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Support for S. 1807, and Basin States Weather Modification Update

Support for S. 1807, and Basin States Weather Modification Update. Western States Water Council 156 th Council Meeting March 6, 2008 Arlington, Virginia Tom Ryan North American Interstate Weather Modification Council Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

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Support for S. 1807, and Basin States Weather Modification Update

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  1. Support for S. 1807, and Basin States Weather Modification Update Western States Water Council 156th Council Meeting March 6, 2008 Arlington, Virginia Tom Ryan North American Interstate Weather Modification Council Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

  2. S. 1807 – Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Act of 2007 • Establishes • Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board • National weather modification policy • Federal research goals and priorities • 10-year Federal and State program of weather modification R&D

  3. The 10-year program implements: • Activities • funding, training, scientist support • coordination of international and national research • cooperative agreements and grants • authorizes $10 million/yr. for 10 yrs. • Federal and state agencies, academia, public and private organizations • reports to the President and Congress

  4. Benefits of the Legislation • Basin States identified weather modification as supply alternative • Assists Basin States initiatives • Colorado River Basin specifically mentioned • Improved coordination, funding, technology transfer

  5. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transporation • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) - author • Sen. Byron Dorgan (ND) • Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) • Sen. John Ensign (NV)

  6. House Committee on Science and Technology • Rep. Mark Udall (CO) - author • Reps. Eddie Johnson, Nick Lampson, Ralph Hall, Lamar Smith, Randy Neugebauer, Michael McCaul (TX) • Reps. Lynn Woolsey, Jerry McNerney, Michael Honda, Dana Rohrabacher, Brian Bilbray (CA) • Rep. Jim Matheson (UT) • Rep. Frank Lucas (OK)

  7. Conclusions • Support from 15+ other states, organizations, agencies • Possibly the last chance • Helpful to Western water interests • Amendment / conference committee can reconcile with H.R. 3445 • Request for expression of support

  8. Colorado River Basin States Weather Modification Agreements • Water Year 2006 San Juan Mountains Trial Extension - $45,000 • Five basins in Southwestern Colorado • Lower Basin States and SWCD • Execute three Agreements - 2006 • Lower Basin States and CO, UT, WY

  9. Water Years 2006-08 Activities Wind Rivers Blue River High Uintas Grand Mesa Roaring Fork Southern Utah San Juans

  10. WY 2007-08 Activities • Water Year 2007 - $126,000 • Addition to Upper Basin programs • CO, UT extend projects • WY instrument deployment • Water Year 2008 - $296,000 • 71% operations; 29% equip upgrades • WY radiometer, weather stations • UT icing sensors • CO Grand Mesa instrumentation

  11. Radiometer in Wind River Range

  12. Grand Mesa Instrumentation • Remotely controlled generator • Weather station and icing rate sensor • Website for weather station • www.wrcc.dri.edu/weather/wwck.html • NEXRAD photo website • www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/?n=nexrad

  13. Remotely Controlled Seeding Generator Partners: Lower Basin States, Colorado Water Conservation Board, City of Grand Junction, Colorado River Water Conservation District Water Enhancement Authority, Desert Research Institute

  14. Weather Station and Icing Rate Sensor Six more being purchased for use in Water Year 2009 – three each in Utah and Colorado

  15. Weather Station for Whitewater Creek, CO Western Regional Climate Center

  16. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Grand Junction, CO e Grand Mesa at just over 10,000 feet above sea level and just east of Gra

  17. Next Steps • S. 1807 and H.R. 3445 • Meetings with Congress • Letters of support • Planning for appropriation • Weather Modification • Finalize Water Year 2007 deliverables • Transfer funds for 2008 • Prepare Long-term Action Plan

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