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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 Fall 2013 Flood Hydrology report continues. <br /> • Detailed hydraulic and sediment transport analyses in Choke Point area underway jointly with <br /> Special Advisors, focus on refinement of alternatives and cost estimates for alternatives <br /> underway. Significant effort expended in North Platte Choke Point permitting effort. US ACE <br /> continues to raise issues which seem to be beyond reasonable for magnitude and impact of <br /> 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 /> • Coordination and preparation for WAC Meeting and Tour in May <br /> • Draft Water Action Plan update revised to address WAC comments. <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. <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. <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 opened with CPNRD for recharge pit development on Cozad Canal, possibly <br /> Orchard-Alfalfa and Thirty Mile as well. <br /> • Development of a detailed water resources development timeline for Platte Basin to serve as <br /> basis for virgin flow and depletions assessment. <br /> • Participation in COHYST Technical Group conference call on April 9 and 23. <br /> • Participation in COHYST Sponsor meeting on April 30th in Kearney, NE. <br /> Adaptive Management Plan Implementation <br /> Efforts during this period for AMP activities were focused on WC, and T&P data analysis, Whooping <br /> Crane migration monitoring, and planning and preparation for spring field activities. Specific activities <br /> include: <br /> • Significant effort expended in continuing development of State of the Platte Report. <br /> • Coordination and preparation for TAC meeting in May. <br /> • Coordination and oversight of annual whooping crane monitoring data compilation and analysis. <br /> 2 <br />