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This graphic was presented to the Joint Meeting of the Colorado Flood Task Force and Water Availability Task Force in Mid May 2003 at the Office of Emergency Management offices in Golden, Colorado, Klaus Wolter, a noted German Meteorologist, and forecaster for the NOAA - Climate Diagnostics Center, pointed out the conspicuous green part ofthe Colorado River watershed during his presentation and stated that this is where they are cloud seeding and its the Blue River Basin and stated "Zee cloud zeeders must be happy", This is close to the center of the target area of the Denver Water Program, This area is key to filling Dillon Reservoir and streamflow to the rest of their collection system of reservoirs, This graphic might be good evidence that cloud seeding is working in the Central Rockies. Silver Iodide measurements report: this report was just completed and was mailed to the CWCR It arrived on July 21 and the staff has not had time to read and! or comment on it. CWCB staff thought it was important to include the newspaper article for discussion at the July 2003 Board meeting, CWCB staff will update the board in future director's report once we have had a chance to review the report. Vail Program: Vail is Colorado's oldest continuous program and has operated for over 20 years, For the 2002-03 season a total of 38 events were seeded over 81 days. The total seeding hours were 4808 using 28,218 grams of Agl. Vail Ski Area Analysis, Western Weather Consultants: An April 2001 study by Western Weather Consultants of Durango completed an analysis of Regional SNOTEL and Ski Area data at the Vail Ski area over 10 seasons of precipitation data, This analysis showed an adjusted 24,5% increase of precipitation on seeded days over what was expected to have occurred, The favorable directions for seeding were from West through Northwest. Storms from the West yielded wetter snow and storms from the north yielded more snow depths and densities, This program in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is generators, This program has been essentially deregulated from reporting and permit renewal requirements from lack of controversy or interest. Current operators are required to notify the public every five years in the newspaper that operations are still ongoing. Does the high snow water equivalent levels conclusively prove that cloud seeding works? No, but it could be positive evidence that operations have boosted snow water equivalent levels in both areas, nearly 30 years old and uses remotely operated ~t. ,-;;Ii.,,.. ~ . . ~ !l ~ . ,\lit. San Juan Mountains Program The Western San Juan Weather modification program started in 2000 and was expanded in 2002 . to include the Eastern San Juan Mountains as well, Includes the Upper Dolores, La Plata, Hermosa/Animas, Florida and Pine River drainage basins and the Durango Mountain Ski Resort areas, 8