Laserfiche WebLink
APPENDIX B. RESERVOIR OPERATING RULES DURING THE NON-IRRIGATION SEASON FOR PREDICTED <br />I'EAR TYPES (summarized from: Appendix A, Water• Component; TAB IA, An Environmental Account for Storage <br />Reservoirs on the Platte River System in Nebraska, of the Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other Efforts <br />Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska) <br />Year Type Lake Keystone CNPPID Diversion Dam3 Other <br /> McConaughy Diversion Dam3 <br /> Contents 1 <br />Very Wet 1700 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from <br /> 31,000 cfs; Avg. 1,600 cfs Lake McConaughy other than <br /> Plus PSNIZ Avg.3875 cfs meeting standards for safety and <br /> > 2.1 maf Nov. 16-Feb. 14: beneficial use. <br /> 3800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs <br /> Feb. 15-.Mav 1°: <br /> 11,100 cfs; Avg. 1,400 cfs <br />Wet 31.50 maf or 3 700 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from <br /> 3900 cfs; Avg. 1,200 cfs Lake McConaughy other than <br /> Plus PSNIZ: If Oct.l lake level meeting standards for safety and <br /> 1.85 maf - 2.1 maf is <1.25ma£ Nov. 16-Feb. 14: beneficial use. <br /> 3450 cfs 3800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs <br /> Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Feb. 15-.May l4: Lake McConaughy to fill to.1.5 maf <br /> 31,000 cfs; Avg. 1,240 cfs by Mar. 31 and to licensed or <br /> authorized capacity thereafter. <br /> Filling to less than.1.5 maf by Mar. <br /> 31 is allowed if expected inflows <br /> after that date could cause spills or <br /> downstream flooding. <br /> If needed to allow Lake McConaughy <br /> to fill, releases from CNPPID <br /> Diversion Dam could follow rates <br /> outlined for Transitional conditions. <br />Transitional Between wet and 3450 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from <br /> dry conditions 3900 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs Lake McConaughy other than <br /> Avg. #900 cfs meeting standards of safety and <br /> (exclusive of the Nov. 16-Feb. 14: beneficial use. <br /> EA) 1800 cfs; Avg. 950 cfs <br /> Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Feb. 15-.May l4: Lake McConaughy to fill to between <br /> 3850 cfs; Avg. 1,100 cfs 1.27 and 1.5 mafby Mar. 31, taking <br /> into account if the transition is from <br /> wet to dry or dry to wet. <br /> If needed to allow Lake McConaughy <br /> to fill, releases from CNPPID <br /> Diversion Dam could follow rates <br /> outlined for dry conditions. <br />Water Year 2007 EA AOP 14 January 19, 2007