PRRIP Request for Disbursements of Contribution No. 427 & 428

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Water Plan Implementation The focus on Water activities during this period continued to be a split between activities related to Adaptive Management Plan activities (wet meadow hydrology study implementation) and maintaining momentum on on-going activities related to water Action Plan Projects. For both aspects of Water Plan, development of Work Plan and Budget was initiated and advanced. Other specific activities in each of these categories include: AMP oriented efforts include: • Equipment upkeep and stage-discharge curve development efforts at both wet meadow locations on-going. • Wet Meadow GW Modeling Report and Wet Meadow Data Summary Reports in Work Group review process. • Assemblage of Wet Meadow peer review package progressing. • Coordination with UNL soil moisture measurement researchers on large scale measurement approaches proceeding, agreements under development and additional instrumentation installed. • Assessment of monitoring data for SDMF and Fall 2013 flood waters on South Platte on-going and draft of Fall 2013 Flood Hydrology report continues. • Oversight of contractor performing design of waste way improvement for North Platte and Suburban canals to improve NP to SP conveyance capability provided. • Development of monitoring network for Morse wetland completed and oversight of monitoring well installation provided. Instrumentation installed. • Attendance and participation in AMP Reporting session in October. Water Action Plan oriented efforts include: • Development and posting of hydrologic conditions. • On-going discussions with surface water right holders interested in selling water yields to Program. Discussions between NPPD, DNR, and CPNRD with the Program concerning such water transfers occurring for Dawson County Canal water. • Discussions on-going with CNPPID on a variable term water leasing program and storage water leasing program. • Discussions ongoing with NPNRD on water leasing through land retirement program. • Scoring analysis for CPNRD leased water continues in coordination with NRD staff. • Evaluation of enhanced recharge recovery from Phelps Canal recharge using wells under investigation. • Evaluation of yields and costs associated with inclusion of Elwood recharge in lease arrangements with CNPPID continues. • On-going coordination regarding STELLA model modifications underway with HDR. Specific operations to be included for J2 Reservoir and Phelps Canal Recharge operations developed for implementation into model. • Investigation of North Platte River above Lake McConaughy underway for evaluation of hydrology and water rights in NPNRD. • Coordination with COHYST consultants and Sponsor Group on-going to develop work plan and budget for next steps in 2015. • Development and submission of NRCS conservation grant application for potential J2 funding accomplished. • Attendance and participation at WAC meeting in Ogallala, NE on October 21, 2014. • Attendance COHYST Sponsor Meeting on October 30 in Kearney, NE. • Participation in EAC/RCC meeting via telephone on October 29. 2