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Table 1. Release Guidelines for the Environmental Account for the 1999/2000 Water Year (7'he two pu[se fiow periods are shaded.) <br />Period Recovery Flow Principal Affected Resources 1999/2000 Water Year Comments <br /> Tar ets (cfs) at G.I. Priori <br />Jan 1- Jan 31 1,000 (wet) fish community, bald eagle Low Projected flows indicate these targets <br /> 1,000 (normal) will be met. <br /> 600 (dry) <br />Feb 1- Feb 15 1,800 sandhill crane, waterfowl, fish community, Low Projected flows indicate these targets <br /> 1,800 bald eagle will be met. <br /> 1,200 <br />Feb 16 - Mazch 15 3,350 Sustaining processes of the river and riparian Low Projections show shortages to average <br /> 3,350 wetland systems such as ice-scouring for flow targets during this period in <br /> 2,250 channel maintenance; sediment supply; 2000, however, above average flows <br /> sandbar formation; nutrient cycling; and throughout the fall and winter months <br /> groundwater rechazge to stimulate biological combined with lack of ice pack results <br /> activity in wet meadows. in this period not being a high priority <br /> for the 2000 water year. Icing, natural <br /> flows and spring rainfall will be <br /> monitored. <br />March 16-March 22 1,800 sandhill crane, waterfowl, fish community, Low Projected flows indicate these targets <br /> 1,800 bald eagle will be met. <br /> 1,200 <br />March 23 - May 10* 2,400 whooping crane, fish community, piping Low Projected flows indicate these targets <br /> 2,400 plover, least tern, sandhill crane will be met. <br /> 1,700 <br />EA AOP 9 January 31, 2000