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APPENDIX A. RESERVOIR OPERATING RULES DURING THE NON-IRRIGATION <br />SEASON FOR PREDICTED YEAR TYPES (summarized from: Appendix A, Water Component; TAB <br />IA, An Environmental Account for Storage Reservoirs on the Platte River System in Nebraska, of the Cooperative <br />Agreement for Platte River Research and Other EfJ`'orts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central <br />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 /> z 800 cfs; Avg. 1,000 <br /> cfs <br /> Feb. 15-Mav 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 PSNIZ: 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 ?800 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 condirions. <br />Transitional Between wet and Z450 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> dry conditions z900 cfs; Avg. 1,000 cfs McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Avg. <900 cfs standards of safety and beneficial use. <br /> (exclusive of the Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> EA) z 800 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 into 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 2001 EA AOP 15 January 3, 2001