<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION IN THE GUNNISON COUNTRY TIMES
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<br />Notice .f Intent to ModIfy
<br />Weather
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<br />'/lotice h"-hereby given tht John II. Tholl\llson and North AlII~r\cln Weather
<br />Consulhnts (lncorporate,in Utah) of 1521 East 3900 SouU, Suite 103.
<br />Salt lake CHy, Utah 841~, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant".
<br />has or is about to fileHh the Execut1ve Director of tnlCclondo
<br />~partmentof'Natunl ReQurces an app11cation for a pemit lO conduct
<br />Wither-modifIcation I1l1'I'iltitms within the State of Colorldo and within
<br />the Heu herel'Mftermfe specHt cally stated. lheAppllcant Shall
<br />conduct such operations for and on behalf of the Bureau of Reclallat ion.
<br />/4OntroseSkywaterOffic, Z07SEast Main St.. MontroseCOS1401: (':he
<br />name of the person wha hall be in control oftheweatherllOdiflcatlon
<br />project for the corpone Applicant is John R. ThOlllpson, ~ho holdS Wuther
<br />Modification lHense", 85.7).
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<br />Jhe pr1llll1ry target are of tne oper,tions for whicn, We,ther ModHic,t ion
<br />Permit is sought ls decribed as follows:
<br />Experimental clo~ seeding will be conducted to affect the
<br />prlmaryt,rget,e,within the Gr,nd Mesa region of lieS tern
<br />Colorado. This:rilllllrytarlet'I"t!,ll'lCludesthoseportlons
<br />at aM above the85011foot msl) elevation within th!area
<br />bounded. by TlSRl on the nortllwest. T9SR911i on ~he IlIIrthe.It.
<br />Tl2SR'nWon tile .outheast, ,nd Tl3SR97W,on the souttlwest.
<br />This includesthleastern portiol'l of Mesa County and the
<br />northll!rnportionof llelta County.
<br />The general al"t!a beyon the pr1mary target Ifel which may reasonably
<br />be expected to be affe.ted by the weatherlllOdiflc,tion operations
<br />for which a pennlt is '/)ught includes a portion of the flllowln~ counties
<br />~lthin the State of Cobrado:
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<br />Eastern~sa .
<br />Northernone-h.1flelta""
<br />btrerne Mrthwest wnnison
<br />ExtremewesternPit(in
<br />Extreme 5outhe~st Glrfield
<br />Theexpectedduntionoflheweatllerrnodiflc.tionopentlonsfOrwhtch
<br />a pemit is soutll is from'(ovember 1. 1985 througn Karch3!. 1986.
<br />The intended effect of tile welthermodiflcationexperiments ls to dete rmine
<br />whetherc)ouds over tile' Grand Hesa can be effectlvelymodified to allgllm ent
<br />~lnter snowpack. A consequen:e of the experiments could result i~ a
<br />slight augmentation to the Si'llWpackwithin the rese,rch,rea, al though
<br />th<ltisnot the intent.
<br />Comp I ete deta'11 s of the ope rl: i OI'lS to be conducted by the App 11 ~ant
<br /><lr.e available on request frOnlthe Applinnt or from thehecuthe Director
<br />of the Oep<lrtment of Naturll lesources, ~31 Columbine 8uilding. 1845
<br />SllermanStreetlOenver,Colartdo 80203. .
<br />Apubllc hearing on tile appli:ation fora pemlt to conduct thepropo sed
<br />weather modjf! cat i on oeprat illlS shall be held at 10: 30 o'clock ~.M.
<br />onSeptember26,lg8SatSPRttElOOGEonGr.nclMl!SI._lIf.lf~leeilSt
<br />of Ward lake tumoff f~ Hilhwy65. 17.S.11eSllorthofCe1llrtdge.tolorado.
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<br />Published by Sall:'s Co.mmunlca~ons. Inc.
<br />(The Gunn,son Co.urltry Times]
<br />Gunrliso.n.Colo.rado
<br />Publication dates o.f Sept 17 and 24.1985
<br />No. 249
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<br />~ohn R. Thompson
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<br />North Alnericanl/eatherConsultants
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<br />~arry Sebring
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<br />1,' swear t..lu:.t I am:
<br />Publishe,'-Business Manager-Or Other Officer-of
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<br />TI-IE GUNNISON COUNTRY TIMES
<br />same is a weekly newspaper printed in whole or
<br />md published in the County of Gunnison, State of
<br />and has a genera] circuJatioll thereill; that said
<br />, has b~-en published continuously and uninterruptedly
<br />,unty of Gunnison for D period of more than filty-two
<br />e weEks next prior to the lirst publicalion of the annexed
<br />e or advertisement: that said newsnaner has been ad-
<br />the United :Otates inails as second-class matter under
<br />of the Ad of March 3, 1879, and any amendments
<br />1(J that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly
<br />or publishing legal notices and advertisements within
<br />19 of the laws of the State of Colorado.
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<br />;he legal notice or adveltisement of which the attached
<br />:'lie and (;orrect copy, was published in the regular and
<br />e of e"\"~i')1 1111lnber vf said weekly newspaper for the
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<br />,atian of said ll'}tice was in the issue of said newspaper
<br />eptember 17th 85
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<br />S l:1,s-~ publication. 01 said notice was in the issue of said
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<br />r~eijS whel'c-:i)f 1
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<br />Sn.bStrib~d and sworn to before me, a notary
<br />p"b:k in and for the County of Gunnison, State
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<br />of Colorado, L~i3___.2!tt.tL____________day of
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