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IC located on the Johnson (WFC) property will be managed by WFC, with a contractor farmer <br />being brought in to run the fields. <br />5.7.1 Irrigation Management <br />The following is a normal management sequence with respect to irrigation and management <br />prior to first cut harvest: <br />A farmer waits for the CCC Superintendent to turn San Miguel River Water into the CCC <br />ditch system. This usually occurs in early April. It takes approximately 24 hours for the <br />water to reach the town of Nucla. <br />The farmer goes up to Box 1 of the 26" HDPE pipeline to check for, and clear, any <br />debris on the screen of the pipeline loading structure. <br />The farmer then goes to the appropriate field(s) and begins to turn on waiting and empty <br />sprinkler systems that were drained /moved and reconnected from the previous day or <br />sprinkling cycle. As the farmer turns on one fresh system, he may turn off a system that <br />is presently running. The number of systems being turned on /off will depend upon the <br />number of sprinkler systems the field has, or, the amount of available water the land <br />owner /field has been allotted or the availability of water that is actually flowing in the <br />CCC ditch system at that time. The flow in the CCC ditch and Pipeline varies during the <br />growing season and in the later summer. The actual flow in the CCC ditch system <br />declines because of less water in the San Miguel River. Rockfalls into the upstream <br />ditch can also disrupt the water flow to the pipeline. If there is sufficient rainfall (thunder <br />storm activity) then an irrigation cycle may be missed. <br />If the field is being watered by Gated Pipe and Furrows (a form of Flood Irrigation), then <br />the farmer will open and close the necessary Gates on the pipeline to change the water <br />and utilize the water as best as possible. <br />A center pivot irrigation system is used to automatically apply a uniform amount of <br />irrigation water to a crop. A farmer will vary the water application rate throughout the <br />growing season by adjusting the system speed at the control panel. A center pivot <br />system can be used to make a light application upon planting of a crop to ensure proper <br />August 2013 PR -08 2.05.4(2)(e) - 51 <br />