Jack Sinn Wildlife Management Area, NE Dept of Roads property, northern Lancaster County, Nebraska
Jack Sinn Wildlife Management Area, NE Dept of Roads property, northern Lancaster County, Nebraska

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Archives: August 2018

Jim Douglas, NGPC Director, Opinion Opposing Proposed Platte to Republican River Transfer (8/29/2018)

Platte-Republican Diversion ignores environmental risks; Lincoln Journal Star; 8/29/2018

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New “GeoCloud” Groundwater Data Hub Under Construction to Store AEM Mapping Data in Nebraska (8/24/2018)

Nebraska GeoCloud: An Information Hub for Nebraska Groundwater; UNL Water Center; 8/24/2018

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Pros and Cons of Proposed Platte to Republican Transfer (8/20/2018)

Unique diversion project has pros, cons: Proposals will allow excess Platte River flows for Republican compact compliance; Kearney Hub; 8/20/2018

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Platte to Republican Transfer Proposal Receives Comments, and Hearing Anticipated (8/20/2018)

Public hearing ahead on transbasin water permit; Kearney Hub; 8/20/2018

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Little Blue NRD Restricts Irrigation Development to Reduce Depletions to Platte River (8/20/2018)

Little Blue NRD locks in irrigation development stay boundaries; Hastings Tribune; 8/20/2018

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Platte River Program Extension Proposed, Requires Congressional Action (8/18/2018)

Progress continues on PRRIP extension; Kearney Hub; 8/18/2018

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Platte Program Working on New Storage Projects in Central Platte Region (8/18/2018)

Platte diversions, later releases to river focus of new PRRIP projects; Kearney Hub; 8/18/2018

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Recent Republican River Agreements Set an Example for Management of the Nile (8/18/2018)

Editorial: Nebraska and its neighbors show how water wars can be resolved amicably; Omaha World Herald; 8/18/2018

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Republican River Basinwide Plan Approved by Tri-Basin NRD (8/15/2018)

Republican River plan seeks balance of water use, supplies; Kearney Hub; 8/15/2018

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Kansas Objects to Proposed Platte River to Republican River Water Transfer (8/13/2018)

Kansas warns move by Nebraska could expose Milford, Lovewell to invasive fish species; The Hays Daily News; 8/13/2018

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NRD Efforts to Improve Water Quality Problem Areas (8/12/2018)

Nebraska needs to tackle its growing problems with water contamination; Omaha World Herald; 8/12/2018

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Dave Ford and David Pierce, CNPPID Water Managers’ Experiences (8/11/2018)

CNPPID specialists ensure farmers get water; Every irrigation day an enjoyable challenge for 16 ‘ditch jockeys’; Kearney Hub; 8/11/2018

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Copy of Kansas-Colorado Settlement on Past Overuse of Republican River by Colorado (8/3/2018)

SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS REGARDING COLORADO'S PAST USE OF WATER UNDER THE REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT; Kansas Dept. of Ag; 2018-08-01

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Kansas and Colorado Settle, and Agree on Payment, for Past Overuse of Republican River by Colorado (8/3/2018)

Kansas, Colorado reach agreement on Republican River water usage; Colorado Attorney General's Office; 8/3/2018

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