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Court Dismisses Two Lawsuits From Frenchman Cambridge Water Users

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Furnas County District Court has dismissed two lawsuits from Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District water users against the State of Nebraska. The lawsuits alleged, among other things, that the State improperly administered surface water for the purposes of maintaining...

Cost Share Available For Soil Moisture Probes

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 1:00pm

Cost Share Available For Soil Moisture Probes IMPERIAL, Neb. – Cost-share funds that pay for two-thirds of the cost of soil moisture probes are available from the Upper Republican NRD.The NRD is now accepting applications from ag producers/landowners in Chase, Dundy a...

Water Issues Important to Area Residents Topic of March 25 Conference

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Imperial, NE – Water-related information important to the livelihoods of area farmers and residents including an overview from the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office of lawsuits from surface water users will be presented on March 25 at a conference in Imperial.The first...

New IMP To Aid Water Users, Compact Compliance

Friday, December 11, 2015

Dec. 2, 2015 URNRD Board Approves New IMPA new Integrated Management Plan (IMP) approved by the Upper Republican NRD Board of Directors may help lessen augmentation pumping and will benefit both groundwater and surface water users.The revised IMP was unanimously approve...

NCORPE Operations Cease, April 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Dickens, Neb. – The NCORPE augmentation project in Lincoln County has ceased Republican River Compact compliance operations for 2015, having prevented an irrigation shutdown on approximately 300,000 acres in the Republican Basin in 2014 and 2015.“An irrigation shutdown o...

NCORPE Board: Retaining Ownership is Prudent

UNL Water for Food Institute: Livestock Producers Using Less Water

By Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska Communications, 2/25/2020Six decades after pouring water into its livestock production, the United States is investing relative drops in the bucket to produce its meat, milk and eggs, says a recent analysis from the University of Nebr...

UNL Water For Food Institute: Livestock Producers Using Less Water

By Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska Communications, 2/25/2020Six decades after pouring water into its livestock production, the United States is investing relative drops in the bucket to produce its meat, milk and eggs, says a recent analysis from the University of Nebr...

URNRD Accepting Bids for Construction Project

The URNRD is accepting bids for construction of a drop structure near our Rock Creek Augmentation Project in Dundy County. Bids are due Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. MT. The bid invitation and instructions are available here. The constructions plans are available here, and the pro...

Using Satellite Imagery to Make Irrigation Decisions?

New technology being tested in Nebraska is aimed at reducing water use through the use of satellite imagery that measures moisture content of soils and crops.