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<br />Average 1961 to 1990 Water Content <br />in inches <br /> <br />Target Area Snotel Sites <br /> <br />Elevation <br /> <br />laIL1 Ecl1..l MaLl ApLl <br /> <br />Vail Mountain Snotel <br /> <br />10,300 <br /> <br />8,9 13,0 16,9 21.6 <br /> <br />Threshold <br /> <br />15,6 20.8 25.4 30,2 <br /> <br />7. The permittee shall not undertake, or shall suspend, seeding operations if: <br /> <br />A. The National Weather Service forecasts a storm to produce unusually heavy <br />precipitation that could contribute to avalanches or unusually severe <br />weather conditions in the project area, <br /> <br />B, The Colorado Avalanche Center issues an avalanche forecast warning for <br />avalanche paths located in the target area, or <br /> <br />C, The Director orders suspension of seeding for any reason. <br /> <br />8, The permittee shall inform the Colorado Department of Transportation (Region 3) <br />of its intent to seed within 48 hours of commencing any seeding operation when the <br />risk of avalanches in the area reasonably expected to be affected are high, as <br />determined by the Colorado Avalanche Center, or snowpack at any snotel <br />monitoring site selected to represent the target area is above 120% of normal, <br /> <br />9. The permittee shall prepare and maintain the following written records and reports: <br /> <br />A. A daily record of operations, which includes at a minimum the information <br />required by Form WM3 (copy attached), documentation of meteorological <br />conditions during operations for later evaluation by others, information on <br />which seed/no seed decisions are based, and information utilized in making <br />avalanche suspension decisions, shall be maintained by the permittee at its <br />offices. <br /> <br />B. A monthly sununary report indicating at a minimum the number of weather <br />systems with seeding opportunities during the month, the number of <br />operational days in the month, the specific dates and times and from which <br />generators seeding actually occurred, total run times, rates, and total weight <br />of seeding agent used in the month, <br /> <br />C, An annual report shall be submitted to the Director no later than September <br />I of each year for the preceding winter's operations. The annual report shall <br />include a complete record of operations, a numerical evaluation of the <br />effectiveness of the project in the target areas, any impacts in the area <br /> <br />3 <br />