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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 IA, 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 3 <br /> Contents' <br />Very Wet z 700 cfs Oct. 10 - Nov. 15: No upper limit on outflows from Lake <br /> z 1,000 cfs; Ave. 1,600 McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Plus PSNIZ: Ave. z 875 cfs cfs standards for safety and beneficial use. <br /> > 2.1 maf <br /> Nov. 16-Feb. 14: <br /> z 800 cfs; Ave. 1,000 <br /> cfs <br /> Feb. 15-May l4: <br /> z 1,100 cfs; Ave. 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 /> z 900 Cfs; Ave. McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Plus PSNI2: If Oct.l lalce level 1 <br />200 cfs standards for safety and beneficial use. <br /> 1.85 maf - 2.1 maf is <1.25ma£ , <br /> Z450 cfs <br />14: <br />Nov <br />16-Feb Releases should be managed to allow <br /> . <br />. Lake McConaughy to fill to = 1.5 maf by <br /> z 800 cfs; Ave. 1,000 cfs Mar. 31 and to licensed or authorized <br /> capacity thereafter. <br /> Feb. 15-Ma,y l4: <br /> z 1,000 Cfs; Ave. Filling to less than = 1.5 maf by Mar. 31 <br /> 1 <br />240 Cfs 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 z 900 Cfs; Ave. McConaughy other than meeting <br /> Ave. <900 cfs 1,000 cfs standards of safety and beneficial use. <br /> (exclusive of the <br /> EA) Releases should be managed to allow <br /> Nov. 16-Feb. 14: Lake McConaughy to fill to between <br /> 2! 800 cfs; Ave. 950 cfs 1.27 and 1.5 maf by Mar. 31, taking <br /> into account if the transition is from wet <br /> Feb. 15-May l4: to dry or dry to wet. <br /> z 850 cfs; Ave. 1,100 <br /> cfs If needed to allow Lake McConaughy to <br /> fill, releases from Central Diversion <br /> Dam could follow rates outlined for dry <br /> conditions. <br />EA AOP 11 January 31, 2000