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Cloud‑seeding contractor reports radar ‘seeding signatures’ and seasonal operations; county contributed $10,000

Grand County Commission · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Jared Smith of the cloud‑seeding contractor briefed the commission on drone seeding this winter, reporting 12 operations (nine on the LaSalle range) and radar signatures consistent with targeted seeding; Grand County contributed $10,000 to the season’s effort alongside other partners and staff requested a final report with yield estimates.

A vendor update on the county’s cloud‑seeding program outlined recent operations, scientific approaches to validation and a plan for a final season report to quantify yield.

Jared Smith (cloud‑seeding contractor) described a move toward radar‑ and satellite‑based validation that seeks so‑called ‘‘seeding signatures’’ in storms — localized pulses of precipitation downwind of seeding that can be identified by…

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