NCORPE meeting here Wednesday

Monday, October 19, 2015

McCOOK, Neb. -- The board of directors of the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday in room 213 of McMillen Hall, 1205 East Third Street, on the McCook Community College campus.

NCORPE is a joint entity organized and existing under the Nebraska Interlocal Cooperation Act.

An agenda for the meeting is available for public inspection at ncorpe.org and at the offices of the agency's members, which include the Upper Republican NRD, 511 E. Fifth Street, Imperial; Middle Republican NRD, 220 Center Avenue, Curtis: Lower Republican NRD, 30 John Street, Alma; Twin Platte NRD, 111 South Dewey Street, Second Floor, North Platte.

For more information, call the NCORPE office at (308) 534-6752.

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Flying over the Republican River Valley a few days ago and from the sky it appeared that no water was flowing in the River from about Benkleman to Swanson. A trickle from there to McCook. The idea that the Lincoln County water farm is saving the NRD's is just not true. Well it is saving them but it is not saving the water supply and the aquifer. Over pumping by some, especially in the Upper continues to be the problem. Even non farmers better get involved before it is too late.

-- Posted by dennis on Tue, Oct 20, 2015, at 8:28 AM
90 of Nebraska's 93 counties saw a drop of at least a foot in their water table last year. Sadly the water table has been depleted for years. Ag uses nearly 95 percent of the water. The effort to stop the decline must start there and start with the issue of over pumping and pumping on sandy soil.

-- Posted by dennis on Wed, Oct 21, 2015, at 1:34 PM

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