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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />The CWCB staff spent $360 and purchased the 35 volumes of the Weather Modification Journal on <br />CD. These CDs encompass all of the technical papers ever represented to the WMA and date back to <br />the early 1970s. The CDs include 640 technical papers related to Weather Modification scientific <br />research and operational programs. In a continuing effort to make information available the CWCB <br />could possibly make these papers available over the internet as part of the CWCB imaging project. <br />The decision to do this will need approval from the WMA Board and will likely be done in 2004 based <br />on current workload and priorities of the existing CWCB sections. <br /> <br />Join Interstate Weather Modification Council <br />The CWCB attended and reported to the Weather Modification Council on the recent programs in <br />Colorado. The WMC requested the DNR/CWCB to join the other western states on the WM Council at <br />the Weather Modification Association annual conference in Rapid City South Dakota in late April. <br />CWCB staff believes a presence on the WMC can assist in securing BOR funding and will facilitate <br />better understanding and coordination of scientific and operational efforts in Colorado and the Western <br />U.S. The WMC meets twice a year and has scheduled a mid September meeting in Reno, Nevada. <br /> <br />Western States Weather Modification Program Reporting (See Attachments) <br />CWCB staff attended and reported to the interstate Weather Modification Council at the Annual <br />Weather Modification Council Meeting April 22-25 in Rapid City, South Dakota. This council was <br />formed to coordinate efforts, set standards and practices and share information between western states <br />that have weather modification programs. Program update reports were presented by California, <br />Texas, Colorado, North Dakota, Utah, and Colorado. States that are also members of the Council that <br />didn't attend due to funding and travel issues were Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico. Reports from the <br />attending states are attached but a summary is: <br /> <br />California/N evada <br />The Sierra Nevada Program operates 12 generators and is nearly 30 years old and funding and <br />operations are shared by Nevada and California. Their ground based generators are fully automated <br />and boasted a 87% successful start up rate. California regulation has been essentially de-regulated due <br />to the lack of controversy. The program is required to advertise in the newspapers once every five <br />years now. <br /> <br />Utah <br />There are approximately five large scale projects in Utah's mountains that are using 120 generators. <br />The estimated costs for these projects is $361,600 of which the state of Utah Division of Water <br />Resources pays $150,000. The longest running project is the Central/Southern Utah project that totals <br />26 years from 1974-1983, and 1988-2003. <br /> <br />North Dakota <br />In its fifth decade of operation this aircraft operation uses radar stations to guide pilots and is a hail <br />suppression and rainfall enhancement program. The North Dakota Program covers 6.7 million acres. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake ProtectionnWater SuppIy Protection. Conservation Planning <br /> <br />3 <br />