The WETA will be i stalled o Colo ado Pa ks a d Wildlife la d i the Flat Tops a ea of No thwest Colo ado, positio ed so that p evaili g wi ds ca y its effect east i to the p oject’s ta get a ea, the d ai age basi of the Yamcolo Rese voi . The ese voi is o e of the Uppe Yampa Wate Co se va cy Dist ict’s p ima y wate supply facilities, a d the p oject’s a ea of expected impact cove s up to 192,000 ac es. The g ou d-based, sola -powe ed system uses o chemicals o ai c aft a d ca ope ate yea – ou d, e ha ci g s owpack i wi te a d ai fall f om sp i g th ough fall.
“Receivi g ou pe mit is the milesto e that tu s this pilot f om a pla i to a ope atio ,” said Ra dy Seidl, CEO of Rai E ha ceme t Tech ologies. “Ou team is eady to begi i stallatio i the Flat Tops i the comi g weeks, a d we’ e g ateful to the CWCB, the Uppe Yampa Wate Co se va cy Dist ict, Colo ado Pa ks a d Wildlife a d the Colo ado Rive Dist ict fo thei suppo t th oughout the p ocess. A seco d pe mitted p og am i Colo ado is a impo ta t step i showi g wate ma age s ac oss the West what the WETA ca delive .”
“Issui g this pe mit completes the state’s eview of the Uppe Yampa p oject, i cludi g a public hea i g that gave local commu ities a d age cies the oppo tu ity to weigh i ,” said A d ew Ricke t, P og am Ma age fo the CWCB’s Weathe Modificatio P og am. “We look fo wa d to seei g ope atio s get u de way this wi te a d to evaluati g the esults alo gside Colo ado’s othe pe mitted p og ams.”
“At the Uppe Yampa Dist ict, we’ e eally t yi g to e ha ce the wate supply fo ou ese voi s, a d fo the headwate s a d s owpack that d ive the whole uppe e d of the system,” said A dy Rossi, Ge e al Ma age of the Uppe Yampa Wate Co se va cy Dist ict. “This is a excelle t oppo tu ity fo us to t y o e of the ew tech ologies out the e i espo se to d ought, a d ove the ext yea we’ll be t acki g whethe it has a qua tifiable positive impact o both ai a d s ow.”
O ce i stalled, the WETA will be ope ated emotely by RET, with automatic shutdow whe wi d speed o di ectio falls outside set pa amete s a d suspe sio of ope atio s du i g Natio al Weathe Se vice watches a d wa i gs. Pe fo ma ce will be measu ed with a etwo k of i st ume ts i a d a ou d the ta get a ea, alo gside existi g SNOTEL (S ow Telemet y) a d NOAA (Natio al Ocea ic a d Atmosphe ic Admi ist atio ) data, usi g the same statistical app oach applied to the Compa y’s wi te ope atio s i Utah’s La Sal Mou tai s. The e, the Compa y’s a alysis estimated mo e tha 20% e ha ceme t i s ow wate equivale t ove the 2025-26 wi te , a d p elimi a y esults fo Ap il th ough July 2026 estimated mo e tha 20% e ha ceme t i wa m-seaso p ecipitatio . The Dist ict will eceive egula ope ati g epo ts, a d the fi al seaso al epo t will be submitted fo i depe de t eview.
Rai E ha ceme t Tech ologies was fou ded to p ovide the wo ld with eliable access to wate , o e of life’s most impo ta t esou ces. To achieve this missio , RET develops, ma ufactu es, a d comme cializes io izatio p ecipitatio ge e atio tech ology that e ha ces ai fall a d s owpack to add ess wate sca city challe ges. The Compa y is also developi g applicatio s fo fog mitigatio to expa d its weathe modificatio capabilities. RET’s chemical-f ee, sola -powe ed tech ology seeks to t a sfo m wate esou ce ma ageme t fo busi esses, society, a d the pla et. To lea mo e, go to www. ai e ha ceme t.com.
The disclosu e he ei i cludes ce tai stateme ts that a e ot histo ical facts but a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts fo pu poses of the safe ha bo p ovisio s u de the U ited States P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ge e ally a e accompa ied by wo ds such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “co ti ue,” “a ticipate,” “i te d,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “pla ,” “p oject,” “fo ecast,” “p edict,” “pote tial,” “seem,” “seek,” “futu e,” “outlook,” a d simila exp essio s that p edict o i dicate futu e eve ts o t e ds o that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical matte s, but the abse ce of these wo ds does ot mea that a stateme t is ot fo wa d-looki g. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, but a e ot limited to, (1) stateme ts ega di g the sig ifica ce of the pe mit, the timi g of i stallatio , a d whethe the pilot will be fu ded; (2) stateme ts ega di g impact of the WETA system o yea – ou d p ecipitatio ; (3) stateme ts ega di g public eactio to the pe mit o fo the p oject; (4) efe e ces with espect to the a ticipated be efits of the Compa y’s WETA platfo m a d tech ology; (5) the eliability of the statistical a alysis of e ha ced s owpack; a d (6) cu e t a d futu e pote tial comme cial a d custome elatio ships. These stateme ts a e based o va ious assumptio s, whethe o ot ide tified i this p ess elease, a d o the cu e t expectatio s of RET’s ma ageme t a d a e ot p edictio s of actual pe fo ma ce. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e p ovided fo illust ative pu poses o ly a d a e ot i te ded to se ve as, a d must ot be elied o by a y i vesto as, a gua a tee, a assu a ce, a p edictio o a defi itive stateme t of fact o p obability. Actual eve ts a d ci cumsta ces a e difficult o impossible to p edict a d will diffe f om assumptio s. Ma y actual eve ts a d ci cumsta ces a e beyo d the co t ol of RET. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to a umbe of isks a d u ce tai ties, as set fo th i the sectio e titled “Risk Facto s” i the Compa y’s a ual epo t o Fo m 10-K fo the yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025, filed with the SEC o Ap il 15, 2026, as ame ded f om time to time. If a y of these isks mate ialize o ou assumptio s p ove i co ect, actual esults could diffe mate ially f om the esults implied by these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. The isks a d u ce tai ties above a e ot exhaustive, a d the e may be additio al isks that Rai E ha ceme t Tech ologies, I c. (“RETI”) a d RET do ot p ese tly k ow o that RETI a d RET cu e tly believe a e immate ial that could also cause actual esults to diffe f om those co tai ed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. I additio , fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect RETI a d RET’s expectatio s, pla s o fo ecasts of futu e eve ts a d views as of the date of this p ess elease. RETI a d RET a ticipate that subseque t eve ts a d developme ts will cause RETI a d RET’s assessme ts to cha ge. Howeve , while RETI a d RET Holdco may elect to update these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts at some poi t i the futu e, RETI a d RET specifically disclaim a y obligatio to do so. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts should ot be elied upo as ep ese ti g RETI a d RET’s assessme ts as of a y date subseque t to the date of this p ess elease. Acco di gly, u due elia ce should ot be placed upo the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts.
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