WSP08072

• File Number: 8027
• Description: Section D General Correspondence - Federal Agencies - US DOI-BOR - Region 7
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 10/18/1967
• Author: Patrick A Hurley
• Title: Augmenting Upper Colorado River Basin Water Supply By Weather Modification
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The eight target areas for cloud seeding can be geographically and
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climatologically grouped into two main groups IDld two separate

areas:

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1. Northern Colorado Group--Yampa area (1,450 square miles)
(5, 550 square miles)

-- White area (1, 100 square miles)

--Upper Colorado area (3, 000 square
miles)

2. Southern Colorado Group - -Grand Mesa area (450 square miles)
(5,350 square miles)

--San Juan area (3,300 square miles)

--Gunnison area (1,600 square miles)

3. Upper Green area
( 1, 050 square miles)

4. Uinta area
(2, 250 square miles)

An adequate operational adaptation research can be planned allowing

a 7-year pilot-type project for each of the main groups and a 4-year

experimental project for each separate area, Detail planning and

design of a pilot project can begin now utilizing experiences gained

by current activities without a separate experimental stage, One

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pilot project could be initiated using the latest available equipment
and techniques. To permit use of yet-to-be-developed systems, the
second pilot project can begin 2 years later, Scheduling the experimental
projects after this would further allow testing of new developments,

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