WSP08119

• File Number: 8200.700
• Description: Colorado River Basin - General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1993
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Validation of Precipitation Management by Seeding Winter Orographic Clouds in the Colorado River Basin - BOR R-93-03 - Draft
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Appendix

3.3.3 Public involvement summary report
3_3.4 Citizens advisory group
3.4 Issue identification . . . . . . . . _ . .
3.4.1 Background .............
3.4.2 Scoping . _ . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . _
3.4.3 Common snowfall enhancement issues _
3_5 Agency consultation and coordination . . .
3_5.1 Agency contacts _ . . . . . _ . . . . . .
3.5.2 Interagency work groups . . . . . . . . . .
3.5.3 FWCA (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act)
3.5.4 Endangered Species Act compliance . _ . _
3.5_5 Related environmental laws and regulations
3.6 Alternatives - Fonnulation and analysis .
3.7 Affected environment _ . . . . _ . . . . . .
3.7.1 Inventories and technical studies _ . . .
3.7.2 Description of the existing environment
3.8 Environmental consequences. _ . . _ . _ _
3.8.1 Impact analysis . . . . . . . . . . _ . .
3.8.2 Incorporation by reference (existing infonnation)
3.9 Document preparation, review, and processing . . .
3.10 Finding of no significant impact or record of decision .
3.10.1 FONSI (finding of no significant impact) . _ . . .
3.10_2 ROD (record ofdecisionl . . . . . . . _ . . . . . _
3.11 Environmental commitment program and environmental followup
3.11.1 Monitoring plans and documentation
4_ Schedule. . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . .
5. Cost estimate . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . _
5.1 Environmental monitoring costs _ . . . . .
6. References _ . . . _ . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . _
Attachment 1 - Issues common to previous snowfall enhancement projects
Attachment 2 - Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation procedures

E Detailed program budget and labor estimate
1. Introduction _ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . _ . . . _ . . _ . .
2_ General assumptions _... _ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . . _
3. Program components .... _ . _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _
3.1 Direct detection and statisticaVphysical experiment programs
3.1.1 Program initiation - Reclamation . . . . .
3.1.2 Government-purchased equipment . . . _
3.1.3 Environmental compliance - Reclamation
3.1.4 Environmental monitoring - Reclamation
3.1.5 Field program management - Reclamation
3.1.6 Meteorological support contract
3_1. 7 Analysis - Reclamation. _ _ . . .
3.1.8 Analysis - contract . _ . . . _ . .
3.2 Transferability program . . _ . . . _ .
3.2.1 Program initiation - Reclamation
3.2.2 Government-purchased equipment
3.2.3 Reclamation program management
3.2.4 Meteorological support contract
3_2_5 Analysis contract . . . . . . . . . _

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