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Update of Districts' 2007 AOP <br />2007 Plan of Operations <br />Due to the below normal water supply forecasts and record low Lake McConaughy carry- <br />over storage, the Districts will follow a drought mode of operation to maximize the <br />combined storage in Lake McConaughy and the Sutherland Project. <br />3tNon-Irrigation Season <br />¦Releases to maintain Sutherland Reservoir and as necessary for icing conditions <br />XIrrigation Season <br />¦Releases to meet irrigation demands <br />XEA Operations <br />¦Began with approximately 114,182 acre-feet <br />¦Will contribute about 34,000 acre-feet (28,981 af through March) <br />¦Contents on April 1 was 138,365 acre-feet <br />¦No projection of release <br />McConaughy Proj ected Actual <br />Oct-Mar Inflows 309.4 kaf 302.6 kaf <br />Oct-Mar Outflows 48.5 kaf 33.5 kaf <br />McConaughy end of March 3214.9 Ft. MSL <br />(598.8 kaf) 3216.7 Ft. MSL <br />(627.9 kaf) <br />Keystone Diversion 48.5 kaf 45.9 kaf <br />NP Hydro Return 1.8 kaf 0.0 kaf <br />CNPPID Diversion 154.8 kaf 191.7kaf <br />J-2 Return 82.8 kaf 129.4 kaf <br />Still planning for a shorter than normal irrigation season on Central's system. Releases <br />of Central's storage water from Lake McConaughy for delivery to their irrigation <br />customers are anticipated to begin in June and end in August. The delivery rate of <br />irrigation water allocated is 6.7 inches per acre compared to a normal contract rate of 18 <br />inches per acre. <br />CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) <br />The CREP account accrued 54 acre-feet in 2006. As per a Memorandum of Agreement <br />between Central and NDNR this account is given back to Central when Lake <br />McConaughy reaches 3218.0 or 650,000 acre-feet or storage. <br />Maintenance• <br />Jeffrey Reservoir and Midway Lake have been lowered for repairs until Mayl st. No <br />hydro repairs or outages are expected at this time.