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Cloud seeding to begin in southwestern Oklahoma to bolster water supplies for Lawton
4/24/2015 12:30:59 PM



CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Comanche County, OK
Lawton, OK

Start Date: 3/16/2015 - End Date: 6/2/2015
The Lawton City Council canceled the contract with a weather modification company after record May rain refilled Lake Lawtonka, Waurika Lake and Lake Ellsworth. NewsOK.com (Oklahoma City, Okla.), June 2, 2015 The Oklahoma Water Resources Board approved the city of Lawton’s application for a weather modification permit so cloud seeding efforts can begin in southwestern Oklahoma. More than five years of drought have drawn the city’s water supply down to 40 percent of capacity. More than a decade has passed since such weather modification efforts were undertaken in the state. The Lawton City Council approved a $250,000 contract in March with Seeding Operations and Atmospheric Research, based in Wichita Falls, Texas. The project is being funded by a $1 monthly surcharge on city utility bills. NewsOK.com (Oklahoma City), April 22, 2015
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