A $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will fund cloud seeding in Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region.
Money will temporarily double financial support for the Upper Basin cloud seeding from outside parties.
The funding comes as key reservoirs on the Colorado River hit record lows and booming Western cities and industries fail to adjust their water use to increasingly shrinking supplies. Securing enough generators could be a challenge, Rickert said. “There’s not a lot of makers of cloud seeding generators,” he said. “Not only do we have to make sure we can find that, but that they could make as many as we need.”The Southern Nevada Water Authority said the grant, while administered by Nevada, is not exclusively for the state’s benefit.
Since 2007, various groups have contributed to the overall cloud seeding budgets in those states. In 2018, several entities, including the Southern Nevada Water Authority, committed to long-term funding for those efforts, collectively contributing about $1.5 million annually.
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