: <br />Total hours: 152 <br />Total grams Agl: 912 <br /> <br />Date: 3/10 - 3/11 <br />5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 <br /> <br />Storm #2 <br />Generators operated: <br />Total hours: 42 <br />Total grams Agl: 252 <br /> <br />Date: 3/14 - 3/14 <br />1,2,3,6,7,8,9 <br /> <br />Storm #3 Date 3/16 - 3/17 <br />Generators operated: 3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 <br />