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<br /> <br /> <br />002353 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. cloud leedlng program tn the San Juan Range. There have been otber <br />locally financed project. in and near the region. Developing coor- <br />dination betveen luch operation. and deftning divialona of vater <br />iocr..... viII b. . problea. although. high degree of coordination <br />h.. been .It.bIt.hed and cooperative attitude. have been expre..ed <br />by atetu. <br /> <br />lnconvenieoce or Dc=age Cl.l~ - Water augmentation by cloud leading <br />involve. making more .now in one ar.a for ule in another ar.'f often <br />far downler.am. Public feeliQ81 in target are.. on the .pparent <br />inju.Uce of thia without lame form of ralmbune.ent for real or <br />alleged diabeoefita mult b. reconciled for a luee.a.ful prosrcm. <br />To date there ha. been no el.t_ actually ~.rded againlt . cloud <br />...ding activity. A balanced policy aad legal precedents vill Deed <br />to be formed aDd. implemented. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Natural Storm Occurrence . AD abnormal eerlel of very dry wintera <br />with fev aeeding opportunities or very heavy anow 1."001 with <br />frequent aUlpensionl would reduce the expected average augmentation <br />during the InItial period and extend the period for confident statiatical <br />evaluation. . <br /> <br />Section VII. Alternative Program Level. <br /> <br />Although reaearch in all five mountain are.. ia nece.sary to fully <br />demonstrate the effectlveDe.a of cloud aeeding to incre..ed water <br />suppliea. each of the proposed five .ubproject. is a valid test by <br />itaelf. The ".cientific" _iDimum program 18 for seeding an area in <br />the central part of the basin and the northern and southern extremes <br />of the basin. <br /> <br />Initial Project <br />Ut ata anc! Control <br />Areas <br />(1n <br /> <br />Scientific Minimum <br />Uinta. WiDd River <br />and Hogollon and <br />Control Aress <br />thou.ands of dollara) <br /> <br />Fu 11 Program <br /> <br />Funding for FY 1978 $ 600 $ 600 $ 600 <br />Funding for FY 1979 1.900 2,500 2.500 <br />Funding for FY 1980 500 1.800 2.300 <br />Funding for FY 1981 500 1,400 2,700 <br />Funding for FY 1982 500 2,300 3,300 <br />Funding for FY 1983 500 1,350 3,550 <br />Annual augmentation 108.000 .-f 576,000 .-f 1,200.000 a-f <br />Seed atart date October 1979 October 1979 (U) Oetober 1979 <br /> October 1980 (WR) <br /> October 1982 (H) <br /> <br />A vide range of cambinationa of are.. and .taggered starting date. for <br />the .eparate seeding projecta is po.aible. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />