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,,' , DRAFT NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY WEATHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JENE YOUNG, President of the Water Enhancement Authority, 1339 Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has or is about to file with the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, an application to renew a penn it to conduct weather modification operations pursuant to Section 36.20 CRS within the State of Colorado and within the areas hereinafter more specifically stated, The Applicant proposes to conduct such weather modification operations for and on behalf of the following entities: Water Enhancement Authority, Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, North Fork Water Conservancy District, Fruitland Mesa Water Conservancy District, Crawford Water Conservancy District, Collbran Water Conservancy District, Ute Water Conservancy District, City of Grand Junction, and the City of Delta, Colorado, The intended effect of the weather modification operation is to increase the snow pack and precipitation in the target area to provide additional water supplies for agricultural, industrial and domestic uses, The target area of the operations for which a weather modification permit renewal is sought is the Grand Mesa generally above 8,000 feet elevation and the West Elk Mountains southeast of the Grand Mesa generally above 8,000 feet elevation, The proposed target area is within an area approximately described as follows: beginning near the Town ofPaonia at the NE comer ofTl4S R92W 6PM, thence west along the north boundary of Tl4S to the east boundary of R98W, thence north along the east boundary of R98W to the north boundary of TlI S, thence east along the north boundary of TlIS to the west boundary of R95W, thence north along the west boundary of R95W to the north boundary of T9S, thence east along the north boundary of T9S to the east boundary of R89W, thence south along the east boundary of R89W 6PM extended into the NMPM to the ,north boundary of T49N NMPM, thence west along the north boundary ofT49N NMPM to the east boundary of R7W NMPM, thence north along the east boundary of R7W NMPM extended into the 6PM to the north boundary of Tl4S 6PM and more or less to the point of beginning, The target area includes portions of the Colorado River drainage basin in Delta, Mesa, and Gunnison counties within the State of Colorado, The program will be designed, operated and intended to affect only the target area within the above listed counties, The Weather Modification Rules and Regulations 2 CCR401-I(C(2)) require, at a minimum, that this notice also be published in all adjacent counties to the target area counties which include Garfield, Pitkin, Montrose, Saguache, and Chaffee counties within the State of Colorado, The expected duration of the weather modification operation for which the pennit renewal is sought is from December 1,2000 through May 31, 2001 and continuing for the next nine consecutive years through 2010, The name of the person who shall be in control of the weather modification program is JENE YOUNG, who is the President of Water Enhancement Authority, 1339 Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418, Complete details of the proposed operation are available on request from the Applicant, JENE YOUNG, President of the Water Enhancement Authority, 1339 Highway 65, Eckert, Colorado 81418, or from the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Centennial Building, Suite 721, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, A public hearing on the application for the renewal of a pennit to conduct the proposed weather modification operations shall be held beginning at 1 :30 p,m, on November 5, 2000 at the Masonic Hall, West Main Street, Cedaredge, Colorado, Jene Young, President Water Enhancement Authority