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<br />NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY WEATHER
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<br />NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JENE YOUNG, President of the Water Enhancement Authority, 1339
<br />Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has or is about to file with the Director
<br />of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, an application to renew a permit to conduct weather modification
<br />operations pursuant to Section 36-20 CRS within the State of Colorado and within the areas hereinafter more
<br />specifically stated,
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<br />The Applicant proposes to conduct such weather modification operations for and on behalf of the following
<br />entities: Water Enhancement Authority, Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, Fruitland Mesa Water
<br />Conservancy District, Crawford Water Conservancy District, Collbran Water Conservancy District ,and City of
<br />Grand JlUlction..
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<br />The intended effect of the weather modification operation is to increase the snow pack and precipitation in
<br />the target area to provide additional water supplies for agricu1tura~ industrial and domestic uses,
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<br />The target area of the operations for which a weather modification permit renewal is sought is the Grand
<br />Mesa generally above 8,000 feet elevation and the West Elk MOlUltains southeast of the Grand Mesa generally
<br />above 8,000 feet elevation, The proposed target area is within an area approximately described as follows:
<br />beginning near the Town ofPaonia at the NE comer ofTl4S R92W 6PM, thence west along the north bOlUldary of
<br />Tl4S to the east bolUldary of R98W, thence north along the east bOlUldary of R98W to the north bOlUldary of Tll S,
<br />thence east along the north bolUldary ofTlIS to the west bolUldary ofR95W, thence north along the west bOlUldary
<br />of R95W to the north boundary of T9S, thence east along the north boundary of T9S to the east bolUldary of R89W,
<br />thence south along the east bolUldary of R89W 6PM extended into the NMPM to the north boundary of T49N
<br />NMPM, thence west along the north boundary ofT49N NMPM to the east boundary ofR7W NMPM, thence north
<br />along the east boundary of R7W NMPM extended into the 6PM to the north boundary of Tl4S 6PM and more or
<br />less to the point of beginning,
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<br />The target area includes portions of the Colorado River drainage basin in Delta, Mesa, and Gunnison
<br />counties within the State of Colorado. The program will be designed, operated and intended to affect only the target
<br />area within the above listed counties, The Weather Modification Rules and Regulations 2 CCR 40 1-1 (C(2)) require,
<br />at a-minimwn, that this notice also be published in all adjacent counties to the target area counties which include
<br />Garfield, Pitkin, Montrose, Saguache, and Chaffee counties within the State of Colorado,
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<br />The expected duration of the weather modification operation for which the permit renewal is sought is from
<br />December 1,2000 through May 31, 2001 and continuing for the next uine consecutive years through 2010,
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<br />The name of the person who shall be in control of the weather modification program is JENE YOUNG,
<br />who is the President of Water Enhancement Authority, 1339 Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418,
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<br />Complete details of the proposed operation are available on request from the Applicant, JENE YOUNG,
<br />President of the Water Enhancement Authority, 1339 Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418, or from the Director of
<br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Centennial Building, Suite 721, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado
<br />80203,
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<br />A public hearing on the application for the renewal of a permit to conduct the proposed weather
<br />modification operations shall be held beginning at 1:30 p,m, on Novembe~ at Division of Water Reaourses
<br />Office, 125 S Grand Mesa Dr" Cedaredge, Colorado,
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<br />Jene Young, President
<br />Water Enhancement Authority
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