Nevada Cancels Cloud-Seeding Program

According to the Western Regional Climate Center, Nevada is the driest state with only 9.5 inches of rain per year.  Nevada's winter cloud seeding program provides an additional 5 to 15 percent more snow, enough to supply 130,000 households with water per year.

 

The state of Nevada cancelled its cloud-seeding project for the upcoming winter snow-season (2009-2010) due to budget cuts.  The nation's driest state will loose 65,000 acre-feet of water, equal to 21.2 billion gallons.  An acre-foot of water is about 326,000 gallons, enough water to cover 1 acre a foot deep in water.