State opens surface water appropriations to irrigators
Friday, June 28, 2013
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (Department) has begun to open surface water appropriations in the Republican River Basin after previously issuing closing notices for the Republican River Compact on Jan. 1, 2013. These openings follow on earlier administration by the Department building on management actions taken by the local natural resources districts in the basin. Both the administration by the Department and the management actions by the local natural resources districts are key components of the joint water management plans developed between the Department, natural resources districts, and stakeholders in the basin.