Cloud seeding Week 9 update
A more typical early August weather pattern was experienced last week in southwestern North Dakota. Daytime highs remained in the 80s to lower 90s with isolated thunderstorms. In the District 1 operations area of the North Dakota Cloud Modification Project (NDCMP), which includes Bowman and part of Slope Counties, aircraft conducted a hail suppression flight on August 1 and reconnaissance flights on August 2 and 7. A total of three flights were flown by the two project aircraft.
Thunderstorms are likely over southwestern North Dakota during the early to middle part of this week associated with an upper level trough. By late in the week, an upper level ridge builds into the region with drier conditions reestablishing themselves. High temperatures should remain in the 80s to lower 90s.
Assessment of oil development in North Dakota Badlands, Little Missouri River Valley
Covenant Consulting Group has released a stakeholder assessment that was conducted to learn how North Dakotans from various sectors perceive oil development in the Badlands and how they feel it should progress in the future. Stakeholders included North Dakotans from the ranching, oil and gas, conservation, and government sectors. The stakeholder assessment revealed widespread support for protection of surface assets in the Badlands as well as throughout North Dakota.
The assessment was not developed as an attempt to stop or hinder oil development in North Dakota. Rather, the specific goals of the assessment were to understand stakeholder perceptions of oil development in the Badlands, and use the results to create strategies for how best to develop mineral resources with responsible stewardship of the Badlands.
“The common issue of the respondents was protecting and reclaiming the surface; which helps ranching and wildlife,” said Rod Backman of Covenant Consulting Group.
NDDOT alerts residents of telephone consumer fraud scam
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is alerting North Dakota residents about fraudulent telephone calls claiming to be from representatives of the Motor Vehicle Division. Residents have reported receiving telephone calls that their registrations are overdue followed by instructions on how to make a payment.
The NDDOT does NOT make this type of phone call about Motor Vehicle registrations. This is a scam, designed to trick the recipient into giving out information and payment to a scam artist. The NDDOT urges North Dakotans to hang up on this type of phone calls. Residents who have questions about their vehicle registrations or these calls should contact the NDDOT at (701) 328-2725 or email their questions to the NDDOT email address: [email protected]
General information about common consumer scams is available on the Attorney General’s website, at www.ag.nd.gov/CPAT/CommonScams.htm.
