WSPC03885

• File Number: 8200.700
• Description: Colorado River Basin General Publications - Augmentation-Weather Modification
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1993
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Validation of Precipitation Management by Seeding Winter Orographic Clouds in the Colorado River Basin - Draft
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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APPENDIXE5-Continued

Appendix

3.3.3 Public involvement summary report
3,3.4 Citizens advisory group
3.4 Issue identification
3.4.1 Background .. . . . .
3.4.2 Scoping . . . . . . . . .
3.4.3 Common snowfall enhancement issues .
3.5 Agency consultation and coordination . . .
3.5.1 Agency contacts . . . . . . . . , , . . .
3.5.2 Interagency work groups , . . . . . . . . .
3.5.3 FWCA (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act)
3.5.4 Endangered Species Act compliance . . . .
3,5.5 Related environmental laws and regulations
3.6 Alternatives - Fonnulation and analysis .
3.7 Affected environment . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.7.1 Inventories and technical studies. . . .
3.7.2 Description of the existing environment
3.8 Environmental consequences, . . . . , . .
3.8.1 Impact analysis .... . . . . . . , . .
3.8.2 Incorporation by reference (existing infonnationl
3.9 Document preparation, review, and processing . . , .
3.10 Finding of no significant impact or record of decision .
3,10.1 FONSICfinding of no significant impact) . . . . .
3.10.2 ROD (record of decision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.11 Environmental commitment program and environmental followup
3.11.1 Monitoring plans and documentation
4. Schedule. . . , , . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Cost estimate , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 Environmental monitoring costs . . , . . .
6. References. . , . , . . , . . . . . . . . , . . .
Attachment 1 - Issues common to previous snowfall enhancement projects
Attachment 2 - Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation procedures

E Detailed program budget and labor estimate
1. Introduction , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. General assumptions ....,...................
3. Program components ..........,.............
3.1 Direct detection and statistical/physical experiment programs
3.1.1 Program initiation - Reclamation . . . . .
3.1.2 Government-purchased equipment . . , .
3.1.3 Environmental compliance - Reclamation
3.1.4 Environmental monitoring - Reclamation
3.1.5 Field program management - Reclamation
3,1.6 Meteorological support contract
3.1.7 Analysis - Reclamation. . . . . .
3.1.8 Analysis - contract . . . . . . . .
3.2 Transferability program. . . . . . . .
3.2.1 Program initiation - Reclamation
3.2.2 Government-purchased equipment
3.2.3 Reclamation program management
3.2.4 Meteorological support contract
3.2.5 Analysis contract . . . . . . . . . .

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