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<br />THE OMAHA WORLD HERALD
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<br />Lincoln (AP) - Nebraska'and Platte . . -More stable flows in the river as it
<br />Valley water officials this week deci!led crosses the state line d~ring traditional.
<br />to continue supporting the Narrows irri. ly 10w.f1ow periOds and perhaps some
<br />. gation project in Colorado: ..', increase. in flows during July and during
<br />Federal llfficials outlined changes in . the non.irrigation season. The reservoir
<br />. .the proposed. reservok:>; . design.. would.C\lt average annuaLflows into
<br />. Wednesday.. . . .:, '.. .', . .' . Nebraska from .the South Platte Riyer
<br />. . Michael Jess; director of. the' State . by.ab06t one-thlrd,. or 100,000 acre-feet,
<br />Department of Water Resources, said bureau.offi~ia1ssaid, . . -'-,; ',-,.
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<br />: Nebraska still aPl"'ars to benefit from. . . Jess said h~ will w'rite a leMrto ,
<br />the reservOIr, whICh w~uldbe bUIlt on Rep, Virginia Smith~ R.Neb., rectin.
<br />tbeSouth Platte RIver about 180 miles 'firming Nebraska's support.for the' ro-
<br />"v.:est oflhe Nebraska.Colorado border, ject ,',c:;;' "',.,.~".'/ ".",~.p
<br />, . Some observers s~ulated. In the. ...... ........ f. ....~.1r....
<br />. sprmg that Nebraska s support mIght The .Nebraska Legislature . passed a
<br />. falter after the .U.s. Bureau of Recla. resolution supporting the project in
<br />"lation's planners reduced the reser.., 1981. .... .
<br />voir's flood storage potential. -. '
<br />. "less said the benelits to Nebraska Roger Weidelman, Bureau of Recla.
<br />from the redesigned Narrows project mation regional planning director, jn
<br />will continue to be: ..,'" '. ' Denver, said the flood storage capacity
<br />-Limited !Iood protection from the of the reservoir will be reduced from
<br />state line to North Plalte. _ .. . about 550,000 acre-feet to 233,000 acre-
<br />,-An improvement in water .quality . feet because of cost considerations,
<br />. through a reduced sediment lOad in the.' . He said the reduced capacity will
<br />stream, The South Platte River ,carries ')>rotectagaihst 'a .25-;<ear frequency
<br />much sand into NebraSka, which clogs , flood, compared with earlier plans to
<br />irrigation and power canals fed by the prolect..against a larger, ]()().year fre-
<br />stream..,," . .:._ ,;.'.-. quencyfloO<.1......." -....~"':'~;?:~-.;;~.,_,.
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<br />COLORAD VI
<br />CONSERVAr 0 WATER
<br />ION BOARD
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