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....,q. the target area and provide additional water supplies for storage and beneficial use. 13. The target areas and the area that may be affected are located on portions of the Grand Mesa and Gunnison National Forests. A portion of the area that may be affected is part of the West Elk: Wilderness Area and the Raggards Wilderness Areas, but the impact of the project in these areas is not expected to be significant. 14. The proposed project is a "ground-based winter cloud seeding" project as defined by statute and is intended to be operated between the months of December through May of each year. [~36-20-104(2.5), CRS] 15. The project is expected to use between 30 and 45 pounds of silveriodide per year as the cloud seeding agent. Silver iodide is an inert compound. 16. The proposed project is a commercial project and not a research and development project. The annual expenses are approximately $5,000. 17. Based on the information in the proposed operational plan, testimony provided at the public hearing, and the information and materials reviewed in the administrative record, the proposed weather modification operation: A. is reasonably expected to benefit the people in the area in which the operation will be conducted [~36-20-112 (3)(b), CRS], B. is scientifically and technically feasible [~36-20-112 (3)(c), CRS], C. does not involve a high degree of risk of substantial harm to land, people, health, safety, property, water rights, or the environment [~3 6-20-112 (3)( e), CRS], D. includes adequate safeguards to prevent substantial damages to land, property, water rights, people, health, safety, or the environment [~36-20- 112 (3)(f), CRS], E. will not adversely affect another weather modification project [&36-20-112 (3)(g), CRS], and F. is designed to minimize risk and maximize economic benefits to the residents of the area [~36-20-112 (3)(h), CRS]. 8