The URNRD Board of Directors will hold a regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7 via teleconference. The agenda for the meeting is below. To join the teleconference go to https://urnrd-us-ne.3cx.net/join/ZRd8YJXA_3TmAkyQCO-z327z on your Chrome or Firefox web browser, or dial 1(888)883-8117 and use PIN: 4439930.

The following notice also pertains to the April 7 meeting:

IN THE MATTER OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICTS THAT OPERATE AUGMENTATION PROJECTS

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by Teleconference on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 9 a.m. MT, to take testimony pursuant to Section 46-1701 Neb. Rev. Stat. which requires natural resources districts that operate a stream flow augmentation project, such as the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, to annually publish a report on the project and hold a public hearing on the report.

The following is a general description of the Rock Creek Augmentation Project Annual Report that is subject to the public hearing on April 7:

            The report provides statutorily required information about the project including: Amount of water pumped; amount of land leased; land lease revenue; in-lieu of tax payments; amount of debt; amount of outstanding debts and loans; project budget; intended purpose; effect on groundwater supplies; and future projections and effects on groundwater supplies.

            A copy of the full text of the report may be obtained at any of the following Upper Republican Natural Resources District offices and is available online at www.urnrd.org on the “resources” page:

            511 East 5th Street, Imperial, NE 69033

            927 Central Avenue, Grant, NE  69140