2 CCR 401-1-13 - Reports

The Director requires the permit holder to maintain and submit the following reports pursuant to section 36-20-117, C.R.S. (2011):

A. Daily Log: The permit holder must maintain a current, daily log at the operation office which is available for inspection by the public. The daily log must include the date, time of each period of operations, rate of dispersion of seeding agent and total amount of seeding agent dispersed. The Director encourages automated logging of operations over manual logging of operations.

B. Annual Reports: The permit holder must compile annual reports in accordance with section 36-20-117(3), C.R.S. (2011). Annual reporting for ground-based winter operations shall include, at a minimum, target versus control analysis of precipitation or snow water equivalent. The permit holder must provide the Director with a written annual report that evaluates the weather modification operation within 90 days of concluding its operations season.

C. Additional Record-Keeping for Aircraft-Based Operations: In addition to the above record-keeping requirements, any person conducting a weather modification operation with an operational target area that includes any part of Colorado that employs aircraft must record and maintain the following information:

(1) The date; and

(2) Time period (in minutes); and

(3) Rates of dispersion for seeding agent for each flight; and

(4) Total amount of seeding agent dispensed;

(5) Description of each flight track logged in such a manner as to allow a complete and accurate reconstruction of the run and identified at the beginning and ending of each flight by radial and distance from a standard reference point, ground fixes in statute miles from a nearby town or landmark, or geostationary positioning system ("GPS") location; and

(6) Other information required by the Director.

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