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Rock Creek Augmentation Project Water Levels, Usage Trend Positive

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

For the 2015-2019 Republican River Compact compliance period, there is approximately a 16,000 acre foot positive balance. Over the last several years, Nebraska has exceeded its Compact allocation by approximately 9,300 acre feet but Kansas has not requested that water...

NCORPE: Board has Fiduciary Responsibility to Irrigators

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The NCORPE Board of Directors would like to clarify some issues relative to taxes and land ownership in Lincoln County. Since 2012, NCORPE has paid approximately $1.8 million in taxes and in-lieu of taxes. The amount NCORPE has paid is the same amount Lincoln County would ha...

UNL and URNRD Crop Water-Usage Project Underway

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 10:00am

New water-usage tools for irrigators in the Upper Republican NRD will be improved under a joint project with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.The URNRD and UNL have erected an Eddy Covariance (EC) System in Perkins County. The EC tower measures the movement and speed of ed...

Adventure Camp About the Environment (ACE) Scholarship Application

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 8:45am

The Upper Republican NRD is offering a total of 6 scholarships to 6th, 7th and 8th graders interested in attending ACE Camp on June 16-19 in Halsey, Neb. The scholarships are for $108 apiece, cutting the cost of the camp from $215 to $107 for each child awarded one. Complete...

URNRD Appoints Two New Board Members - Filling All Seats

Friday, April 5, 2019 - 8:45am

The Upper Republican Natural Resources District Board of Directors has recently appointed two new members to the board, filling all the vacant subdistrict seats.Retired rancher Harry Merrihew is the representative of subdistrict 5 encompassing the east side of the City of Im...

URNRD Fills Open Board Member Seats

Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 6:45am

The Upper Republican Natural Resources District Board of Directors has appointed Janice Stroup, who lives in Eastern Dundy County, to the Board to fill the Subdistrict 1 seat, formerly held by Mick Strand. Stroup is an agronomist as well as a farmer who owns and operates a c...

State Grant, NRD to Provide Cost Share For Soil Moisture Probes

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 9:15am

IMPERIAL, Neb. – Cost-share funds that pay for one-half of the cost of soil moisture probes are available from the Upper Republican NRD.The NRD is accepting applications from ag producers/landowners in Chase, Dundy and Perkins Counties to get reimbursed for the cost of up...

Natural Resources Districts Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed at Husker Harvest Days

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 10:45am

Natural Resources Districts Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed at Husker Harvest Days Inductees’ work in natural resources creates better future for Nebraskans(GRAND ISLAND, NE) – Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRD) three Hall of Fame inductees were announced in...

NE Supreme Court Rules That Water Access Linked to Land Ownership

Friday, August 24, 2018

The Nebraska Supreme Court on June 22 rejected arguments that property ownership and groundwater access can be decoupled when ruling that most of the Rock Creek Augmentation Project property in Dundy County is exempt from property taxes. “We find no reason to tr...

NE Supreme Court Rejects Arguments That Groundwater Access/Land Ownership Aren't Tied Together

Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 1:30pm

The Nebraska Supreme Court on June 22 rejected arguments that property ownership and groundwater access can be decoupled when ruling that most of the Rock Creek Augmentation Project property in Dundy County is exempt from property taxes. “We find no reason...

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Regional/National Water News

Central Nebraska is in 'full recovery mode' after flooding

07/22/2019 - 10:09am

By Susan Szalewski / World-Herald staff writer Jul 15, 2019 South-central Nebraska communities that were hit with heavy rain and flooding last week were in “full recovery mode” Sunday, an emergency management official said. Residents ripped out soggy drywall and other...Read more

USDA Announces Sign-Up Period for Updated Conservation Stewardship Program

04/10/2019 - 11:06pm

LINCOLN, NE. , April 10, 2019 – The deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2019 is May 10, 2019. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest up to $700 million for new enrollments...Read more

2018 NDEQ Clean Diesel Rebates for Diesel Irrigation Engine Replacements

10/11/2018 - 8:44am

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) announces that funding is available to Nebraska farmers to replace eligible agricultural irrigation pump diesel engines with all-electric equipment. The diesel engine may be replaced with a new electric motor or by...Read more

Watershed Projects Bring Nebraska Estimated Benefits of $80 Million a Year

04/30/2018 - 7:05am

Watershed Projects Bring Nebraska Estimated Benefits of $80 Million a Year Support Soil and Water Stewardship Week - April 29-May 5 – Share Pictures of What Water Means to You (Lincoln, NE) In honor of Soil and Water Stewardship Week’s theme “Watersheds, Our Water, Our Home...Read more

Regulators: Loss of Nebraska tax could create new water woes

03/23/2018 - 3:43pm

Originally published March 18, 2018 at 7:31 am By GRANT SCHULTE The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Groundwater regulators in Nebraska could have a tougher time financing water conservation projects after a bill they endorsed died in the Legislature, but some...Read more

NRDs conserve, protect our resources

07/11/2017 - 9:12am

Hub Opinion Jul 5, 2017 Nebraska author Willa Cather’s “The Song of the Lark” is about a young woman yearning to escape to the city from her rural Colorado town, and, as with many of Cather’s novels, the book is a tribute to determination and its undeniable connection to...Read more

Water service agreement being finalized, but more big steps ahead for proposed Platte-Republican diversion project

07/11/2017 - 9:10am

By LORI POTTER Hub Staff Writer Jul 5, 2017 Updated Jul 5, 2017 SMITHFIELD — An important step soon may be complete for a proposal to divert excess Platte River flows into the Republican Basin. The project would take the Platte water, when available, from the Central...Read more

Using Satellites to Make Irrigation Decisions?

06/08/2017 - 11:45am

New technology being tested in Nebraska detects the moisture content of soils and crops using reflected satellite signals. If the technology pans out, it could help reduce water consumption and allow farmers to make more informed irrigation decisions. https://phys.org/news/...Read more

Water managers lay out Idaho’s water issues

03/06/2017 - 4:00pm

Carol Ryan Dumas Capital Press Published on February 18, 2017 5:35PM BURLEY, Idaho — While managing flood waters is the most immediate concern for water managers in Southern Idaho, the biggest issue by far is the health of the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer. At the core...Read more

USDA Provides Funding for Aquifer Conservation

01/11/2017 - 9:00am

Aurora News Register AURORA, Nebraska - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s Natural Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest about $8 million in the Ogallala Aquifer Initiative this fiscal year to help farmers and ranchers conserve billions of gallons of water...Read more