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<br />,.. <br /> <br />I <br />Ie <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />I <br />.e <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />,e <br />I <br /> <br />'1487 <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />VI. RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />A. Discontinue the practice of transferring water from the model storage <br />right, to the joint-use pool at the end of the \~ater year, unti 1, such time <br />as the Operating Principles are amended to recognize this practice. <br /> <br />B. Di scont i nue the storage of wi nter water <br />model storage right, until such time as <br />amended to recognize this practice. <br /> <br />C. The Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District, the States of Kansas <br />and Co 10rado and the Bureau of Rec 1 amati on work together constructi ve 1y to <br />amend the Operating Principles to provide the optimum beneficial use of the <br />available water for irrigation within the project area consistent with the <br />protection of downstream non-project rights. <br /> <br />under any right other than the <br />the Operating Principles are <br /> <br />D. Amend the Operating Principles to permit irrigation of the Class 6W <br />lands and to permit more flexibility in shifting irrigated lands among the <br />ditches. <br /> <br />E. Amend the Operating Principles to reduce the maximum irrigated acreage <br />to 19,439 acres. <br /> <br />F. Proposed amendments to the Operating Principles be submitted to the <br />State of Kansas for review and approval pursuant to Kansas' Condition 2 <br />provided the amended Operating Principles will not result in less inflow to <br />John Marti n Reservoi r than wou 1 d have occurred had the Tri n i dad Project not <br />been built. <br /> <br />G. Implement procedures for positive verification that no more than the <br />maximum irrigated acreage is actually irrigated. <br /> <br />H. Develop and implement procedures for limiting the diversions to the ideal <br />irrigation requirement. <br /> <br />1. If storage of flood flows in flow ranges outside those specified in the <br />Corps flood control manual is continued, then develop a specific criteria <br />designating the conditions in which such flood flow will be stored and revise <br />proposed cri teri a for the release of stored flood flow to address the rate <br />of release. <br /> <br />57 <br /> <br />~ < ".~ <br />