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<br />,--"""",~~..""""_.'.'. <br /> <br />~ " <br /> <br />4. Factors Indicating that the Proposed Weather Modification Project is <br /> <br /> <br />Conceived to Provide and Offers Promise of Providing an Economic Benefit <br /> <br /> <br />to the Area in which the Operation will be Conducted (applicable only to <br /> <br /> <br />,Commercial Projects): <br /> <br /> <br />Based upon the findings of research and operational programs for <br /> <br /> <br />snowpack increase which have been conducted within Colorado in the proposed <br /> <br /> <br />program area and producing precipitation increases ranging from <br /> <br /> <br />approximately 10 to 20 percent of the total wintertime precipitation for <br /> <br /> <br />comparable time periods of seeding operations. the additional snowpack <br /> <br /> <br />and water supply will have multiple recreational, agricultural and indus- <br /> <br />trial use for the residents of the project area and all of the downstream <br /> <br />water users. <br /> <br />Information on the local economi.c henefit for some of the participntjng <br />ski areas is attached as an appendix to this sub-section. <br />