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ReveQetation Success Criteria Procedures - Irrikated Cropland (Prime Farmland) <br />As described in permit Section 2.06.6, the portion of the IC that is considered Prime Farmland <br />will be sampled in years 8-10, or later until the revegetation requirements are met. Permit section <br />2.06.6 contains further information on this topic. <br />6.7 Irrigated Cropland Management <br />Prime Farmland will be managed to a high level. The Morgan Property will be managed by the <br />Morgan's, who have extensive experience in cropland management on their property. The Prime <br />Farmland located on the Johnson (owned by New Horizon) property will be managed by New <br />Horizon, with a contractor farmer being brought in to run the fields. <br />Irrikation Mana—aement <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 is <br />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 declines <br />because of less water in the San Miguel River. Rock falls into the upstream ditch can also <br />disrupt the water flow to the pipeline. If there is sufficient rainfall (thunder storm activity) <br />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 />Page 41 May 2016 (TR -75) <br />