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<br />M. Ernest F. Kuhlman, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, San Juan <br />County, Colorado, December 8,1997. <br />N. Terrence M. Kerwin, Mayor, Town of Silverton, Colorado, December 10, <br />1997. <br />O. Richard 1. Reynolds, Region Transportation Director, Colorado Department <br />of Highways, Region 5, Durango, Colorado, January 23, 1998. <br /> <br />12. Information provided by David J. Schneck, Environmental Health Director for San <br />Miguel County, concerning the nonattainment area for Telluride designated by the <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) based on air quality standards for <br />particulate matter. <br /> <br />13. Weather Modification Operations Reports for November and December 1997 <br />submitted by Western Weather Consultants, Inc. <br /> <br />14. U.S. Forest Service Maps and USGS topographic maps. <br /> <br />15. American Society of Civil Engineers, Guidelines for Cloud Seeding to Augment <br />Precipitation, ASCE Manual and Report on Engineering Practice No. 81, 1995. <br /> <br />16. Colorado Weather Modification Act of 1972, Article 20, Title 36, CRS, as amended. <br /> <br />17. Colorado Weather Modification Rules and Regulations dated August 1, 1986, 2 CCR <br />401-1. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />1. An application for a Colorado weather modification permit has been properly made <br />by Lawrence M. Hjermstad, President of Western Weather ConsuJtants, Inc., of <br />Durango, Colorado. <br /> <br />2. The sponsors of the project are the Telluride Ski & Golf Company of Telluride, <br />Colorado, and the Southwestern Colorado Water Conservation District. <br /> <br />3. The person proposed to be in charge of the project for the sponsors is Lawrence M. <br />Hjermstad, of Durango, Colorado, who has provided adequate evidence of his <br />qualifications by professional education and experience to conduct weather <br />modification operations in the state. [9 36-20-112(1)(g), CRSJ <br /> <br />4. The permit application review fee of $100.00 has been paid by Western Weather <br />Consultants, Inc., by check No. 2730 dated July 21, 1997. [9 36-20-112(1)(b), CRSJ <br /> <br />5. Proof of financial responsibility has been provided by the applicant by means of <br /> <br />5 <br />