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DECISION AND PERMIT - Page 3 PERMIT GRANTED A Weather Modification Permit is hereby issued to the Applicant, such Permit being applicable solely to the operation described in application of November 15, 1977, as modified by the TERMS AND CONDITIONS prescribed below. TERMS AND CONDITIONS The permit herein granted is limited by and subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. This permit shall be in force from November 15, 1977 until April 3D, 1978. 2. The project area to be seeded is hereby limited strictly to that area set forth in the application as defined by the attached map referenced as Exhibit A. The Applicant shall strictly adhere to the project area. The applicant shall use only those generators set forth on the attached map and shall provide the Executive Director a description of the location of each generator, with reference to roads, buildings, or other physical landmarks, and the name, mailing address, and telephone number of each generator operator. Any change in location or number of generators must be with the approval of the Executive Director. 3. The Applicant shall suspend seeding operations when one or more of the following occurrences take place: a. When the average snowpack reaches 200 percent of normal snQwpack during the months of November through January. f b. When the average snowpack'teaches 175 percent of normal.snowpack during the month of February. c. When the average snowpack reaches 150 percent of normal snowpack during the month of April. d. When the average snowpack reaches 135 percent of normal snowpack during the month of April. The above suspension levels were recommended by the State Weather Modification Advisory Committee. The average snowpack will be calculated by averaging the actual Soil Conservation Service snowpack readings for water content from six representative selected snow sites in the project area. The selected sites shall be forwarded to the Executive Director immediately, as will monthly reports from each snow course listing decurrent snowpack readings. The normal snowpack will be the average water content of the snowpack for the past 10 years of record for each of the selected snOw courses. 4. of the The Applicant shall also suspend following occurrences take place: seeding operations where one or more a. When weather forecasts or actual storms are producing unusually heavy precipitation amounts that could possibly contribute to avalanches or severe weather conditions in the project area. b. When the United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Avalanche Forecast Center issues a warning of severe avalanche danger in the project area. c. When the Colorado Water Conservation Board or Executive Director specify that seeding should be suspended. 5. The Applicant shnll consult with the Colorado State Highway Patrol (Denver Dispatch Office) and u.s. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Avalanche Forecast Center on avalanche conditions both before and after seeding and shall submit reports to both agencies as provided in paragraph 6, infra.