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

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Changes in Irrigatio

n Technioues - Reductions in Diversions from the
Month Reach 17 Reach 18 Reach 19
October 0 0 0
November 0 0 0
December 0 0 0
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 0 0 0
April 33 23 9
May 78 55 21
June 881 ,969 822
July 2553 i2902 2354
August 2059 :2351 2030
SePtember 144 ! 132 83
Annual 5748 i6431 5318

Platte River (ac-ft)

Table IU.21

Changes in Irrigatio

n Technioues - Reductions in the Amount DeIive
Month Reach 17 Reach 18 Reach 19
October 0 0 0
November 0 0 0
December 0 0 0
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 0 0 0
April 20 16 6
May 46 ' 37 14
June 521 655 567
July 1510 1964 1626
August 1218 ,1591 1401
September 85 89 57
Annual 3400 4352 3672

red On-Farm (ac-ft)

A representative program to improve irrigation efficiency could reduce on-farm
deliveries by about 11,400 ac-ftlyr. The$e reductions represent gross savings. The yield
of this project may be lower to the extent that return flows would have returned to the
Platte River. i
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o Legal and Institutional Requirements for Implementation:

There is currently no existing legislation!or new legislation being considered which
addresses the water management options described above, in which case, permits are not
required to implement these projects. H6wever, it is not clear how water saved under
these programs would be protected. Tec~nically it will be difficult to define how much
additional water is added to the river on lmy given day, which will complicate efforts to
protect this water.. While it remains unt~sted, it may be that Section 46-252 could be used
to protect water saved under the water rnanagement options outlined above (Nebraska's

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