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<br />fI [) n 43> <br /> <br />[iJ <br /> <br />Annual research costs, using the foregoing schetiule and cost estimates <br />for a major, 9 year, $25 million program fully implemented in 1968 are: <br /> <br />( 1968 $ 600,000 1973 $3,970,000 <br /> 1969 2,000,000 1974 4,020,000 <br />'" <br />, <br /> 1970 2, 260,000 1975 2,360,000 <br /> 1971 3,780,000 1976 2,010,000 <br /> 1972 3,740,000 <br /> <br />~~~.: <br /> <br />Research total $24,740,000 (rounded to $25 <br />million) <br /> <br />~""t-' <br />~i.'~::" <br />,- <br /> <br /> <br />The total estimated cost included in this program for environmental <br /> <br /> <br />and engineering investigation is about $2. 5 million. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />:;-""-# <br /> <br />I~ <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />An effort of this magnitude should develop the desired comprehensive <br />technology by the date indicated. Reducing the time period or costs <br />may endanger the opportunities to achieve a full success, Allowing <br />additional years would enhance the research and development effort, <br />offering time for more evaluations and utilization of newer systems, <br />but would delay realization of the additional benefits and solid verifi- <br />cation of the concept to augment water supplies by weather modification. % <br /> <br /> <br />';".' <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />Conclusions <br /> <br />1~~Jf'l~:, <br /> <br /> <br />In a limited water area, such as the Colorado River Basin, producing <br />some 2 million acre-feet of usable new water annually would be a signifi- <br />cant contribution and would ease many problems, The highly favorable r,1'ifi?; <br />3 5 il~Sf <br />. """~~~~}t5;ftS~:t~~~~1,~1 <br />