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Asleep at the wheel
Dear Editor
Where is our good old government watchdog when we need him? It appears to me the NRD was asleep at the wheel while some of our fine citizens were stealing water right under their meters. I was appalled that all the perpetrators got was a cease-and-desist order, (I hope there is more penalty coming)
I was brought up to believe that if you did something wrong you had to pay the price. I was also brought up to believe if you did something criminal the price would be very expensive.
I feel that the NRD should issue the stiffest penalties they can to the water thieves who deliberately went out of their way to bypass their water meters. Don't pussy-foot around; make this an example so no one else even thinks about trying it.
Nebraska's water problems are just at the infant stage. It is only going to get worse. The rules were created to try and get a handle on the problem and protect the resource for all people in the state, so if you can't play by the rules you don't play the game. Shut them down for the year and tell them they had better hope it continues to rain, then maybe if they can get by their arrogance they might be able to get water back next year.
I do not look forward to the morning I wake up and find my well has gone dry because some thieves thought they were entitled to what ever they wanted.
Paul J. Forch
Trenton