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<br />O!U<:'lntr <br />UO::J ~~ '.: <br /> <br />""'~~'':''::''''~~'"M <br />~,-,-:,;.~-,.("....~..;'..1 <br />~~.....-;~~ <br />~. .~~.~-:iy~:~-)..; <br /> <br />The Department of the Interior, because of its many responsibilites <br /> <br /> <br />and long experience in the field.of water resources; is deeply con- <br /> <br /> <br />cerned with doing whatever can be done to improve: the management <br /> <br /> <br />of the Nation's water resources in order to alleviate existing short- <br /> <br /> <br />ages and fulfill anticipated future needs. <br /> <br />Water supplies for the future must come from four interrelated <br />sources: surface streams and lakes, underground aquifers, oceans, <br /> <br /> <br />and the atmosphere,' The potentials of each will need to be studied <br /> <br /> <br />and developed to provide a comprehensive basis for sound decisions <br /> <br /> <br />as to the best way to meet the water requirements of any particular <br /> <br /> <br />region or locality. <br /> <br />h.,'"g~W.,('l; <br />,*;~"\,*,~;; <br />:t-~~~?~.. <br /> <br />This report outlines a plan for an Atmospheric Water Resources <br /> <br /> <br />Program aimed at advancing the technology of precipitation modifica- <br /> <br /> <br />tion to the point where it is logical to consider the atmosphere as <br /> <br /> <br />one of the four sources of additional water supplies. <br /> <br />;t:" <br /> <br /> <br />5 ~.~;~t,BA <br />~~~'---~~~l~~~"'~~~ilt1i; <br />