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BIG BEAR LAKE - This fire-threatened resort community is so parched by drought, water officials decided this week to hire a rainmaker.
By doing so, they may be courting yet another unnatural disaster. The city Water and Power Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to enter a multi- agency agreement with Atmospheric Inc., a Fresno company that seeds clouds with airplanes and ridge-top generators that disperse a rain- inducing compound called silver iodide.See the full content of this document
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Water Board Deals in Rain
"If it causes a flood down the hill and it kills some people, what kind of liability do we face?' asked board member Bill Speyers at Tuesday's meeting.
He wanted to know because of post-fire flood danger facing thousands of foothill residents from Highland to Upland.Former Big Bear Lake Mayor Joh...See the full content of this document
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