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11-22-2017As some of you may have seen and heard there is a small group that has organized from Lincoln County called the Landowners for a Common Purpose. This group is trying to force the separation of groundwater rights from surface or land rights on the NCORPE property. I...

Jim Bendfeldt: Respecting Ogallala Aquifer

Friday, December 1, 2017

Midlands VoicesNov 24, 2017 Updated Nov 26, 2017The writer is president of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts.Nebraska created the Natural Resources District system 45 years ago to assist with monitoring and managing water quantity and water quality. Farmers and...

Inside look at Nebraska's unique Natural Resources District system

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Properly managing natural resources is crucial to ag’s future, and Nebraska's 45-year-old system is being looked at by several states as the long-term answer.Curt Arens | Oct 27, 2017Nebraska's natural resources districts celebrated its 45th birthday in 2017. In 1969, the...

Keep NCORPE land in public hands

Friday, October 13, 2017

Letter to the EditorMonday, October 2, 2017Dear Editor,Questions about Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project’s (N-CORPE) ownership of property have recently been raised by some Lincoln County residents who would like the property to be in private hands...

Frenchman-Cambridge Suit Challenging NRD/State Management Plans Dismissed

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

October 6, 2017 Frenchman-Cambridge Suit Challenging NRD/State Management Plans Dismissed A lawsuit filed by Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District (FCID) challenging water-management plans approved by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Natural...

NPNRD Manager: Tax Authority Needed for Unfunded Mandate

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

10-mile pipeline that will keep water flowing into Platte River during dry years is set to be completed in September

Thursday, July 6, 2017

By David Hendee / World-Herald staff writerJul 6, 2017 Updated Jul 6, 2017NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A pipeline that would pump water into the Platte River during dry years to help improve and maintain habitat for threatened or endangered species in central Nebraska is on track...

Court Challenge of NCORPE Fails

Monday, April 10, 2017

North Platte, NEB. – The Nebraska Supreme Court on April 7 upheld the Lincoln County District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging several actions and authorities of the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project (NCORPE) augmentation proj...

2nd Annual URNRD Water Conference Agenda

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

2nd Annual URNRD Water Conference“H2Overview – Local to National Water Matters”March 27, 2017Presentations from local, regional and national water policy, legal and technical expertsFree event and lunch, soil moisture probe vendors on handRSVP to dfranck@urnrd.org or 3...

FCID Water Users Lose Case Before State Supreme Court

Monday, March 13, 2017

Cambridge Irrigation District water users who claimed their property rights were superior to the Republican River Compact and that state administration of surface water to comply with the Compact deprived them of all economic benefits failed to persuade the Nebraska Supreme...