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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 />Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska) <br />Year Type Lake Keystone Central 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 use. <br /> > 2.1 maf <br /> Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> z800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 <br /> cfs <br /> Feb. 15-May 1°: <br /> z 1,100 cfs; Avg. 1,400 <br /> cfs <br />Wet z 1.50 maf or _ 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 use. <br /> 1.85 maf - 2.1 maf is <1.25maf Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> z450 cfs z800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Lake McConaughy to fill to =1.5 maf by <br /> Feb. 15-=Mav 1°: Mar. 31 and to licensed or authorized <br /> z 1,000 cfs; Avg. 1,240 capacity thereafter. <br /> cfs <br /> Filling to less than =1.5 maf by Mar. 31 <br /> is allowed if expected inflows after that <br /> date could cause spills or downstream <br /> flooding. <br /> If needed to allow Lake McConaughy to <br /> fill, releases from Central Diversion <br /> Dam could follow rates outlined for <br /> Transitional conditions. <br />Transitional Between wet and Z450 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> dry conditions >-900 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) z800 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 /> z 850 cfs; Avg. 1,100 mto account if the transition is from wet <br /> cfs to dry or dry to wet. <br /> If needed to allow Lake McConaughy to <br /> fill, releases from Central Diversion <br /> Dam could follow rates outlined for dry <br /> conditions. <br />Water Year 2002 EA AOP 16 January 7, 2002