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Pilot-Scale Recharge Basin Project (Schedule B)

… Jason Farnsworth Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM and will be held at the project site. Project … RECHARGE BASIN PROJECT DOCUMENT SOURCE: EDO SCHEDULE B Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit evidence of the BIDDER's qualifications to do … premises, and the improvements thereon, and on the monies or other considerations due to become due from the OWNER, on account of labor, services, material, fixtures, apparatus or machinery heretofore or which may hereafter be furnished by …

PRRIP Platte River Water Quality Monitoring 2009, 2010, and 2011 Monitoring Seasons-Baseline Summary Report

… had a hole large enough for the chain to pass through. The casing was attached to the chain by drilling a hole near the top of the casing and inserting a bolt through the casing, passing through the chain. The submerged section of the casing …

2020 October WAC Minutes

… agreements were assumed to apply. CNPPID storage 173 water leasing is not anticipated in 2021. The Pathfinder Municipal Account lease will continue 174 with a unit cost of $65/AF for up to 9,600 AF. For the CNPPID irrigator lease, the GC … recharge 198 and surface water leasing projects. 199 200 Econopouly inquired about the proposed Pathfinder Irrigation Account lease. Farnsworth said it 201 is not included in the Nebraska grand water bargain. There are political issues to … to the EDO (Turner) by Friday 228 November 13. 229 230 ED Office 231 • Post PDF of the WAC meeting presentations to the website. 232 … 2020 October WAC Minutes …

2014 May WAC Minutes

… and characteristics of 2013 and briefly summarizing historical flows at the 143 Grand Island gage, the McConaughy EA account status and release history, and high flows at 144 the Overton gage in the context of short duration high flow … assumptions need to be changed. At this point, it is believed that a safety 237 factor built into the model will account for oil wells and hydraulic fracturing. 238 239 Additional Business: Cory Steinke, WAC Chair 240 The 2014 meeting schedule is posted on the WAC website. The next WAC meeting is 241 scheduled for August 12, 2014, from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm (Mountain Time) at the Lake 242 …

Recreation Appendix

… and cost can be estimated. The distance traveled from the trip origination point to the recreation site was doubled (to account for the return trip) and multiplied by the cost of driving a vehicle. The cost of driving in 1993 was estimated at … to the Lake, assuming all other factors are held constant. The data year is included as a trend variable, which should account for changes in preferences and habits which would affect the desire to recreate at Lake McConaughy. The year 1983 … monthly total precipitation data for 2002 were obtained for Kingsley Dam from the High Plains Regional Climate Center website (http://www.hprcc.unl.edu). Annual population estimates for each county included in the base population data were …

FINAL PRRIP 2014-2016 Independent Science Review Services RRP

… of Natural Resources 9 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 10 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 11 (402) 432-7950 12 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 13 14 RECITALS 15 The Governance Committee (GC) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or 16 … responses, and any additional 90 information related to the RFP will be available to all bidders on the Program website 91 (www.platteriverprogram.org/Contractors/Pages/OpenRFPs.aspx). One electronic copy of your proposal 92 in PDF … assembled into one file, in a complete “internet ready” digital format to facilitate their distribution via the Office website. 5. Project Access The ED Office shall be responsible for obtaining access as required for project tasks. 6. …

2014 August WAC Minutes

… Leasing opportunities would be upstream of Lake McConaughy, so the water could be regulated. 91 92 Pathfinder Municipal Account Lease: Jerry Kenny, ED 93 The Program was offered 9,600 AF of lease water this year, which is double the average … required in December. 203 204 Additional Business: Jerry Kenny, ED 205 The 2014 meeting schedule is posted on the WAC website. The October meeting was changed 206 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The next WAC meeting is scheduled for October 21, …

Feasibility Study-Elm Creek Regulatory Reservoir: Elm Creek Watershed-Dawson and Buffalo Counties

… water leasing, in conjunction with groundwater recharge projects, or provide secondary storage for environmental account water released from Lake McConaughy. This study did not quantify water from the Dawson County Canal delivered to … respectively. Flood routing was performed using the NRCS SITES program to determine the auxiliary spillway elevation, top of dam elevation and the 100-year flood pool elevation. Hydraulic structure sizing was in accordance with the Nebraska … provides the capability to represent constructed storage reservoirs or natural lakes and ponds. The Lake Package can account for surface flows to and from the reservoir, as well as inflow from surface runoff and precipitation and outflow …

Master PRRIP FY2016 Work Plan December 1 2015 (FINAL)

… the overall goals and objectives of the 4 Program. Chosen items are branded with the Program logo and/or the Program website address and all 5 items must cost below $4.00 an item. On average, the cost of the promotional material is … direct costs (total budget minus J2 funds 33 which will be handled in a different manner and further reduced by 90% to account for potential under 34 spending of budgeted amounts based on experience). Only actual indirect costs will be … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jerry F. Kenny, kennyj@headwaterscorp.com, (308) 237-5728 2016 Budget Overview by Budget Line Item Budget Line Item Description Estimated Expenditure LP-2 …

FINAL 2011 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP

… DATE: June 30, 2011 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Chad Smith 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 261-3185 10 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) initiated on January 1, … crane roosting habitat 47 meeting Program minimum criteria and whooping crane use? 48 mailto:smithc@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/31/2011 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP Page 4 of 9  Big Question #5 – How does … 297 VII. AVAILABLE INFORMATION 298 The following pertinent Program-related documents can be accessed from the Program’s website 299 (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org): 300 301  Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Final Program Document. …

2018 May WAC Minutes

… project 155 descriptions and summaries of operations. The fact sheets will eventually be available on the 156 Program website as downloadable handouts. Black asked for committee members to provide any 157 questions or comments within two … to the EDO on the draft fact sheets for Phelps County Canal 273 Groundwater Recharge and the Pathfinder Municipal Account Lease by May 15. 274 • Revisit scheduling of October 2 meeting. 275 276 ED Office 277 278 • EDO to set up calls …

07-18-23 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… Suppression Turner provided an overview of the June 2023 Germination Suppression Release from the environmental account (EA). The objective of the release is to test the ability of Program water to suppress germination of cottonwoods … asked the TAC to consider what they want to do for 2024. Rabbe noted concern regarding a potential reset of the EA account. Baasch suggested a fall WC release. Rabbe said fall maintenance of the system and rotenone application limits the … this to whooping cranes? Cognac said you can dig to decrease the distance to groundwater or you can add water over the top. The model is point- PRRIP – EDO FINAL 10/10/2023 07/18-19/23 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page | 5 specific …

2021 May WAC Minutes

… Action Items 199 200 General WAC 201 • N/A. 202 203 ED Office 204 • Post PDF of the WAC meeting presentations to the website. 205 … 2021 May WAC Minutes …

2023 Whooping Crane Aerial Survey Flights

… Mallory Jaymes Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 (308) 380-1384 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com I. OVERVIEW The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 between … electronic copy of the attached Bid Form must be submitted in PDF format to Mallory Jaymes at jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 1, 2023. A Bid is late if received any time after 5:00 p.m. … a bid. IX. AVAILABLE INFORMATION PRRIP – EDO Final 12/06/2022 A shapefile of the transects is available on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) at the same location as this RFB. A map of the flight transects can be found on the …

2024 Whooping Crane Aerial Surveys

… Jaymes 6 Headwaters Corporation 7 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 8 Kearney, NE 68845 9 (308) 380-1384 10 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 … but only has the means to fly one 41 side, they can pick their side of preference. 42 mailto:jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – EDO Draft 11/28/2023 PRRIP 2024 Whooping Crane Monitoring RFB Page 2 of 6 The monitoring season schedules are … and submitting a bid. 163 164 IX. AVAILABLE INFORMATION 165 A shapefile of the transects is available on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) at the 166 same location as this RFB. A map of the flight transects can be found on …

P20-012: 2020 Sediment Augmentation Project

… below: Tom Smrdel Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 smrdelt@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesaday, July 29 at 1:00 PM and will be held on-site. The meeting … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each … to the requirements of any applicable mortgage clause and of Paragraph 5.08.B. Owner shall deposit in a separate account any money so received and shall distribute it in accordance with such agreement as the parties in interest may …

2021 February WAC Minutes

… in the 299 Chokepoint Planning Workgroup. 300 301 ED Office 302 • Post PDF of the WAC meeting presentations to the website. 303 … 2021 February WAC Minutes …

PRRIP Remote Geomorphology and Vegetation Monitoring Protocol

… will be summarized for inclusion in planning documents related to implementation of the AMP and the Environmental Account Annual Operating Plan (AOP). III. BACKGROUND In 2009, the Program developed and implemented a field-based interim … planning for implementation of the Program’s Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) and use of water in the Environmental Account (EA) to evaluate the extent of existing native and non-native invasive species infestations, and to serve as a … 1). The analysis area will be confined to active main, side channels and approximately 50 feet to 100 feet from the top of the channel bank into the overbank on each side of the channel. Analysis area shapefiles (subsequently referred to …

PRRIP 2022 Plover and Tern Monitoring and Research Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4 th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 henrym@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2023. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2022 interior least tern and piping … Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District CPNRD Central Platte Natural Resources District EA Environmental account EBQ Extension Big Question EDO Executive Director’s Office ft Feet or foot GC Governance Committee ISAC … nesting area. This fence has offset electric wires to prevent terrestrial predators from climbing and an electrified top wire to prevent avian predators from perching. Mechanical improvements included construction of low berms outside the …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2004

… Overton, Kearney, and Grand Island gauging stations.  Allow more space for notes/comments where appropriate.  Need to account for multiple start points on Aerial Surveys form or where appropriate.  Need to account for Opportunistic Locates (this was addressed during QAQC sessions but may need more consideration). Final Fall … = juvenals). Final Fall 2004 Whooping Crane Monitoring Report 2/18/2005 12 Figure 3. Platte River mean daily flows (top) and total discharge (below) at Grand Island. Final Fall 2004 Whooping Crane Monitoring Report 2/18/2005 13 Figure 4. …

2011 November ISAC Minutes

2022 Spring and Fall Whooping Crane Monitoring Request for Bids- Aerial flights

… Jaymes 5 Headwaters Corporation 6 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 7 Kearney, NE 68845 8 (308) 380-1384 9 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 13 … but only has the means to fly one side, they can pick their side of preference. 41 42 43 mailto:jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 01/01/2022 Page 2 of 3 The monitoring season schedules are as follows: 44 45 Spring: March 6, … a 137 proposal. 138 139 IX. AVAILABLE INFORMATION 140 A shapefile of the transects is available on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) at 141 the same location as this RFB solicitation. A map of the flight transects can …

2017 February TAC Minutes

… to improve the accuracy of the report that had been incorporated into the report that was currently on the Program website. Urie moved to accept the 2016 LTPP Report as final; Sellers seconded the motion; all supported the motion. Fall …

2008 February GC Minutes

… Purcell asked about the self-insurance option and what was included in the $3.08 million figure for Environmental Account (EA) bypass. Brian Barels said the Districts can submit costs for lost power and costs for damage to facilities. … Barron discussed the logo developed by Olsson Associates for the Program, with a revision placing “Platte River” on the top line of text. Olsson has agreed to provide the Program full use of the logo at no cost. Barels asked if more of the … for the stage change study. The Proposal Evaluation Team reviewed and ranked all six proposals and brought in the top three potential contractors for interviews on February 11 – Ayres Associates, HDR, and the USGS. After the interviews, …

Pallid Sturgeon Technical Appendix

… < < /CHS /CHT /DAN /DEU /ESP /FRA /ITA /JPN /KOR /NLD (Gebruik deze instellingen om Adobe PDF-documenten te maken die zijn geoptimaliseerd voor prepress-afdrukken van hoge kwaliteit. De gemaakte PDF-documenten kunnen worden geopend met …

FINAL March 4-5 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… The Role of Integrated Water Resource Management in the 63 Successful Operations of the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account”. 64 • Kevin Werbylo is presenting at the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Spring Specialty 65 … worked to address some issues that had been redlined 138 and needs to be part of the package available on the Program website. Smith said that will be updated. 139 Rabbe said the GC and the Service need to agree to several extensions for …

PRRIP 2021 Plover and Tern Monitoring and Research Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4 th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2022. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2021 interior least tern and piping … plover monitoring and research report for the Central Platte River, Nebraska. 12/23/21 mailto:mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2021 Plover and Tern Report FINAL 2 PREFACE This is a report of the Platte River Recovery Implementation … over the entire AHR. On- vs. off-channel peaks are reported in Tables 4-5 and 15-16. These https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1680 PRRIP 2021 Plover and Tern Report FINAL 17 represent breeding pairs observed on dates when …

Reproductive ecology of interior least tern and piping plover in relation to Platte river hydrology and sandbar dynamics: Response to the letter to the editor

… and Technical Advisory Committee as well as editorial staff for Ecology and Evolution for their helpful and insightful com- ments. The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program provided support for this project. The authors are unaware of … (2013) for the more moderate 2011 flood (shown in figure 8 of that publication), and fur- ther demonstrates the need to account for variability of the stage gap with variability in discharge. The stage gap data presented by Farnsworth et al. … (long- term mean daily discharge F IGURE  1  Illustration of the concept of a “stage gap” between the elevation of the top surface of an emergent sandbar and the elevation of the water surface (stage) during the annual peak discharge when …

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 2009 Budget and Work Plan

… on Wyoming Property……………………………………...26 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/17/2009 (update) Page 3 of 49 WP-3: Environmental Account Pulse Flow……………………………………………..27 PD-7: System-wide Anchor Points……………………………………………………...28 PD-15: USACE Nationwide … Vegetation Monitoring…….………………………..33 H-2: Program Water Gages……………………………...………………………………34 IMRP-1: Environmental Account Pulse Flow Monitoring……………………………...35 IMRP-2: AMP-related Research………………………………………………………...36 PD-8: Database … Task Location ED Office (Kearney, NE) and NCF (Lincoln, NE) Task Description Reserve fund for potential Environmental Account (EA) bypass-related costs. Linkage to Priority Hypotheses in AMP N/A Products Reserve fund Notes on Cost One-time …

Tract W1606 Slurry Wall Storage Facility Engineering Design and Construction Admin Services

… OF CONTACT: Kevin Werbylo 10  Headwaters Corporation 11  Office: 720-524-6115 (ext. 105) 12  werbylok@headwaterscorp.com 13  14  I. OVERVIEW 15  The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 … the hard 362  copies or it can be submitted in PDF format via email to Kevin Werbylo at 363  werbylok@headwaterscorp.com. If emailed, it is the responsibility of the Consultant to ensure 364  that the electronic version is of adequate size … regarding the proposal. Questions and answers will be shared with all 371  interested parties through the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) in the same 372  location as this RFP solicitation. Questions and answers may be …

04-12-23 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… Using a 10-year average of when WC were observed within the AHR to adjust the monitoring period should take this into account. TAC MOTION: Walters moved, and Rabbe seconded to recommend the WC Monitoring Period and reporting of performance … similar conditions to last year, release approximately 80,000 acre feet, leaving 50,000 to 60,000 cfs remaining in EA account following the release. Scheel asked why the USFWS imposed a 200 cfs buffer to stay below flood stage in 2022. … rather than across the entire AHR? Farnsworth asked if they looked at explanatory value of each variable in your top model? No, didn’t go beyond scaled Z-score odds ratio. Caven said river proximity had the most explanatory power. 7) …

PRRIP Choke Point flood proofing RFP

… DATE: July 19, 2012 8 POINT OF CONTACT: Steve Smith 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (720) 524-6115 11 smiths@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … high flow releases (SDHF) rely on the Program’s ability to fully 28 utilize water stored in an Environmental Account (EA) in Lake McConaughy. Full utilization of EA 29 water is based on 3,000 cfs hydraulic capacity at National … assembled into one file, in a complete “internet ready” digital format to facilitate their distribution via the Office website. 5. Project Access The ED Office shall be responsible for obtaining access as required for project tasks. 6. …

2013 PRRIP Grassland Vegetation Monitoring RFP

… March 22, 2013 8 POINT OF CONTACT: David Baasch 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (308) 390-0456 11 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … interests in and protecting wet meadow and channel habitat between Lexington and 44 mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 2/27/2013 RFP for Vegetation Monitoring Services Page 4 of 37 Chapman, Nebraska which are … assembled into one file, in a complete “internet ready” digital format to facilitate their distribution via the Office website. 5. Project Access The ED Office shall be responsible for obtaining access as required for project tasks. 6. …

PRRIP Grassland Vegetation Assessment Final Report 2013

… in this hay field. Smooth brome is the chief component of the cool-season and big bluestem and indiangrass account for the warm-season cover. BINFIELD EAST MEADOW There are clear north and south components to this tract with a … R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1- 241. (See also the official website of the National Wetland Plant List.) NRCS National Plant Database, 2013. Online …

01-16_17-24 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… of adding a variable, so third model has to overcome 3 AIC units really. Rabbe said marsh meadow did come out in 3 of top 5 models, and asked what does that mean in terms of those that didn’t show up? Baasch said marsh meadow had little … topics to the next meeting. Document: Extension Science Plan Implementation Timeline pg 80 WATER 2024 ENVIRONMENTATL ACCOUNT AOP Rabbe briefly summarize USFWS priorities for Environmental Account releases for 2024. First priority is the germination suppression release. Second priority is a spring WC release. …

2014 April ISAC TAC EDO Minutes

… based on increased effort, need to compare apples to apples and include effort; 115 could do analysis where you account for detectability; should you be producing estimates 116 instead of a census? 117 - Bledsoe – You collect habitat … due to larger 243 grain size of sediment 244 - Marmorek – In a dry year could the Program use all of the environmental Account water 245 to implement an SDHF and for other flow releases? Farnsworth – Yes. 246 - Hoeting – Concern about … hydrograph to make it sharper? Farnsworth – With J2, the Program should have the ability 266 to release 2,000 cfs on top of other flows in the channel and may be able to influence the 267 falling limb. Drain – The drop off rate is usually …

2012 February LAC Minutes

… to schedule a workshop to look at the 39 Program target flows. The USFWS is planning a flow release using Environmental Account 40 water in mid-February. The annual AMP reporting session is scheduled for March 27 & 28 in 41 Denver, CO. The … hunting, turkey hunting, and bird watching 191 according to the Program’s Public Access Policy. NGPC developed a website to allow public to 192 make reservations for these activities on certain Program properties, and provided staff to …

Sandhill Crane Appendix FEIS - Spring Habitat Use in Nebraska

… < < /CHS /CHT /DAN /DEU /ESP /FRA /ITA /JPN /KOR /NLD (Gebruik deze instellingen om Adobe PDF-documenten te maken die zijn geoptimaliseerd voor prepress-afdrukken van hoge kwaliteit. De gemaakte PDF-documenten kunnen worden geopend met …

2016 February TAC Meeting Minutes

… UFCW was a reasonable predictor of whooping crane use of the Platte River, but was not better than the previous top ranked model that included UOCW and NF. Rabbe asked if UFCW could be combined with UOCW or NF to see if one of these … said this analysis had been conducted and results will be included in the report being developed by WEST. He said the top model was similar to for analyses of systematic unique observations and all observations, but that he wasn’t sure what … Chapters 2 and 3 did not include multi-day stopover locations because we do not have enough data to run analyses that account for the correlation between subsequent locations. Caven suggested at least basic summary statistics be included in …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2006

… He observed and photographed a single Whooping Crane on several occasions from March 23-April 8 (Robert Boardman, pers. com.). On March 27, AIM received a report from USFWS of a single Whooping Crane observed in Adams County by a local …

2014 February WAC Minutes

… of Natural Resources (NDNR). 112 113 Altenhofen asked whether the leasing would put water into the Environmental Account (EA) and 114 about the possibility of increased groundwater irrigation. Kenny responded that one of the 115 … moved to 164 October 21 to avoid a conflict with a TAC field trip. The 2014 meeting schedule is posted on 165 the WAC website. The next WAC meeting is scheduled for May 6, 2014, from 9:30 am – 166 3:00 pm (Mountain Time) at the Lake …

Final Platte River Recovery Implementation Program - Full Document with Appendices

… operations by the end of Year 4 of the First Increment. Achieved 3. CNPPID and NPPD will implement an Environmental Account for Storage Reservoirs on the Platte System in Nebraska as provided in FERC licenses 1417 and 1835. Achieved 4. … Water Objectives ........................... 14 a. Tamarack I, Pathfinder Modification and the Nebraska Environmental Account (Initial Program Projects) … Initial Water Project (Tamarack I) Section 4. Wyoming’s Pathfinder Modification Project Section 5. An Environmental Account for Storage Reservoirs on the Platte River System in Nebraska Section 6. Reconnaissance-Level Water Action Plan …

Whooping Crane Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River during the Cooperative Agreement Period, 2001-2006

… surface differential at each transect. The HECRAS model output included an estimated water surface differential, wetted top width, hydraulic depth, and flow for whooping crane transects on every day with a crane group observation. The HECRAS … consisting of points in the available sample within the local area (as described above). A discrete choice model will account for different land cover options within the local area around the crane observation, while modeling the underlying … of in-channel points in the available sample within the local area (as described above). A discrete choice model will account for different land cover options within the local area around the crane observation, while modeling the underlying …

2013 Annual Surface Water Flow Summary Draft

… 6.  LAKE MCCONAUGHY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT SUMMARY, 2007 TO PRESENT .......................... 17  7.  … accounting, and the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA or McConaughy EA) for the current  … In addition to the annual summary, an overview of river flow at the Grand Island gage, Lake  McConaughy Environmental Account operation, and Short Duration High Flow (SDHF) events is provided  … Geological Survey (USGS) on the website http://water.usgs.gov.  Provisional data will be updated as  approved data becomes available.    …

2020 May WAC Minutes

… provided a memo with updates on flow conditions at Grand Island, storage 70 volume in the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA), and snowpack in the South 71 Platte and North Platte Basins. Griebling said conditions are trending towards … of past revisions to Colorado’s depletions analysis 297 assumptions. Altenhofen said those should be on the Program website, and EDO staff said they 298 would confirm. 299 300 Additional Business: Cory Steinke, WAC Chair 301 The next WAC …

2013 August TAC Minutes

… a short duration high (SDHF) or medium (SDMF) flow during 2014; Hines stated it didn’t appear the environmental account would have enough water to implement a SDHF or SDMF during 2014. H-2 – Line item budget increased slightly as the … where those numbers came from; Rabbe said those numbers were an estimate of the amount of water in the environmental account. • Jenniges – Smith would like to have consensus on the State of the Platte Report, but if there are concerns or comments on the report those documents could be posted on the Program website. Hines said the Program should probably have consensus on the science, but not necessarily on the policy …

J-2 Regulating Reservoir Feasibility Engineering Review

… June 7, 2012 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Beorn Courtney 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … was completed in two phases. Phase I evaluated the ability of the existing river and 44 mailto:courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE 5/1/2012 RFP for J-2 Regulating Reservoir Feasibility Engineering Review Services Page 4 of 13 … assembled into one file, in a complete “internet ready” digital format to facilitate their distribution via the Office website. 5. Project Access The ED Office shall be responsible for obtaining access as required for project tasks. 6. …

Whooping Crane Data Analysis Methods Summary

… flow on the WC use day. The three parameters are water surface differential between survey day and WC use day, wetted top width of the transect, and hydraulic depth of the transect (flow area divided by wetted top width). Normally there are three transects at each site. The same parameters were also requested for 15 sites upstream … on the water surface, and require more adjustment to roughness values at other locations in the cross section to account for total conveyance. 3.2.3 Flow Division in a River with Multiple Channels The method in the HECRAS model of …

Ground Water Recharge Feasibility RFP

… 8, 2010 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Beorn Courtney 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … with the EDO will be necessary so that permitting and landowner 165 coordination considerations will be taken into account for all tasks to be completed by the 166 Consultant. 167 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 9/17/2010 PRRIP GROUND WATER … assembled into one file, in a complete “internet ready” digital format to facilitate their distribution via the Office website. 5. Project Access The ED Office shall be responsible for obtaining access as required for project tasks. 6. …

Questions and Answers Regarding P17013

… meeting, you mentioned distributing the bore logs in the area of the 39  site. Do you plan on posting them on the PRRIP website (same location as the Q&A)? 40  41  Bore logs and geotechnical lab tests from the area are attached to this …

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Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Logo
Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6

Kearney, Nebraska 68845

(308) 237-5728

Contacts

Program components

  • Water Plan
  • Land Plan
  • Adaptive Management Plan

About PRRIP

  • Staff contacts
  • Program information
  • PRRIP in pictures
  • Program area map
  • News
  • Events

Target species

  • Interior least tern
  • Pallid sturgeon
  • Piping plover
  • Whooping crane

Information for . . .

  • Neighbors
  • Central Platte visitors
  • Policymakers and legislators
  • Researchers and scientists
  • Contractors
  • Committee members

Flow conditions

  • Hydrologic conditions
  • Flow targets
  • Hydrologic forecast
  • River flow data (graph and download)

PRRIP member access

  • Log in

Committees

  • Governance (GC)
  • Finance (FC)
  • Technical Advisory (TAC)
  • Land Advisory (LAC)
  • Water Advisory (WAC)
  • Independent Science Advisory (ISAC)
  • Environmental Account / Reservoir Coordinating (EACRCC)
  • Adaptive Management Working Group (AMWG)
  • Executive Director's Office (EDO)