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<br />1920 Kasper described his qualifications to run the program, He worked as an <br />employee for North American Weather Consultants for 4 years and has <br />been trained on procedures in Salt Lake City by the same company, This <br />will be his 11th year of operating a weather modification program, <br /> <br />2048 Kasper submitted other reports as evidence, <br /> <br />2150 Kasper quantified benefits by stating that scientific research has shown a <br />10% increase in snow pack which could create an extra 50,000 acre feet <br />of water. Young estimated the target area at 200 square miles, <br /> <br />2270 Kasper described the cost of the project at $5,000 per year, and a current <br />financial statement was introduced into the record, <br /> <br />2370 Stanton estimated the unit cost of water is only 10 cents per acre-foot <br />based on an operating cost of $5,000 per year for 50,000 acre-feet. <br /> <br />2450 Young described how the project is feasible and that it is done in <br />California, Utah, Kansas, and worldwide, <br /> <br />2648 Young has never had complaints form anyone and cloes not know of any <br />major health risks, Young explained his understanding of the states <br />suspension criteria for time of year and thresholds, <br /> <br />2800 Kasper described how they have suspended operations only two times in <br />the past when snow pack became very good, <br /> <br />2895 Young described how weather modification can help with drought since <br />any extra precipitation in a dry year is helpful. <br /> <br />2930 Young described how other weather modification projects at Vail and <br />Durango will not be affected by the proposed project and vice versa, <br /> <br />3050 The potential harmful effects from cloud seeding with silver iodide were <br />discussed, Kasper stated he saw a man eat a tablespoon of silver iodide <br />ten years ago and that he has never been sick and is still alive, Iodine is <br />often compared to mercury but is not as harmful. Silver Iodide is an inert <br />compound and very stable, <br /> <br />3170 The amount of seeding agent disbursed during a season is about 3,000 <br />grams, In a report from 2000, 3,141 grams were put out during 523 hours <br />of operation, <br /> <br />3245 John Burrit asked if acetone was burned up also and Kasper responded <br />yes it was, <br />