North Dakota Atmospheric Resource Board

The Atmospheric Resource Board (ARB) is a quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative advisory and rule-making board under the supervision of the Water Commission, established under North Dakota Century Code Chapter 61-04.1. ARB is co-located with the Department of Water Resources and functions as one of its divisions.

The ARB is comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor of North Dakota, each representing a geographic district. Members serve four-year terms and are selected from a list of three candidates submitted by districts with weather modification authorities. Ex-officio members from the Aeronautics Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality (formerly the environmental section of the State Department of Health), and the director of the Department of Water Resources also serve on the board. Membership term information can be found on the Governor's website. All members of the board, with the exception of the chairman, are voting members. The Board sets policies and makes decisions regarding the operation of all NDARB activities.

District Members

Ex Officio Members

Meetings & Minutes

The ND Public Meeting Notices web application is utilized for posting the ARB meeting schedule. Click the icon to the left to access it. Once in the meeting system, under the dialog box Public Entity, click on "Atmospheric Resource Board, ND". You can get all meeting notices via email if you click the link "Subscribe to Email Notifications" and complete the subsequent form.

Searchable approved meeting minutes can be accessed here.

ND County Weather Modification Authorities

The creation and operation of a county weather modification authority is authorized under North Dakota Century Code chapter 61-04.1. The county commission appoints members who serve on the weather modification authority for that county. The following are authority members for active weather modification authorities in North Dakota.

District 1

District 2