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Table 3. Release Guidelines for the Environmental Account for the Water Year 2003 (The rwo u[se,/low eriods are shaded) <br />Period Recovery Flow Principal Affected Resources 2002 Water Comments <br /> Tar ets cfs at G.I. Year Priori <br />Oct 1- Nov 15 2,400 (wet) whooping crane, waterfowl Low Although flows are predicted to be at or below <br /> 1,800 (normal) flow targets, EAcarry-over plus 10 percent of <br /> 1,300 (dry) the SNI will be conserved for higher priority <br /> uses later in the water year. <br />A1ov 16 - Dec 31 1,000 fish community, bald eagle Low Projecrions indicate flows will be at or near dry <br /> 1,000 year targets during this period. <br /> 600 <br />Jan 1- Jan 31 1,000 fish communiry, bald eagle Low Projections indicate flows will be at or near dry <br /> 1,000 year targets during this period. <br /> 600 <br />Feb 1- Feb 15 1,800 sandhill crane, waterfowl, fish community, Low With similar 2002 gains during this time <br /> 1,800 bald eagle period, projecrions indicate flows will be at or <br /> 1,200 near dry targets during this period. <br />Feb lb - March 15 3,350 Sustaining processes of the river and riparian High Projections show shortages to dry flow targeis <br /> 3,350 wetland systems such as ice-scouring for during this period in 2003. If conditions are <br /> 2,250 channel maintenauce; sediment supply; conducive to pulse flow suQxnentation in 2003 <br /> sandbar #'ormation; nutrient cycling; and and adeauate coordination can occur: highest <br /> gtoundwater rechazge to stuuulate biological priority will be given to using #he,EA #o <br /> acfivity in wet meadows. tnhancc desired river processes as descn`bed in <br /> the Principal A?`'ected Resources sections for ' t <br /> the two pulse flow periods. Highest priority <br /> could be given to pulse flow sugmentation > <br /> anytime between this period and the MayiJune <br /> pulse flow period if conditions are favorable. <br />March 16-March 22 1,800 sandhill crane, waterfowl, fish communiry, Low With similar 2002 gains during this time <br /> 1,800 bald eagle period, projecrions indicate flows will be at or <br /> 1,200 neaz dry targets. Also see comments for <br /> Feb./Mar Period. <br />Water Year 2003 EA AOP 10 January 30, 2003