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!I Operational, Plan, 1. A Description of the Objectives of the Proposed Project. The nature of the proposed program is to augment natural precipitation within the project area to provide improved snowpacks and additional water supplied for storage and beneficial use. The operational technology and procedures utilized in this program were derived from previous snowpack augmentation programs operated in Colorado, specifically: The Climax and Wolf Creek research programs, the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project and the last 20 winters' programs operated by WESTERN WEATHER CONSULTANTS in the Central Colorado and San Juan Mountains, The objectives of the project are to increase snowpacks in the drainage basins of all major mountain massifs in the project area which should result in increased run-off into the storage systems in these basins and result in an additional water supply for agricultural. industrial or domestic use along with an additional snowpack for winter recreational use. 2, A Written Description of the Target Area and the Area Reasonably Expected to be Affected by the Project. See attached Map. The target area consists of the designated ski areas of Vail and Beaver Creek. (See attached map). The areas reasonably expected to be affected by the project are those areas approximately above 9,500' M.S.L. inside and immediately adjacent to the ski areas and the uppermost ridges immediately downwind of the target area. (See attached map). 3. Description of How the Project Will be Implemented and Carried Out. 1) Office Location: WESTERN WEATHER CONSULTANTS 1102 Co. Rd. 220 Durango, CO 81301 2) Weather Data Available: The National Facsimile Circuit and National Weather Service teletype systems will provide regular government weather data including surface and upper air weather data, synoptic surface and significant upper level maps and wind data from rawinsondes 4