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RECORD OF DECISION ON AN APPLICATION FOR A WEATHER MODIFICATION PERMIT APPLICANT: Jene Young, President Grand Mesa Water Enhancement Authority 1339 Highway 65 Eckert, Colorado 81418 DATE OF APPLICATION: December 5,2000 PROJECT: Commercial seeding operation of winter storm clouds with ground based cloud nuclei generators to augment snow for the enhancement of runoff for irrigation purposes. TARGET AREA: The target area is the Grand Mesa generally above 8,000 feet elevation and the West Elk Mountains southeast of the Grand Mesa generally above 8,000 feet elevation. The proposed target area is within an area approximately described as follows: beginning near the Town ofPaonia at the NE comer ofT14S R92W 6PM, thence west along the north boundary of T14S to the east boundary of R98W, thence north along the east boundary ofR98W to the north boundary ofT11 S, thence east along the north boundary ofT11 S to the west boundary ofR95W, thence north along the west b,oundary ofR95W to the north boundary ofT9S, thence east along the north boundary ofT9S to the east boundary ofR89W, thence south along the east boundary of R89W 6PM extended into the NMPM to the north boundary of T49N NMPM, thence west along the north boundary ofT49N NMPM to the east boundary ofR7WNMPM, thence north along the east boundary ofR 7W NMPM extended into the 6PM to the north boundary ofT14S 6PM and more or less to the point of beginning. DURATION: During the first year of operation, applicant has proposed to begin operations on January 18,2001 and continue through March 31, 2001. PERSONS IN CHARGE: The president of the Water Enhancement Authority is Jene Young of Eckert, Colorado. The person in charge of managing the day-to- day operations of the project is Peter Kasper of Crawford, Colorado. PERMIT SOUGHT: An original permit pursuant to 936-20-112, CRS, for a time period often years' duration pursuant to 936-20-114, CRS. The applicant 1