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Table III.2 Leasin Pro ram Reach Pro ram Acres (ac) 10 460 14 560 15 610 16 770 17 1,610 18 2,080 19 1,750 Total 7,840 The amount of water leased in each reach was based on the distribution of acres irrigated with surface supplies, Although a significant portion of the acreage included in this program is in reaches 18 and 19, which are within or near the end of the critical habitat, the savings in consumptive use may be stored in the EA as space is available. Releases from the Lake McConaughy EA will flow through the entire critical habitat, therefore, the yields of these programs have not been discounted. As mentioned earlier, the project assumes that leased water rights are associated with storage rights. The tables below show the proposed average monthly reductions in diversions and the reductions in on-farm deliveries for each reach. Although the reductions in diversions were assigned to a reach based on the distribution of irrigated acres, in some cases the reductions would occur further upstream depending on the location of the mainstem headgate. The amount delivered on-farm was based on the average conveyance loss for each reach. Data on conveyance losses was based on county-level information obtained from the USGS Water Use Data for 1995. Table 1II.3 Reductions in Diversions from the North Platte, South Platte and Platte Rivers (ac.ft) Month Reach 10 Reach 14 Reach 15 Reach 16 Reach 17 Reach 18 Reach 19 Octo ber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 December 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 January 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 16 19 14 19 34 23 9 May 34 41 31 41 80 55 21 June 288 279 293 458 905 983 819 July 683 639 696 1128 2622 2946 2347 August 613 575 625 1036 2115 2386 2023 Se tember 50 59 45 80 147 134 83 Annual 1683 1611 1705 2762 5904 6528 5302 C:\Draft Water Action Plllll {May 30. 2000)\Wllpc report (Version 6 BND2)-.doc 18