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Section 5 <br />Addressing the Water Supply Gap Technical Roundtable <br />~ No significant gap <br />Concerns over <br />development. <br />in <br />bed. <br />f growth and economic <br />o Desire to ensure protection of existing water <br />~ Concern over the impact of the lack of forest <br />management. <br />~ Critical that Endangered Species issues on the <br />Platte River in Central Nebraska are successfully <br />resolved and in a manner that does not put <br />pressure on North Platte water users to reduce <br />existing uses. <br />~ The equitable apportionment decree quantifies <br />the amount of available water and lands that can <br />be irrigated. <br />Rio Cyr nd~ Basin <br />~ The Rio Grande Compact and the effects of <br />sustained drought make new water development <br />very difficult. <br />~ Agricultural water use is at unsustainable levels. <br />~ Economic impacts of reducing irrigation use of <br />groundwater supplies will be difficult to address. <br />~ Groundwater is a key component of water use in <br />the basin for both M~eI and agriculture. <br />~ Rapid growth in the South Fork area creates need <br />for augmentation supplies. <br />5-12 FINAL DRAFT <br />Figure 5-11 <br />Summary of Gap Analysis for Rio Grande Basin <br />