WMOD00170

• Contract/Permit #: #81-3
• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater Management Dist. #1
• Project Name: Muddy Road VII
• Date: 5/1/1981
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: License & Permits

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IVY 81-3

DEPARlMENI' OF NAWRAL RESOURCES

STATE OF COLORAIXl

IN TIlE MATI'ER OF TIlE APPLICATION)
OF WESTERN KANSAS GRlUNI:MATER )
MANAGEMENr DISTRIcr roo 1 FOR A )
PERMIT '10 CONDIXT WEAnIER IDDIF-)
CATICN OPERATIONS FOR AND CN )
BEHALF OF WESTERN KANSAS GRJOND-)
WATER MANAGEMENr DISTRIcr roo 1 )

DEl:ISION AND PERMIT RENEWAL

This matter came up for review and permit renewal by D. M:Jnte
pascoe, Executive Director, Colorado Depa.rtment of Natural Resources.

FINDli'GS OF FIlCT

1. Because the permit application was substantially the same as for the
1978 program conducted for Western Kansas Groundwater Management
District #1 upon which a hearing had been held, the Director
determined that a hearing was unnecessary pursuant to review and
permit renewal.

2. 'lhe Findings of Fact were predicated upon the careful review and
consideration of the following:

a)

The Application for Permit for Weather Modification Activities,
Form ~, dated April 14. 1981.

b) The Applications for Permit for Weather Modification
Activities, Form WM2, dated March 17, 1980 and April 2S, 1979.

c) The original Application for Permit for Weather MtXlification
Activities, Form ~, dated March 16, 1978 for which permit was
issued May 8, 1978.

d) Public hearing on April 18, 1978 at 10:00 a.m. in Lamar,
Colorado.

e) Advice, corrments and recommendations of the Weather
Modification Advisory COrmnittee tendered to the Executive
Director onJMaY 30, 1979 as well as comments subsequent to that
date.

f) Weather Modification Act of 1972, Article 20, Title 36, C.R.S.
1973.

g) Written materials and articles submitted by the Applicant.

3. The nature of the proposed program is to undertake a May l-August 31
commercial (operational) weather modification program using aerial
awlication of silver iodide nucleating material to:

a) increase rainfall
b) suppress hail

The target area for such a program is entirely outside and east of
the State of Colorado. The operator anticipates the necessity of
seeding UfWind some fifteen miles within colorado to impact border
counties within the target area inside Kansas. Furrls for said
project are from sources outside the state of Colorado.

4. The Applicant bas derronstrated that the persons in control of the
project regarding seeding within COlorado will be strictly limited
to Mr. William J. Carley arrl Me. English Harrmorrl who possess valid
Colorado weather modification licenses.

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