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Commission approves $10,000 match for state cloud-seeding pilot with San Juan and other partners
Summary
The commission authorized a tentative $10,000 allocation from the 2026 discretionary budget as a local match for a state-funded cloud-seeding project in the La Sal and Abajo mountains; three commissioners opposed the move, citing weak scientific evidence and budget priorities.
The Grand County Commission voted to allocate $10,000 from the 2026 discretionary budget toward a local match for a state cloud-seeding pilot project covering the La Sal and Abajo mountain areas.
Background: The Utah Division of Water Resources and the state legislature have funded operational cloud-seeding pilots; the state offered $350,000 for a winter program with a requirement of local matches. County staff said a group of local partners'including San…
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