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<br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />1 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />IS <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />2S <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />The seeding rates that are proposed are based <br /> <br />upon wind velocities, cloud moisture that is present and <br /> <br />forecast to exist, the cloud locations as far as the height <br /> <br />above the terrain. <br /> <br />The seeding rates that are proposed are 80 grams <br /> <br />for the clouds showing the greatest amounts of moistl,lre and <br /> <br />seeding potential and seeding rates of 40, 20, and 10 for <br /> <br />clouds having less potential; and, of course, those that have <br /> <br />no potential, no seeding would be conducted on. <br /> <br />Q Would you please describe, if you will, for the <br /> <br />Hearing Officer and the Advisory Committee how the project <br /> <br />will be implemented and carried out if the permit is granted? <br /> <br />A Essentially, once the storms have been designated <br /> <br />as favorable for modification or for precipitation augmenta- <br /> <br />tion, a randomized decision as far as whether it will be <br /> <br />seeded- or not seeded will be made or selected at that time. <br /> <br />It is proposed that four out of five of the favorable storms <br /> <br />that are selected would be seeded and one would not be seeded <br /> <br />In this manner there would be information gathere <br /> <br />on those storms that are seeded and that are not seeded; and <br /> <br />at some time in the future an evaluation can be made as far, <br /> <br />as differences., changes, and clarifications of augmentation <br /> <br />potential of the storm types that are selected. <br /> <br />Q Would this be valuable scientific data in the <br />area of weather modification generally? <br />