Operations & Programs

10 cloud seeding programs tracked

State & Regional Programs

9 US states operate active cloud seeding programs, coordinated through the Colorado River Basin cooperative.

California Cloud Seeding Program

California

active

Snowpack enhancementPrecipitation augmentation

AerialGround-based generators

Colorado Cloud Seeding Program

Colorado

active

Snowpack enhancementWater supply augmentation

AerialGround-based generators

Idaho Cloud Seeding Program

Idaho

active

Snowpack enhancementHydroelectric water supply

AerialGround-based generators

$4,000,000+/year

Nevada Cloud Seeding Program

Nevada

active

Snowpack enhancementPrecipitation augmentation

AerialGround-based generators

New Mexico Cloud Seeding Program

New Mexico

active

Precipitation enhancement

AerialGround-based generators

North Dakota Cloud Modification Project

North Dakota

active

Rainfall enhancementHail suppression

Aerial

Texas Rain Enhancement Programs

Texas

active

Rain enhancement

Aerial

Utah Cloud Seeding Program

Utah

active

Snowpack enhancementPrecipitation augmentation

Ground-based generators (remotely operated)AerialDrones (experimental)

Wyoming Cloud Seeding Program

Wyoming

active

Snowpack enhancementWater supply augmentation

AerialGround-based generators

Colorado River Basin Cloud Seeding Cooperative

Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, California, New Mexico, Arizona

active

Augmenting runoff into the Colorado River system

AerialGround-based generators

Serves 40 million people