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Archives: August 2010

Tom Kiplinger’s Opinion on Integrated Management Plans and Fairness Issues (8/30/2010)

NRDs' IMPs fail to solve problems; McCook Gazette; 8/30/2010

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Republican River History and New Web Portal (8/30/2010)

New website helps provide river facts; McCook Gazette; 8/30/2010

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Lower Loup NRD Determining Tax Asking and Tax Rates for FY 2010-2011 (8/30/2010)

Budget, tax asking up for LLNRD; levy down slightly; Kearney Hub; 8/30/2010

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Rain Garden Under Construction By Omaha Warehouse, Water Quality to Benefit (8/30/2010)

Rain garden to fight pollution; Omaha World Herald; 8/30/2010

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NE Supreme Court To Hear Niobrara Lawsuit Between NRDs and DNR Over Fully Appropriated Determination (8/30/2010)

Irrigation in Niobrara river basin in hands of judges; Lincoln Journal Star; 8/30/2010

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Lake Wanahoo 18 Months From Opening (8/27/2010)

Anglers eagerly await new lake; Omaha World Herald; 8/27/2010

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Supreme Court Rules Against CNPPID Over Pumpkin Creek Allocations (8/27/2010)

Lake McConaughy owner loses Nebraska Supreme Court battle; Lincoln Journal Star; 8/27/2010

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Nebraska Supreme Court Rules That CNPPID Lacks Standing to Sue North Platte NRD Over Allocations (8/27/2010)

central l neb. pub. power dist. v. north h platte nrd; Nebraska Supreme Court; 8/27/2010

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Republican River Basin Water and Drought Portal Online, NRD and UNL Partnership (8/26/2010)

Website is clearinghouse for Republican Basin info; Kearney Hub; 8/26/2010

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Crawford Uranium Mining Seeks Expansion (8/25/2010)

DEQ plans to preclude use of aquifer near uranium mine; Star Herald; 8/25/2010

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Western Sugar Coop in Scottsbluff Fined For Clean Water Act Violations (8/24/2010)

Western Sugar Coop fined for Clean Water Act violations at Scottsbluff plant; Star Herald; 8/24/2010

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UNL Water Conferences on October 6 and 7 (8/23/2010)

Back-to-back water conferences; Omaha World Herald; 8/23/2010

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USBR $350K Grant to DNR for NIobrara Water Basin Study (8/19/2010)

State to study many uses of the Niobrara River; NPR; 2010-08-19

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Bostwick Irrigation District Awarded $250K From USBR To Convert 6.8 Miles of Canal to Burried Pipe (8/19/2010)

Reclamation Awards $250,000 WaterSMART Grant to Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska; USBR; 8/19/2010

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USBR Press Release on $350K WaterSMART Grant to DNR for Niobrara Water Planning (8/19/2010)

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources to receive $350,000 from Reclamation’s WaterSMART Basin Study Program for Niobrara River Basin Study; USBR; 8/19/2010

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Calamus State Fish Hatchery Worth a Visit (8/19/2010)

Calamus offers ‘fishy’ experience; Custer County Chief; 8/19/2010

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DNR Receives $350K for Niobrara Study (8/19/2010)

Another basin in state to study water management ; Imperial Republican; 8/19/2010

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Washington County Weary of Missouri River Flooding (8/18/2010)

Washington Co. weary of water; Omaha World Herald; 8/18/2010

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Dan Nelson Discusses Middle Republican NRD Decision to Approve Water-Short Year Enforcement in IMP (8/18/2010)

NRD working to solve problems; McCook Gazette; 8/18/2010

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CNPPID Considering New Regulating Reservoir in Northwest Phelps County (8/14/2010)

New reservoir in ‘very preliminary’ stage; Kearney Hub; 8/14/2010

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Lake McConaughy Levels Up and Business Benefits, Reduced Beach Access (8/13/2010)

High water good for businesses on Lake McConaughy; NPR; 2010-08-13

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Dan Smith From Middle Republican NRD Discusses Approval of IMP (8/13/2010)

Misrepresentations; McCook Gazette; 8/13/2010

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Lower Republican NRD To Use LB 701 Property Taxes for Compact Compliance Actions (8/13/2010)

LRNRD using LB701 taxes for compliance; 8/13/2010

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Upper Republican Approves IMP With Water-Short Year Actions (8/12/2010)

URNRD approves Integrated Management Plan; Wauneta Breeze; 8/12/2010

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Texas Company Fined for Brawner Creek Contamination In Fairbury (8/11/2010)

$30K fine for Neb. plant runoff; Omaha World Herald; 8/11/2010

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James Uerling Opinion on Middle Republican NRD Water-Short Year Plan (8/11/2010)

Sharing the burden; McCook Gazette; 8/11/2010

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Tri-Basin NRD Discusses Several Augmentation Options, Including Planned Dry Creek Wells (8/11/2010)

Wells will help boost streamflow of Platte; Kearney Hub; 8/11/2010

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Tri-Basin NRD Republican River Meeting Has Low Attendance, Need for More Public Input (8/11/2010)

urnout light for Tri-Basin’s river compact compliance discussion; Kearney Hub; 8/11/2010

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Reclamation Considering Repair Options for Red Willow Dam (8/10/2010)

USBR Public Information Portal; 8/10/2010

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Wireless Precision Irrigation Sensors Studied by UNL (8/9/2010)

Going wireless to add precision to irrigation; NPR; 8/9/2010

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Claude Cappel Opinion on Compensating Republican River Basin Irrigators (8/9/2010)

Irrigation shutoff; McCook Gazette; 8/9/2010

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Rep. Adrian Smith on Potential Benefits of Small Hydropower (8/9/2010)

Small hydropower has big potential; McCook Gazette; 8/9/2010

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Grand Island Uranium Treatment in Drinking Water (8/9/2010)

G.I. utilities to tackle uranium in water; Grand Island Independent; 8/9/2010

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UNL Panhandle Research Center Considering Global Initiatives - Food Scarcity and Water Conservation (8/7/2010)

PREC looking to future, thinking globally; Star Herald; 8/7/2010

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Middle Republican NRD Incorporates Water-Short Year Elements Into IMP (8/6/2010)

NRD water plan adopted with minor changes; McCook Gazette; 8/6/2010

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Repubplican River Compact Meeting Upcoming in Burlington, CO (8/5/2010)

RRCA will meet Aug. 12 in Burlington; Yuma Pioneer; 8/5/2010

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TransCanada Withraws Requested Waiver For Thinner Pipe, Questions Remain (8/5/2010)

Pipeline company changes plans; Omaha World Herald; 8/6/2010

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Tom Kiplinger’s Opinion on Middle Republican NRD and LB 701 Funds (8/4/2010)

If NRDs had won ...; McCook Gazette; 8/4/2010

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Lower Republican NRD To Meet on What to do With LB 701 Funds (8/4/2010)

LRNRD eyes LB701 taxes for budget; Kearney Hub; 8/4/2010

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Tri-Basin NRD Republican River Meeting Upcoming to Determine Management Options (8/4/2010)

Water management options topic of meeting; Kearney Hub; 8/4/2010

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Middle Republican NRD Board Narrowly Approves Water-Short Year Plan for IMP (8/3/2010)

NRD narrowly approves water short plan; McCook Gazette; 8/3/2010

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Attorney General Indicates Support of Public Power to CNPPID (8/3/2010)

Bruning glad he’s on public power side now; Kearney Hub; 8/3/2010

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CNPPID Looking at Water Operations at Lake McConaughy With Improved Supply Conditions (8/3/2010)

Big Mac inflows expected to be high through August, then return to more normal low levels; Kearney Hub; 8/3/2010

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Recent Abundance of Water in Missouri River Basin Helps Ease Conflicts (8/2/2010)

Higher water eases conflicts; Omaha World Herald; 8/2/2010

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July Rainfall Records and Lodgepole Creek Flooding (8/1/2010)

July across the Midlands wet; Omaha World Herald; 8/1/2010

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