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<br />25 <br /> <br />1 benefit the people in this area or in the State of Colorado <br /> <br />2 generally? <br /> <br />Q <br />A <br /> <br />Yes. <br /> <br />And if so, what is, that opinion? <br /> <br />Essentially, I feel that the indications from <br /> <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />6 studies of cloud systems over this area for the three-month <br /> <br />1 period that this program is proposed, that on the average a <br /> <br />8 program like this would increase the snowpack from about 8 <br /> <br />9 to 12% in the project area. <br />10 And this area has a tendency to have frequent dry <br /> <br />11 periods when water is more critical and water shortages are <br /> <br />12 more acute; and, consequently, having this additional water <br /> <br />13 available for storage or for immediate use should lead to a <br /> <br />14 direct benefit, both economic and recreational, and, really, <br /> <br />IS all aspects, even meeting compact obligations on the various <br /> <br />16 rivers affected. <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />Do you have an opinion, Mr. Hjermstad, as to <br /> <br />18 whether or not this project that you have explained here is <br /> <br />19 designed for and offers the promise of expanding knowledge <br /> <br />20 and the technology of weather modification; and, if so, what <br /> <br />21 is that opinion? <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />I feel that the data that will be. collected Will <br /> <br />23 add more clarification to the. operations and the seeding <br />24 potential of cloud systems over this region. ' This will <br />2S e.ssentially be the research, aspect that is proposed for this <br />