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<br />~ <br /> <br />R <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-003368 <br /> <br />snowpack returns below the cut-off figure. In mid-January a temperary <br /> <br />suspension of operations was placed on generators seeding the Park Range <br /> <br /> <br />east of Steamboat Springs due to excessive snowpack in that area. That <br /> <br /> <br />suspension is still in effect. Operations in the southern and central <br /> <br /> <br />mountains were also halted from February 10 - February 13 in the area <br /> <br />covered by an avalanche warning for all mountain travelers. <br /> <br />The technical coordinator consults daily with the commercial seeding <br /> <br />operators to insure that all proceedures are being followed correctly. <br /> <br /> <br />The information on the status of the program in then available to the <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board and Executive Director of the Department <br /> <br /> <br />of Natural Resources through his office. He also has the responsibility <br /> <br />to report any misconduct by the commercial operators to either of these <br /> <br />offices. <br /> <br />F. Summary of Seedin2 Operations <br />A summary of seeding operations are contained in Tables 3 and 4. <br />G. Information Dissemination <br /> <br /> <br />Keeping the public informed on the program and being able to receive <br /> <br /> <br />and utilize their input is considered to be essential to the program. <br /> <br /> <br />When applying for a permit to modify the weather, the licensed operator <br />must publish an intent to modify the weather. Public hearings were <br />held at four locations in the seeding area to allow the public to become <br />informed about the program and to receive their input. To continue this <br /> <br />flow of information between the operators and local citizens, Ci~izen's <br /> <br />Advisory Committees were formed. Meetings have been held at various times <br /> <br />and locations with these people whose names can be found in Table 5. <br /> <br />Public information on the program's operations is disseminated on a <br /> <br />bi-weekly basis by the program coordinator, Western Weather Consultants, <br /> <br />23 <br />