WSP02691

• File Number: 8460.500
• Description: Platte River Recovery Plan
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 7/1/1997
• Author: Colo. Neb. Wyo
• Title: Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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new depletions if a Program is initiated; and assessing the effectiveness of then
current instream flow appropriations in protecting existing flow conditions.

Colorado will continue to develop means, if such are necessary, for protecting
Program water deliveries to the Colorado-Nebraska state line and, as
appropriate,- the-Colorado-Wyoming state-line-;-

Colorado will continue to monitor population increase and collect other related
water use information iD. the South Platte River Basin in Colorado and report
such information to the Governance Committee (in accordance with Att. m,
App. A, Tab 3B).

Colorado will initiate processes necessary to develop reregulation projects
within Colorado as necessary to shift water flows from periods of net accretion
to periods of net depletion (in accordance with Att. m, App. A, Tab 3B).

If Colorado elects to include new water related activities in the North Platte
River Basin in Colorado in the Program, Colorado will complete a proposal to
mitigate the.net depletive effects of such new water related activities in
accordance with the option elected pursuant to Milestone Wll-I, including the
protection of water deliveries to the Colorado-Wyoming, Colorado-Nebraska, or
Wyoming-Nebraska state line, as appropriate.

Wyoming will continue to develop means, if such are necessary, for protecting
Program water deliveries to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line.

Wyoming will continue to develop means for protecting existing flow conditions
by: continuing to monitor and anmlally report on new water and related
activities in the Platte River Basin in Wyoming within its borders; and
continuing to analyze means of offsetting such depletions if the Program is
implemented.

The Governance Committee (or the Water Management Committee if so
designated) will complete the "Tracking/AccountingProcedure" described in
Milestone WI4-l. The Committee will also take steps as necessary to ensure
consistency, as appropriate in light of Att. m, App. A, Tabs I, Z and 3, in the .
application of the information, data, and methodologies in all relevant aspects of
Program development and implementation, including the Water
Conservation/Supply Reconnaissance Study and various actions by each state to
provide and account for water to meet Program goals.

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