WMOD00146

• Applicant: Colorado State University
• Project Name: N. Central Mountains
• Date: 11/15/1984
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: License & Permits

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WEATHER MODIfICATION PERMIT

WY 85--3
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Additional testimony was offered by persons in attendance.

fINDINGS Of fACT

The following findings of fact are based on:

a. Application (with attached map) for an original Permit for
Weather Modification Activities (form WM2) dated September 27,
1984.

b. Statements at the pUblic meeting conducted in Steamboat Springs on
November 13, 1984.

c. Written and oral comments, by citizens expressing an interest In
this application.

d. Advice, comments, and recommendations by the Weather Modification
Advisory Committee.

e. Weather Modification Act of 1972, Article 20, Title 3&, C.R.S.

f. Weather Modification Rules and Regulations dated
September 12, 1973.

1. The project Is directed by Professor Lewis O. Grant and Robert M.
Rauber, both of Colorado State University, who hold current Colorado Weather
Modification licenses.

2, The project is Intended to document and define natural and modified
physical processes that occur In Rocky Mountain orographic clouds.

3. The applicable permit fee is $100.00.

4. As an agency of the State of Colorado, the Applicant is not required to
furnish proof of financial responsibility.

5. The operational plan for the project meets the requirements of
C.R.S. S 3&-20-112(1)(d) and is incorporated into these findings by
reference.

&. The Applicant has met the requirements of the Weather Modification Act
regarding publication.

7. The project can be reasonably expected to benefit people In the
designated research area and benefit the people of the State of Colorado.

8. The project Is scientifically and technically feasible and Is designed
to and offers promise of expanding the technology of weather modification.