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APPENDIX A. RESERVOIR OPERATING RULES DURING THE NON-IRRIGATION SEASON <br />FOR PREDICTED YEAR TYPES (summarized from: Appendix A, Water Component; TAB lA, An Environmental Account <br />for Storage Reservoirs on the Platte River System in Nebraska, of the Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other <br />EfJ`'orts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska) <br />Year Type Lake Keystone CNPPID Diversion Dam' Other <br /> McConaughy Diversion Dam' <br /> Contents' <br />Very Wet z 700 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> z 1,000 cfs; Avg. 1,600 McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Plus PSNIZ: Avg. z 875 cfs cfs standards for safety and beneficial <br /> > 2.1 maf use. <br /> Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> z 800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs <br /> Feb. 15-May 1°: <br /> z 1,100 cfs; Avg. 1,400 <br /> cfs <br />Wet Z 1.50 maf or Z 700 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> z900 cfs; Avg. 1,200 cfs McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Plus PSNI2: If Oct.l lake level standards for safety and beneficial <br /> 1.85 maf - 2.1 maf is <1.25maf: Nov. 16-Feb. 14: use. <br /> ?450 cfs z800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs <br /> Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Feb. 15-Mav 1°: Lake McConaughy to fill to z 1.5 maf <br /> z 1,000 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 after <br /> 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 condirions. <br />TransitionAl Between wet and Z 450 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> dry condirions z900 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Avg. 5900 cfs standards of safety and beneficial use. <br /> (exclusive of the Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> EA) 2800 cfs; Avg. 950 cfs Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Lake McConaughy to fill to between <br /> Feb. 15-Mav 1°: 1.27 and 1.5 maf by Mar. 31, taking <br /> z850 cfs; Avg. 1,100 cfs 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 condirions. <br />ater Year 2003 EA AOP 15 January 30, 2003