WSP00209

• File Number: 8460.500
• Description: Platte River Recovery Plan
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 5/30/2000
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Draft Water Action Plan
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Table of Contents

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I. BACKGROUND INFORMA TION.....................................................................................................................................................1
A. PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM.. ......... ..... ... ... ... ...... .......... ....." ", .........." ....... ".', ... ..... ..... ..... .............. ....... ...... ....... ............ ... ..1
B. NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM .. ............. ..........',....". ..... ............... ....... ..... ..... .......... ..... ..... ............... .... ............. ..... ......... ... .......1

II. PROCESS ..........,.,......................................................................................................................................................................2
A. DEVELOPMENT OP THE PROPOSED PROGRAM."... ... ... ... ......". .......... ,....... ......." ... ..... ........ ..... .......... .... ............... ....." ...... ... ....... ...........2
B. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDS",... ........ ...." '" ...... ...... ........... .......... ....... ,.." ..... .......... ... .............. ....... .......... .................. ... ...........4
C, PROCESS FOR ADVANCING WATER CONSERV ATIONfW ATER SUPPLY PROJECTS .................................................,.............,..............,....5

III.PROJECTS...................................................................................................................................................................................9
A. INTRODUCTION ... ..... ...., .... ,.......... ..,., ....... ....,. ....'. .....,..,. .......' ..,.'........ ...,. ........ ,. ..., .,. .,. ........,. ..... .,... ,. ,....... ,...... ...... .... .,. ........,. ,. ..,..... ,9
B. NESRASKA PROJECTS ,... .,.".., .....'. ....... ..... ...... ,..,..., .......... .,. .,. ,..,..,........ ... ,. ,..,. ..... ,. ..,... ,...,... ,. ..... ...,..,......., ,........,. ,..,.. .,...., .,............ ,I 0
1. CNPPID RE-REGULA TING RESERVOIR ............,.....................................................................................................................10
o loCATION:, ........ ...,............ .........,..., ............... ....,....., ....,. ,. ..... ....,.. ..,.' .,.... ,.. ......,..'.. ....,.. .,... ,........, .....,............., ....,... .,.... ,\ 0
o BASIC DESCRIPTION: .,... ,.,.,.. .,..............,.... ..,.,...,.. .., ..,. ...,. ,........... ,...... ...... ...........,...., ......,........, ,..,.,........... ......,..... .., ... ... .11
o ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS: ,.... .., ...... .,..... .,..., ,. ........,..... ..........., .,... ,.. ,........, ..... ....... .... ............... ......,.. ......,... ..... ...... ,11
o LEGAL AND INSTmJTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION: ................................................................................12
o SCHEDULE FOR iMPLEMENTATION:, ......... ....... ....,.....,. ......, .,....,..,... ....,........ ........ ....... .., ..,....,.........., ...,.............. ...... ...., ... .13
o EXPECTED PROJECT LIFE: .......,....... ,.,....... ..........,.....,..., ,.......,..' ............. ....... .,. ... ...,... ... ,... ....... ,......, ..,., .... ,....,... .,....... ......14
o CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS:. ....,..................,....,...... ..... .,........ .,.,..., ...... ....... ,. ... ...... ..... ...... .....,. ..............,.... ..,......14
o TIfiRD-P ARTY iMPACT CONSIDERATIONS: ..... ...... ..,........... ..... .,. ,.. ,..., .....,.., ..,... .,... ....,..,.... .....,...,... ....... ,..... ................ ..,...15
2. WATER LEASING IN NEBRASKA ...........................................................................................,............".........,...........,..............16
o LOCATION: ....,.,.,.......'.....,..... ........ .,. .,. .,..,.............................. ..........,......... .............. ,........ ......... .......,.,..... .,....., ,.. ......., .....16
o BASIC DESCRIPTION: ..... ..... ......,. ............... ........., ...... ............. ..... ............... ..,... ...., ....,...,..,.. .,... ..,........................ ......... .....\7
o ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS:.., ....,.., ..........,........,.' ........ ....,.,... ............. .,...... ..,... ,. .......,. ...., ....., ..........,...., ,..,.. .......,....,!7
o LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLa1ENTATlON: ................................................................................20
o SCHEDULE FOR iMPLEMENTATION: ...., ............. ..,.......,..,.......,......,...... ..,., ......... ,. ,........, ....,.... ......... ,... ....... .......,.. .,.... .......,20
o EXPECTED PROJECT LIFE:....... ..... .,. ... .,. .,.. .,.. ,. .,........... ......, ............,.........,....,. .,. ....' ....,........,.. ...,...., .........,. .,...... ....., ..,.. ..,21
o CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS:. .,. ... ......, ...,..,.., .................. ...........,....,.,.. ........ .,. ,.. ,... ,........, ....,........, ,.................,.. ..,21
o TIfiRD-P ARTY IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS: .. ..........,... ............,..... ....... .,. ...., .,..,. ......,. ....... ........, ...,.. ...., ..., ...,.....,... ......., ......22
3. WATER MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES (CONSERVATION CROPPING, DEFICIT IRRIGATION, FALLOWING, AND ON.F ARM
IRRIGATION CHANGES) ...................................................................................................................................................23
o LOCATION: ......... ,... ,... ...... ,. ..... ......................... ........., ...,..........,... ....... .........,......... .......... ,........, ......... ....... ,.......,.. ,..... .....,23
o BASIC DESCRIPTION: .. ......,... ..,., ........,.., ..,.......' .................... ...................... ,..... .,..,. ,.....,......... ...' .................. .,.......... ,. ....,. .24
o ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS:.. ,.. .,. ,.. ,.. .,...... ...... .,. .., ......,. ,..,.., ,. ..,.,..,..... ....,... .,........... ...,. ,. ,... ,....,..... .... ,..,....... ..,. ,. ... ....25
o LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION: .. ........................ ... .... ............... ......... ..... ...... ...... ....., .32
o SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION:. ... ... .,.. ...........,. .,..., ....,... ......, ..,.,. ,....... ..... ,. .,. ...... ,..,.,.......... ,......... .,..... ,... .,.. ............ ,.. .33
o EXPECTED PROJECT LIFE: .......,.... ... ,.. ... .....,.......,... ,.,........., ..,., .., ,.... .,... ...., .,.... ... .,.... ,. ...,.........., ...,. ,... ....... ,. .,. .,. ... ,........... ,33
o CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS: . ,.,.. ....,.,. ..,.....,. ....,... ........ ,. ..... ......,... .... ,. .,...,., ......,... ,....... ....... ........, ,. ............ ......... ,33
o TIfiRD-P ARTY iMPACT CONSIDERATIONS: .. .............. ........ .....,. .......... ,.... .., .,.. ,.... ,.... ....... ,.., ...,....,.,..,.. ....., ........,..' .........., ..35
4. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................................................36
o loCATION:..... .... .......,... ........ ,.... ...... ...... .............. ...... ....,...... '. '......... ..... .......,...... ..... ..........,....... ,................. ....,.. ........ .,..,36
o BASIC DESCRIPTION: ..... ..., .,....... .............. ............ ....,. .......... .,..,.., ,. .,... ..... ..,..,..'..... ............ ,. ..... ................. .,. ,..........,...... .,36
o ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS: ...... '...'..,......., ........,... .......,.......,..... '.......,. ..... .,. ................... .,....... ......,.,.......' ....,...,..'... ..37
o LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION: ......,..,...........'...,......,........,...,.....".....,.....................,38
o SCHEDULE FOR iMPLEMENTATION: ,......' ..'. ..,..., ........,..,.., ....,...., ......... ...... ........... .,..,....,.. ...,. ,. .... ...,... ........... .... ........ ..., ,....39
o EXPECTED PROJECT LIFE:......,. ,...,.. .,...' ........., .........,. ..,...., ,.. ......,......, .......,.., ..,... .......,.,......,....., ,...... ..., ......' .,......, ..,.,., .,. ..39
o CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS: ..., .............. ...,.,. .....,., ........, .,. ..................'...., ... ,. .,...., ....... ,..... ....... ....... ,.... ...,......,.. ...40
o TIfiRD-P ARTY IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS: .... .,.... ............ .......... ......,......... .......... ,...., ,. ....... ,... .,....... ...,.......... ..........,..........41

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