WMOD00244

• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater Management Dist. #!
• Project Name: Muddy Road VI
• Date: 5/1/1980
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: License & Permits

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

STATE OF COLORADO

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF WESTERN KANSAS GROUNDWATER )
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO, 1 FOR A )
PERMIT TO CONDUCT WEATHER MODIF- )
ICATION OPERATIONS FOR AND ON )
BEHALF OF WESTERN KANSAS GROUND- )
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO.1)

DECISlON AND PERMIT RENEWAL

This matter came up for review and permit renewal by D. Monte
Pascoe, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Because the permit application was substantially the same as for
the 1978 program conducted for Western Kansas Groundwater Management
District #1 upon which a hearing had been held, the Director determined
that a hearing was unnecessary pursuant" to review 'and permit renewal.

2. The Findings of Fact were predicated upon the careful review and
consideration of the following:

a) The Application for Permit for Weather Modification Activities,
Form WM2, dated March 17, 1980 with an attached map.

b) The Application for Permit for Weather Modification Activities,
Form WM2, dated April 25, 1979 with an attached map.

c) The original Application for Permit for Weather Modification
Activities, Form WM2, dated March 16, 1978 with an attached
map for which permit was issued May 8, 1978.

d) Public hearing on April 18, 1978 at 10:00 a.m. in Lamar, Colorado.

e) Advice, comments and recommendations of the Weather Modification
Advisory Committee tendered to the Executive Director on
May 30, 1979 as well as comments subsequent to that date.

f) Weather Modification Act of 1972, Article 20, Title 36, C.R.S. 1973.

g) Written materials and articles submitted by the Applicant.

3. The nature of the proposed program is to undertake a May-August commercial
(operational) weather modification program through the use of aircraft to:

a) increase rainfall
b) suppress hail

The target area for such a program is entirely outside and east of the
State of Colorado. The operator anticipates the necessity of seeding
upwind some fifteen miles within Colorado to impact border counties
within the target area inside Kansas. Funds for said project are from
sources outside the state of Colorado.

4. The Applicant has demonstrated that the person in control of the project
regarding seeding within Colorado will be strictly limited to
Mr. William J. Carley who possesses a valid Colorado weather modification
license.