Fishing Season To Begin on Carter Lake as Renovations Continue (1/30/2010)
No-limit fishing for Carter Lake; Omaha World Herald; 1/30/2010
Little Salt Creek, Lancaster County, Nebraska
News/Resources
Archives: January 2010
Ground Water Levels Improving In Much of State (1/31/2010)
World-Herald editorial: A welcome change in Nebraska groundwater levels; Omaha World Herald; 1/31/2010
Platte Habitat Acquisition, Caddisfly, Irrigation Efficiency Issues for Central Platte NRD (1/29/2010)
Platte program halfway to habitat goal; Kearney Hub; 1/29/2010
North Platte NRD, Farmers ID Participating in Wetland Program - Possible Platte Program Benefits (1/29/2010)
Lower Loup NRD To Scout For Invasive Plants and Draw From Platte and Republican Experiences (1/29/2010)
LLNRD joining war on invasives; Kearney Hub; 1/29/2010
Colorado Legislation Could Impact Republican River Basin Wells and Surface Water on North Fork (1/28/2010)
Locals behind state water legislation; Yuma Pioneer; 1/28/2010
Senator Christensen’s Bills on Water Funds and Tax Returns To Be Heard In Committee (1/28/2010)
Water bill up for hearing in Legislature; McCook Gazette; 1/28/2010
Champion Mill Dam Repairs Required by DNR (1/28/2010)
Game and Parks following DNR orders on Champion Dam project; Imperial Republican;
Senators Carlson and Christensen Disagree on Certain Irrigation-Related Bills (1/28/2010)
Christensen: two water bills threaten irrigation, Senator urges irrigators to get proactive on bills; Imperial Republican; 1/28/2010
Old 1925 Water Reservoir in Kearney Demolished (1/27/2010)
Old reservoir won’t hold water anymore; Kearney Hub; 1/27/2010
Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District Seeking Overappropriated Status From DNR (1/27/2010)
Irrigation district wants state sanctions; Lincoln Journal Star; 1/27/2010
Robb Feedyard Near Doniphan Pleads Guilty to Polluting Platte, Will Pay $110K (1/27/2010)
Robb Feedyard agrees to pay $110,000 for polluting river; Grand Island Independent; 1/27/2010
Governor Speaks at NRD Conference in Lincoln - Republican River Issues Addressed (1/26/2010)
Governor wants Republican River strategy in place; Lincoln Journal Star; 1/26/2010
Sen. Mark Christensen Discusses LB 1052 - Redirecting Sales Taxes for Water Financing (1/25/2010)
Sales tax for NRDs not 'new' tax; McCook Gazette; 1/25/2010
North Platte NRD Seeking Input on Proposed Changes to Allocations, Including 14-Inch Base (1/23/2010)
Workshops, public hearings to explain new NPNRD allocations, penalties; Star Herald; 1/23/2010
State Climatologist Says Lake McConaughy Could Fill If Receive Above-Normal Snows (1/22/2010)
Geoscientist predicts next three months to be ‘quirky’; Kearney Hub; 1/22/2010
Colorado Water District Discusses Aug Pipeline and Arbitration for Republican River Compliance (1/21/2010)
More pipeline talk with RRWCD; Yuma Pioneer; 1/21/2010
Senator Carlson Introduces Legislation on Ground Water Management, Allocations, and Republican River (1/21/2010)
3 bills deal with Neb. groundwater; OWH; 01/21/2010
USBR to Provide Update on Red Willow Dam Repairs on February 18 (1/21/2010)
Public meeting on Red Willow Dam set Feb. 18; McCook Gazette; 1/21/2010
New Water Legislation Introduced on Taxes, Other Funding Issues, and Water Planning (1/21/2010)
Proposed water tax takes cue from Qwest Center; McCook Gazette; 1/21/2010
Alliance To Drill New Well to Address High Arsenic Levels, NRD Allocations Discussed (1/21/2010)
Cities face water quality and quantity issues, manager says; Star-Herald; 1/21/2010
Flooding Potential Grows and North Platte Supplies Improve (1/21/2010)
Where will the water go?; Grand Island Independent; 1/21/2010
Champion Mill Dam Rehabilitation and Sediment Removal Project to be Bid through NGPC (1/21/2010)
Bids to be let for Champion Dam project; Imperial Republican; 1/21/2010
Kearney and Lexington Volunteers in Haiti Working with Water4Haiti (1/21/2010)
Water4Haiti sends Kearney contingent to help; Kearney Hub; 1/21/2010
Property Tax Return Lawsuit and Compliance Options Discussed at Upper Republican NRD Board Meeting (1/21/2010)
NRDs seeking direction for repayment of LB 701 property taxes; Imperial Republican; 1/21/2010
Denton Hiring Firm to Study Radium Problem (1/20/2010)
Town investigates radium in water; OWH; 1/20/2010
Professor Jerald Schnoor Presents on Broad Water Issues to UNL Water Center Spring Seminar (1/19/2010)
Future of water discussed; Daily Nebraskan; 1/14/2010
Denton Ordered by Department of Health and Human Services to Remedy Radium Problem in Drinking Water (1/19/2010)
Denton seeks answers to high radium levels in drinking water; Lincoln Journal Star; 1/19/2010
Republican River Restoration Partners (RRRP) Meeting in Oberlin Focuses on Grass-Roots Solutions (1/19/2010)
River group calls for less talk, more action; McCook Gazette; 1/19/2010
Legislation Introduced by Sentors Carlson and Christensen to Address Republican River Tax Issues (1/18/2010)
Bills target Rep. Basin issues; Kearney Hub; 1/15/2010
Angler Access Program through NGPC to Improve Bank Fishing Access at 200 Nebraska Sites (1/16/2010)
Plans in place for better fishing; OWH; 1/16/2010
Tri-Basin NRD Complimented by UNL Researchers on Crop and Water Use Data (1/16/2010)
Tri-Basin data - with both water use and crop production figures - offered UNL crop and irrigation efficiency researchers everything they needed; Kearney Hub; 1/16/2010
NRD board votes down bond issue; OWH (1/15/2010)
Papio-Missouri NRD Board Splits Vote on Water Enhancement Bonds
Ice observers go with flow; OWH (1/15/2010)
Papio-Missouri NRD Monitoring Potential for Ice Jams
For some 10 months a year, researcher Vivian’s life revolves around caddisfly; Kearney Hub (1/15/2010)
Lindsay Vivian Conducts Caddisfly Research at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
Arguments Thursday on water tax refund; McCook Gazette (1/15/2010)
Red Willow County District Court to Hear Arguments on Returning Property Taxes in Republican River Basin
LRNRD sends new water plan to officials; Kearney Hub (1/15/2010)
Fourth Option for Water Short Year Compliance Sent to Attorney General's Office
Groundwater levels are rising; OWH (1/14/2010)
State groundwater levels on the rise; G.I. Independent (1/14/2010)
New UNL Report Discusses State Ground Water Changes, Including Those in Central Platte NRD
Lawsuit seeks protection for caddisfly; WildEarth says Interior ignoring deadlines; KHub (1/14/2010)
Caddisfly Lawsuit Could Have Implications for Platte River Program
Christensen feels support for ‘Castle’ bill; McCook Gazette (1/14/2010)
Senator Christensen Describes Legislation, Including Water Bills, He Will Sponsor In 2010 Legislature
After the snow . . . the flood?; OWH (1/13/2010)
Management Officials Discuss Likelihood of Flooding
Firm gives view of Carter Lake; OWH (1/13/2010)
Carter Lake Water Quality Planning
NRD tax refund ruling expected Jan. 21; McCook Gazette (1/13/2010)
Middle Republican NRD Issues With LB 701 Property Tax Refunds, Occupation Tax, and Other NRD Items
Recharge reservoir hinges on meeting with landowners; Kearney Hub (1/13/2010)
Tri-Basin NRD Discusses Recharge Projects, Depletion Offsets, Upper Basin Reservoir Storage Levels, and CRP Lands Going Back Into Production
Nebraska legislation permitted present water problems; McCook Gazette (1/11/2010)
Claude Cappel Discusses His Interpretation of Republican River Issues and Nebraska Water Law
This session, ag proposals encompass more than water; Kearney Hub (1/9/2010)
2010 Legislative Issues Important to Ag Groups Include Issues Other Than Water
101st legislature, second session Water + Laws; Kearney Hub (1/9/2010)
Republican River Funding Issues Concerning Property Tax and Occupation Tax to be Debated in Legislature
NRD hopes for progress on water plans; McCook Gazette (1/8/2010)
Middle Republican NRD To Discuss Water Short Year Options
Colorado forces arbitrator decision; Yuma Pioneer (1/7/2010)
Republican River Arbitration Issues Discussed
Weekly Bulletin: Red Willow Dam; USBR (1/6/2010)
Red Willow Dam (Hugh Butler Lake) Water Levels Drop to Target Elevations for Repair Investigations
$4M Kingsley Hydro rehab behind schedule; Kearney Hub (1/5/2010)
CNPPID Kingsley Hydro Work Continues, Update on Water Supply and Various Lawsuits
Some data in water report is off base; OWH (1/2/2010)
Environmental Working Group Criticized for Water Quality Analysis of Omaha Water Supplies
Fixing occupation tax among Sen. Mark Christensen’s legislative goals; Imperial Republican (1/1/2010)
Senator Christensen Outlines Legislation He Will Introduce - Mainly Concerning Water Issues and the Republican Basin
Year’s top three stories center around water, storms; Imperial Republican (1/1/2010)
Imperial Republican Ranks LB 701 Republican River Issues as Top Story of 2009
Deadline passes, DNR still hopes for water agreement; G.I. Independent (1/1/2010)
Republican River NRDs Don't Make DNR Deadline to Adopt Water Short Year Plan
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