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<br />UJ21 Jf; <br /> <br />NORTH A."!ER~C';i; :l'lTERSTATE ~E,1I!-iER :':ODIFICAT!ON COUNCIL <br /> <br />Position Sta:e~e~t ~o. 77-1 <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin '.;~>ather ~!oclificatiQn Dcr:ol'lstration ?:-oject <br /> <br />The ::or:h A::1eric3:1 Intlilrstate :..'ea.t:ter :-:cdEication Council (;;AI'n'NC) <br />supports th~ concepts a:lc c.he i::?le:"'Je~tat.ion of a cloud siO:eding project <br />desig:l.Cd 3r.d opeca::er! b:: the Oi'.rision or .....tmospheric ',.i.:lt.~c Resources <br />Naaagctlenr. (DA:';R:'I), Bu.::-eau or RG:c.!..a~tion. Department of th(' Interioc and <br />in cooperation '..;ith the basin s::.e.::~s, the purpose of '...Ihich is to de!l\onstrate <br />water aug~~nta::ion in th~ Colorado River a~d adjoining basins by ~eather <br />modification, terned herein the Colo:ado Ri'/er Basin \'!eathe:: :':odification <br />Dcnonstration Project (CODE?T). This ~AI~~C position on the CDDEPT is <br />based on: <br /> <br />The ne~d for more w~ter and better quality of water in the Colorado <br />River LO ~eet d08estic and int~rna:io~~l needs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The pionet:.i:1~ wer:'; and pr.2ser:t e~inence of the DAI';P..}! staff :':1 thE! <br />fi~ld of ~ea:her moJifica:iop.. <br /> <br />The insiStan..:e of D,\I..tRN u?or; adhering to proven 5cic:1tific pri.nciples <br />to enhance acc~ptabili~y of their work by the scientific co~~unity. <br /> <br />The benefi :,,-cOSt rntios 8??.:lrently possible wh<!n clvud seeding is <br />scientifically utili"-cd as ;1 ~eans of 3ug~enting ~ater supplies are <br />more likely rea:'iz~:d through a~plication of proven ~echniques o':er <br />a long period. of time. A period of not Ie-5s than tell :.rears cot.:.ld be <br />ade~uate for this pur?ose, 5i:1ce clit:l<ltological :1ormals are ':or.lput~d <br />dec{'nnially iren a 30-Y\.':1'" b?.se by dro?ping the aide'" t decade frow <br />and adding th~ na~est decade to the ~e~~ini~g 20 years. <br /> <br />The t~ntative pl.:m~. 01' DA~'tR.\!. if t!le CODE?T is funded, is to Seed <br />winter tirr.e starns ~ith si~ve~ iociJe to i~~ren3~ snowpack ~hi.:h ~ill <br />result ir'_ sr..lJ.....-melt ::-L::~Ol: ch.::,i:1g: :::he subsequent spring anc su;nne::- <br />monlhs and be reflected in the records: of st::"eamilo.... g,tges. <br /> <br />The fact ch:::.t te:1~a:.i....c plannir'.g dOCL.-=.e~:s of D;\\tR.\f en';)ody th~ ::O::"e- <br />going pri:1ciples and that the CODEPT is in the publlc interese and. <br />therefore, properly fundaolc by t:-.e Ft::lcleral Go./en:::lcnt as a de:ronstra- <br />tion project; an1, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The additio:1al fact th~~ ~o::: o:1ly oay increase st,eamflo~ i:1 <br />Colorado River be realized but, also a ~e~lth 0: scientifi~ <br />~ou1d likely ~e gained as ~ re~u1t ot :~e CODCPT oy che ~n~ <br />ten-:..ear cc::lQnstra::ion pe:'i.od in each area of th.::: ?roj~c:. <br /> <br />the <br /> <br />" , <br />l:t:orna::lO:\ <br /> <br />jf a <br /> <br />Adopted 2 December 1976 <br /> <br />Cordon R. S~P.~ll~g <br />Chainn.:ln, ;iAn~:!c 1971} <br /> <br />57 <br />