WSPC05170

• File Number: 8200.700
• Description: Colorado River Basin General Publications - Augmentation-Weather Modification
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 8/1/1977
• Author: NAIWMC
• Title: North American Interstate Weather Modification Council - Cooperative Planning Sessions - Colorado River Weather Modification Demonstration Project 1976-1977
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Ill. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR CODEPT

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(Colorado River \oIeather Modification Demonstration ~rojec~)
March through August 1977

In March 1977, the North American Interstate Weather Modification Council

provided the sample letter in support of the Bureau's FY 1978 planning on the

program. Also during the month, the NAIWMC wrote letters indicating its full

support to all the Basin States' Congressional Delegations, its Governors, and

to both Appropriation Committees of the U. S, House of Representatives and the

U. S. Senate (see last letters in Attachments A),

The Southwestern Water Conservation District of Colorado provided testi-

mony before the Subcommittee on Public Works, Committee on Appropriations,

U. S. Senate on March 28, 1977, The testimony appears as the last two pages

in Attachments B.

Other letters or statements in support of the weather modification demon-

stration program of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Colorado River Basin have

been received by the Executive Secretary of the NAIWMC. Such letters are

included in Attachments C. The NAIWMC has not received letters of non-support

from any organization as of this publication date,

Additional information concerning the Colorado River Augmentation Program

is provided at the end of Attachments D:

1. Page 65 of U. S, Senate Report No, 95-301 (Public Works
for Water and Power Development and Energy Research
Appropriation Bill, 1978). This June 25, 1977 report
provides FY 1978 funding of $600,000 for the program.

2. Department of the Interior news release on August 11,
1977 provides information on several kinds of mountain
weather situations that can be treated to produce signi-
ficant increases in snowfall and its resulting runoff.

Further Council activities on this program includes the tentative planning of

a November/December 1977 meeting between the Colorado River Basin States. The

Executive Secretary is waiting for NAIWMC questionnaires pertaining to this

subject as well as further word from the Bureau of Reclamation.

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