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are established by that organization. Thus, it is possible that membership requirements <br />could change over time. However ... [what can we say here to minimize concerns? <br />Suggestions from Coloraclo/SPWRAP? ] gV,,.k 5,? AN z,,.? ?U gz ?? ??; „ - - <br />Basin-wide Water Activities (North Platte Basin projects). Coverage of non-federal ? <br />water projects in the North Platte basin of Colorado by the Program is predicated on the <br />maintenance of total irrigated acreage-e? total water storage in that asin below ce _rt' <br />4--??-? <br />thresholds set by the North Platte River Decree. ;?Should those leveIs of irrigation_ or water Poe?l?` <br />storage cumulatively reach a point where they Aceed these thresholds, strategies for- <br />addressing depletions in that basin, including depletions consulted on under the Program, <br />will need to be developed which satisfy obligations made under the Platte River Program <br />__.-- ------ <br />Agreement. onceivably, this could require some additiorialiaction on the part of the <br />project prop nent at that time. <br />Will the Program and the Colorado Depletion Plan cover all water-related activities? <br />With certain exceptions prescribed within the Colorado Plan, that Plan is available to <br />cover all water-related activities in the South Platte Basin which serve population-related <br />activities in the basin, and that are not `federal depletions' considered a federal <br />responsibility to address. <br />`Population-related activities' in the basin include, but are not limited to: <br />Municipal water uses; <br />Agricultliral water uses; <br />Commercial and industrial water uses. (are there possible exceptions? - e.g., <br />certczin major wczter-exporting activities?) <br />`Federal depletions' are those associated with federal water-related activities wherein the <br />water rights are held by a federal agency and that water is used for a primarily `national <br />benefit' (as opposed to supplying local users). Examples may include, but are not limited <br />to: <br />¦ New water storage facilities, impoundments, and consumptive water uses at <br />National Wildlife Refiiges, Waterfowl Production Areas, and National Fish <br />Hatcheries; <br />New consumptive water uses at National Forests, Parks, Monuments, Cemeteries, <br />and Historic Sites, including recreational, habitat improvement, administrative, <br />and emergency uses; and <br />New depletions associated with activities at federal facilities that provide benefits <br />that are primarily national in scope, such as national defense, national security, or <br />national research and development activities (e.g., U.S. military bases; U.S. <br />National Renewable Energy Laboratory). <br />Situations may arise in which classification of project depletions as a"federal" or "non- <br />federal" responsibility may not be obvious. In such cases, final classification of the <br />5