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Startup Proposes Cloud-Seeding Pilot Project for Santa Fe Water Supply

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 22
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What happened

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Dacia Leon, co-founder and CEO of Supercool Earth, presented a proposal to Santa Fe city councilors on September 22, 2026, for a cloud-seeding pilot project. The California-based startup is proposing a $5,000 project that would use drones to inject organic proteins into clouds between February and March 2027. The goal is to increase precipitation for the Nichols and McClure reservoirs, which supply Santa Fe's water.

From santafenewmexican.com

Why it matters

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The proposal aims to make the city's water supply more predictable by increasing precipitation to its main reservoirs. The technology uses a protein that the company claims is two times more active than traditional cloud-seeding agents and is naturally biodegradable.

From santafenewmexican.com

Who's involved

  • LeonCEO of Supercool Earth, proposing the cloud-seeding pilot project.
  • Santa FeThe city whose water supply is the subject of the proposed pilot project.

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Possible knock-on effects

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  • Santa FeSpeculative

    Santa Fe might see stabilized water supply and increased precipitation for its reservoirs.

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