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Water Plan Implementation <br /> The focus on Water activities during this period continued to be a split between activities related to <br /> Adaptive Management Plan activities (wet meadow hydrology study implementation) and maintaining <br /> momentum on on-going activities related to Water Action Plan Projects including modeling of system <br /> operations. Specific activities in each of these categories include: <br /> AMP oriented efforts include: <br /> • Wet meadow soil moisture survey coordination for field activities. <br /> • Assessment of monitoring data for SDMF and Fall 2013 flood waters on South Platte on-going <br /> and draft of Spring 2014 Flood Hydrology report continues. Comprehensive hydrology report for <br /> all flood events since 2007 under development. <br /> • Significant effort expended in North Platte Choke Point permitting effort. US ACE continues to <br /> raise issues which seem to be beyond reasonable for magnitude and impact of project. <br /> • Monitoring activities continuing for wet meadows at Shoemaker Island, Fort Kearney, and Elm <br /> Creek Complex wet meadows. <br /> Water Action Plan oriented efforts include: <br /> • Analysis of Funk Lagoon recharge data initiated. <br /> • Groundwater Recharge monitoring report completed. <br /> • Development and posting of hydrologic conditions. <br /> • On-going discussions with surface water right holders interested in selling water yields to <br /> Program. Discussions between NPPD, DNR, and CPNRD with the Program concerning such <br /> water transfers occurring for Dawson County Canal water. Emphasis on price negotiations is <br /> focus currently. <br /> • Discussions on-going with CNPPID on a variable term water leasing program and storage water <br /> leasing program. Main effort focused on short term water lease market/auction is focus of efforts. <br /> • Scoring analysis for CPNRD leased water continues in coordination with NRD staff. <br /> • Evaluation of enhanced recharge recovery project from Phelps Canal recharge using wells under <br /> investigation. Monitoring wells installed on Cook Property associated with recharge capture effort. <br /> • Evaluation of yields and costs associated with inclusion of Elwood recharge in lease <br /> arrangements with CNPPID continues. <br /> • Coordination with NDNR and CPNRD for development of a Water Auction for ground water <br /> leasing. <br /> • Discussions continuing with CPNRD for recharge pit development on Cozad Canal, possibly <br /> Orchard-Alfalfa and Thirty Mile as well. <br /> • Discussions initiated with Ducks Unlimited on cooperative efforts in Central Platte and on North <br /> Platte in Nebraska. <br /> • Development of a detailed water resources development timeline for Platte Basin to serve as <br /> basis for virgin flow and depletions assessment completed for Platte and North Platte, South <br /> Platte on-going. <br /> • Continuing effort for COHYST GUI coordination and STELLA documentation. <br /> • Coordination and participation in WAC Meeting and Tour on May 12 and 13th <br /> 2 <br />