NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY
NATURAL PRECIPITATION
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT the Board of Regents
of the Nevada System of Higher Education on
behalf of the Desert Research Institute, will
continue to conduct a program of weather
modification by artificial nucleation of clouds
with silver iodide and other appropriate
nucleating agents to increase useful
precipitation at certain locations in the Tahoe
Truckee Watershed. The director who will
supervise the proposed project is Frank
McDonough, Associate Research Scientist,
of the Desert Research Institute. The State of
Nevada is funding this project.
The area in which the ground-based equipment
will be operated is in the basins of Lake Tahoe,
Truckee River, and the Little Truckee River
between Highway 50 and 15 miles north of
Interstate 80. The target area will be the
Tahoe-Truckee Watershed. The target area
and the areas immediately adjacent are
in the mountainous eastern regions of El
Dorado, Placer, Nevada, and Sierra Counties
of California, and in the western regions of
Washoe, Carson City and Douglas Counties of
Nevada.
The project will be operated for the 2023-24
Winter season from November through April
with possible extensions through May, with
the project expected to continue annually
each Winter. A description of the project and
mitigation measures of the proposed project to
reduce any significant adverse environmental
impacts may be reviewed by public agencies
and the public at the following website:
http://www.dri.edu/cloudseeding.
Please direct any additional information
requests or comments to:
Frank McDonough, Program Director of the
Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program
Board of Regents of the Nevada System of
Higher Education
Desert Research Institute- Division of
Atmospheric Science
Frank.McDonough@dri.edu
Tel: (775) 674-7140
Fax: (775) 674-7007
Dated: Nov 8, 2023
Pub Dates: November 29, December 6, 13,
2023
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