N.M. Admin. Code § 19.17.2.22 - OPERATION RECORDS

The operator shall maintain the following records during an operation and provide them to the commission pursuant to 19.17.2.23 NMAC of this rule:

A. Daily log: Each operator must maintain a daily log of weather control activities for each unit of equipment and apparatus used during an operation. The log shall include at a minimum:

(1) date of weather control activity;

(2) each aircraft flight track and location of each item or apparatus used during each mission; use of maps is required;

(3) local time when weather control activity began and ended; for non-continuous activities, the start and end of a total sequence of activity is acceptable;

(4) amount of time each apparatus is in operational use;

(5) type of weather control agent/material used in each apparatus;

(6) rate of dispersal and dispersal location of each seeding agent/material during actual use of each apparatus; the information is to be provided both in the form of maps and in computer-readable form for possible subsequent analysis;

(7) total amount of seeding agent/material used; if more than one agent/material is used, list totals for each type of agent separately;

(8) local time when any type of monitoring (e.g., radar) was operational and computer readable archives of monitoring date;

(9) type(s), estimated moisture content and size of cloud(s) modified (i.e., stratiform, isolated cumuliform, organized cumuliform, etc.);

(10) narrative indicating such operational problems as equipment failure, personnel problems, weather conditions, etc.; and

(11) monthly totals from the daily logs listing the following:

(a) days during the month in which operation(s) were conducted;

(b) time of operation(s);

(c) amount of each kind of seeding agent/material used;

(d) average rate of dispersal of each kind of seeding agent/material used;

(e) time of operation of any monitoring equipment; and

(f) days of each type of cloud treated.

B. Weather records. Each operator must obtain and retain copies of all daily precipitation total records available from the national weather service stations in the operations area and target area and from any other reliable sources.

C. Participants. Each operator must keep a current listing of names and addresses of all participants in any operation for which the commission issues the operator a license.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.17.2.22

19.17.2.22 NMAC - N, 01-15-2005