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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />h r f"\....t <br />~11.i (,) { <br /> <br />CONCWSIONS <br /> <br />The following conclusions have been drawn from the analyses <br />presented in this appendix: <br /> <br />1. The irrigable land resource found along the South Platte <br />River has historically been chronically short of sufficient <br />water to satisfy crop consumptive use requirements. <br /> <br />2. The Narrows Dam and Re servoir will permit the storage of <br />surplus flood flows for use in providing supplemental <br />irrigation supplies dl~ing period of shortages. <br /> <br />3. In addition to these irrigation benefits, the project will <br />also provide significant flood and sediment control and <br />benefits from improved fish and wildlife management and <br />recreational opportunities. <br /> <br />4. The project yield developed and presented in this appendiX <br />could be achieved with the criteria assumed for the project <br />operation study. Additional analyses would be required to <br />determine yield attainable \olith different operating criteria. <br />The project yield from the Weldon Valley Ditch direct flow <br />right is contingent on the purchase of those rights with the <br />inundated land and upon the sale of this water by the Dis- <br />trict to ditches just below Narrows Dam. <br /> <br />5. Although not analyzed in this appendix, Narrows Reservoir <br />could also be utilized to regulate the water supply used <br />historically to provide more efficient use of the total <br />water resource. <br /> <br />6. The foregoing analysis was predicated on the use of Jackson <br />Lake for recreation and wildlife purposes. Should this not <br />occur but the Jackson Lake storage right transferred to <br />Narrows, an additional water supply would be realized from <br />evaporation savings. The net yield from this saving would <br />be less than the 7,800 acre-feet of evaporation previously <br />mentioned, since some of the potential saving would be <br />spilled. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />To achieve maximum utilization of the water resource available, <br />it is recommended that the Conservancy District be urged to take <br />action in the following areas: <br /> <br />1. Irrigators with direct-flow rights 'should be encouraged to <br />avoid over-diversion during periods of low consumptive use <br /> <br />11 <br />