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<br />002478 <br /> <br />San Diego State University, "Investigations Recommended for Assessing <br />the Environmental Impacts of Snow Augmentation in the Sierra Nevada, <br />Cal ifornia. ,,2 <br /> <br />In May 1975, MBAssociates (MBA) of San Ramon, California, was awarded <br />a contract for developing a preliminary design for the project, <br />including recommendation of a region suitable for research. The <br />final report, "Weather Modification Design Study for Streamflow <br />Augmentationio the Northern Sierra Nevada," was published in <br />December 1976.J <br /> <br />Section I of this status report focuses on the MBA report as a base <br />document in the initial development of a physical design for the <br />project. The studies and recommendations by MBA advanced the design <br />of the SCPP significantly, but additional studies will be required <br />before the final design will be complete. <br /> <br />In 1975, a 10-year cooperative agreement between the Forest Service, <br />and the Bureau of Reclamation established procedures for cooperation <br />and the exchange of information between the two agencies as a means <br />of strengthening the research project. In addition, the Forest <br />Service's Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station at <br />Berkeley initiated the Sierra Ecology Project, a study to assess <br />the effects of additional snowfall and meltwater on the forest <br />ecosystem. <br /> <br />The California Department of Water Resources withdrew as a <br />financial partner in the project on August 1, 1975. In a letter <br />to the Bureau, the State agency said: <br /> <br />"Our Department has been reviewing its priorities over <br />the last two months. As a result, we have reached the <br />conclusion that we cannot put manpower and funds into <br />the Northern Sierra Nevada Weather Modification Project. <br />For the present, we will be directing all of our resources <br />toward reevaluating the allocation of existing water <br />supplies throughout the State and developing and imple- <br />menting programs oriented toward more efficient use of <br />water. " <br /> <br />2. Cooper, Charles F., et. a1, (1974). "Investigations Recommended <br />for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Snow Augmentation in the <br />Sierra Nevada, California," Center for Regional Environmental <br />Studies, San Diego State University, October. <br />3. Lovell, C. C., et. al, (1976). "Weather Modification Design <br />Study for Streamflow Augmentation in the Northern Sierra Nevada," <br />MBAssociates, San Ramon, California. <br /> <br />2 <br />