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<br />OGALLAI,.A ~ Three proposed met~', '. A variation on the- first alterftatlve , " '
<br />ods of dl~ertll\lr South PI~t!e, River would use the existing Western ~rriga' ",;
<br />flows into ~nders Reservoir were llul" tion headgates located lust inside the Ii
<br />. lined Tuesday during !he second ~~y,. state line wltli 'pu~ping of the. south- I
<br />r llf a Nebraska Department llf,water bound water from the Westernicana1.;:
<br />Resources hearing being held here., .' at some point east of the headgiltea;"";i
<br />\ The three alternate constructio!l' r - The construction llf a ~torage res- "
<br />plans for the propos~d dlyerslon prCl': ."erVolr in the vicinity of the Western"
<br />lect'were pr~sen!ed:by 'a'~llnsultant", Irrigation canal south of the fSouth,1
<br />for the three u:rigation d!str\cts !II the, Platte .River in western Kelth,Cpunty~~
<br />Republican RIver, basin thllt ar~ap-, .The water woujd be pumpedou~ ofthe~1
<br />plying for tlie per.ll}itfor ~e water; '..... basin into a'pipe llrditcb;'i'V'i.$.::r '/ ~
<br />,. The consu1tan~, Marvin Dan';_ Avariatilln lln.that, alternative,
<br />. Schmidt; 'who.'ls anerigineei' wi~h"'wou1d place a reservoir at the \vater~1
<br />'Boyle Engineerll!g Co~p.' 'llf Baker-, 'j:' shed crest..;t.:>.',~'i1;j.!l: '::;~ i'V" /.
<br />. sfield, Calif. I alsO e~plallled,the'engi.:. ",r Dlvers)llullf.the rlve,r ,I!ow.s into ",-,'''''.'\'''~''''.-.a.:'''I''1-''''''''''''''''..,
<br />neering studIes that led to setUngthe an underground retention 'facility in cal n;wdata 'c'ol1eetedbetwee'n 1945
<br />request for the 'diversion at 45,000 . the South Platte basin trom which it and 1969 by the Bureau of Reclama.;.
<br />I ann~al acre-feet:;?:iJf''f'''~'.~: 'i;~:~<"'would he' withdraWn- t!U-ougha ~ell flon'as foundation for the flgures:\,',
<br />." . ."",,:j:c'Ill'l,c:'/""~~'~ " .'c". ; , .field and pumped south:rn,...jY; ,:,...." '. The 107,000 acre-feet sUJ1llus Is ,an .;,
<br />. Schmidt optllne~the three__c~~;,"': mlinswet,tci;a que~tio~,by~obe~:- average .figl1!'",Scl!mi~t's,aid~sin!=\I)
<br />structlon pr.qposa! 1l,s,!Ollowa:":!",_"'." . CroSI1Y'",a, ttorn.~y. ~or., ~h~ ,a, ,ppllc~ts,,, the sur, PIUS" .~aries ra,' dlC,a~IY, frO, m" ,a;.<
<br /># -. The constru.~tronof a dlversron~:. Sclmil4t silld:anotl)ei',po~~lbil1tt h1s~, 10w~f..1,300 a.7re-~t t!i.a.hlg~~f}~f;~
<br />structure a~ut eIght mlles east of th~.,..jmn has n~t exp19red '(S .st.?rag~ li!the..., ,000 acre-f~ {I.'~':><""";:;':;ii;: ~".W"\" ;',
<br />Colorado ~rder., on ,~~e~uth. P!,a.!te, .,Proposed _Narrll!\,s Reservl!.Ii'1n' port!!;' '~,' The applIcants do not ho~ to, cap- :.'
<br />and combmed WIth 1. ,pumping station"," eastern. Colorliao.~ WC:~!k'~D 't;~ ~,;:, ,.tur~ all llf the sur.plus, Sclmiidt. Sllla, ~,
<br />to push the water thl'ough a pipe tollie..::, Schmidt ~o satd ,that s.tudi.s donei~ beca1!Se the.cost.of qanstructlng a d\. ,;
<br />crest llf the water,s1)e!l, about., f1~4!.,: by .I~oyle Eng!ne!'r!ng s.h.P!d\Jl!!'e.is.."yersllln fa,~lll~y .tel _cop~ ~!h "maxl~ ~
<br />mUes south of the river., The water:, about 107,000 iliiriualacre-feetllf. mum flood flll,WS was ,,"not:;
<br />woul!! then flow thr~uti- elther a pipe;, ,Soti~P1atte Rfver\yatiraY~lliblefl!r.l' :economlcallfvIa~le.:;)i,?;:~,;~~\';;~i
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<br />. and Survey Division, who began test!. , water In the fla~ ~y'er)\'a~~I~~;;.jIen~~ 1,!1 :~walel; . d~lt"e .lireas ~;' .
<br />mony on the. diversion project on ,'. intp needy are~ lh~),:~~ldn~.t.~~CW:.:Daw~~n,; Bl!ffafll~an~ JIaII 'couritlei:' '.
<br />,Monday, contmued on the ~itness" 'Yh~t tel dll wl!1i1t,.",..s,'t!l.'':'t>,~,"1 ~ . ...,1!ave not" e:;tabllshed - gro,undwa~'; .
<br />. stand befo~e Mlcheal Jess, hearing !>fl."] '~d'ii~t " tend:l\j:{;r'if.(jI,:I:i~. ~ :t.:.:..::.;..~l!nH'll1.!Il'e~~I!cl! a~ t~" o~~ es~,"
<br />,flcet and dIrector of the Nebraska De-" -, .J con J ..,,, UiOU.;9" .l!~mll~." :~:.!~~l1.iJbe Enderfarea t1u'ee1o~arI ~
<br />partment of Water Resource, mllst of ,gators ~er" lllsmg e~r gr<!unQ"1atm;'<"'ago;,.~"~~""~"t:~~,'1!"~'''.;~',::~ " '~
<br />. Tuesday morning.' ",-.. ".; , ; " b~~ebecauseofinemcl~nt\lsag~L:~::Y!l~;i;'~Ji~."''>;'~'.i'''~',<'"
<br />. Concerns were expressed by Lyle.' The bad areas should ,put, ~hel!',<:., ,The 'form",lllearlng whicli,began
<br />'Gm, attorney fO\',..the city of Fremont, . , bouse J~. ~~de.r ~~~~o:~}h!y'l-~~!\'~~ :'Jier~' on Monday. will' conclude today, " .
<br />,that Platte River nows were nllt ad- Je}ler":.,:."~'i',,,,',':-~~~"~o\(,;'.:,;.;:...,It wl,n~e ~ontinued.fllr !htee days. ~ l'
<br />; equate tll meet needs In the Platte:, Dreeszen..cQn!~nde.a that.farm~rs . nextweekb)McCooklUldlaterin~:~:,
<br />, basin and a)s~ provIde for the Enders ' "h~ye. gQ.!l~zrml\c~ _m~re. em.cl~n{/ _,. coln. bppo~ents are nllt e~ted to be ',' :1
<br />",.and 91her ,proPos,ed 'Irrigation prO:: ..they are,!.~Uitiij.Jl1e l!moun\ '!,f,a,llle to ~gm the, prese.ntat,llln o! ~e1r :::i
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