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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />nr:"1n,'" <br />v .'~, >':. -.:I ',_A , <br /> <br />Method <br /> <br />1) Precipitation augmentation <br />and management methods <br /> <br />a. Weather modification <br /> <br />b. Snow pack management <br /> <br />c. Water harvesting, <br />catchment areas <br /> <br />2) Land treatments and <br />modifi cat ions <br /> <br />a. Noncu1tivated area treat- <br />ments such as pitting, <br />chiseling, water spreading, <br />diversions and vegetative <br />management to increase <br /> <br />Future Applicability <br /> <br />All states. Technology is still in de- <br />velopmental stage. Significant legal, <br />institutional and operational problems <br />are yet to be resolved. <br /> <br />Primarily the northern High Plains <br />states--Co10rado, Kansas and Nebraska. <br />In years when snow accumulations are <br />heavier than normal it may become feasi- <br />ble to use evaporation suppressants to <br />increase snow melt and improve soil <br />moisture conditions. <br /> <br />High runoff, noncultivated areas of all <br />states. Watershed management to trap <br />local runoff in catchment basins for <br />either supplemental irrigation water or <br />recharge to the Aquifer. Water rights <br />issues and institutional changes would <br />need to be resolved. <br /> <br />Selected areas with appropriate soil and <br />topographic conditions in all states. <br />Acquisition of water rights and a suita- <br />ble method for recapturing conserved <br />waters would be necessary. <br /> <br />3 <br />