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<br />l.t:"A'!.Iies'~ription'of the Objectives of the Proposed Project.
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<br />".Th~l::nature"':oft~he .proposed program is to augment natural precipitation
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<br />"iifi(:;~::~i;:!Thetc;bject;Lves'''of'the'project are t.o increase snowpacks in the
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<br />"~~~~\~<~0~~~~~~r~~f~~~UtF in an a~ditional water supply for agricultural,
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<br />, ,; ,'~:wintei~recreational use.
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<br />",;,~2;-' ;;A~Written Description of the Target Area and the Area Reasonably
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<br />",'::;,~fExpected';"to';be Affected by the Project. See attached Map .
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<br />3.',jDe~criPt'ion of How the Project Will be Implemented and Carried Out.
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<br />provide regular government weather data
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