Board backs continued cloud‑seeding research after DRI report showing snowpack gains
After a Desert Research Institute update showing estimated increases in snow water equivalent, the board approved a letter supporting continued DRI cloud‑seeding work and discussed program metrics and long‑term funding.
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The board heard a presentation summarizing Desert Research Institute cloud‑seeding results and voted 5–1 to approve a letter of support for continued DRI work. Staff said DRI’s analysis showed a notable seasonal spike in snow water equivalent on monitored slopes and cited an estimated program impact figure noted in the presentation (about 14,592 acre‑feet as a seasonal estimate), while cautioning that infiltration to the Pahrump aquifer is difficult to quantify precisely.
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