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Rebates on Reverse Osmosis Systems
Is water from your private well safe to drink? If your drinking water test levels are above 10 PPM of nitrates, you may be eligible for a rebate on a reverse osmosis system to remove nitrates from you private well. Applications will now be accepted and reviewed for consideration on a month-to-month basis. Submitted applications will be given equal consideration as long as funding for the program remains available in the month in which the application is submitted. Private wells must be registered with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. For well registration information visit: https://dnr.nebraska.gov/. You must also get your well tested by the state laboratory. To request a test kit go to: https://www.nebraska.gov/dhhs/water-test-kits/private.html. Funding amounts up to $4,000 per small treatment installations are available. For more information about the rebate, please visit: http://dee.ne.gov/.
Republican River Basin-Wide Plan
The Lower Republican Natural Resources District adopted the Republican River-Basin Wide Plan on March 1, 2019. Please click on the file below to review the Full Basin Wide Plan.
pdf REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN WIDE PLAN
Occupation Tax / Chemigation / Pooling
Occupation Tax
*Please note that beginning in 2018, both the Owner and Operator are required to sign.
Pooling Arrangement & Agreement
pdf Pooling Arrangements & Agreement Rules 6-2 Effective 1-1-2023 Pooling Form
Chemigation Information
Chemigation Rules and Regulations have been incorporated into the Lower Republican NRD Rules and Regulations below.
Chemigation Inspection and Agri-Chemical pump Video's
Click this video to observe a chemigation inspection conducted by the LRNRD. Chemigation Operation and Inspection (LRNRD) on Vimeo
Watch this video that related to the agri-chemical pump and a potential failure from systems being operated remotely. Chemigation Agrichemical Pump Shutoff (LRNRD) on Vimeo
Proposed Platte - Republican Diversion Project
Project pdf Fact Sheet
DRAFT of pdf Platte-Republican Diversion Project Feasibility Review
CNPPID Approves Diversion Project with NRDs
NET Story "Proposal Would Divert Platte River Water to the Republican River"
NET Story "Platte-Republican Diversion Proposal Makes Waves In Nebraska"
Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement (NCORPE)
NCORPE Website pdf NCORPE Factsheet
Check out this awesome, informative video about the augmentation project south of North Platte
Republican River Compact
Supreme Court Ruling:
Kansas Nebraska Ruling 2-24-2015
Well Information
Click on the link below to go to the DNR website to look up wells. At the bottom of the page you can access On-line Options and Information which has forms you may need to change ownership, making a well inactive, modification, etc.
Water Usage Calculator
Option 1
Click on the link with the compatible excel for your computer and enable editing on the bar at the top. Choose meter type, type in Field Name and click on Make Field. At the bottom of the screen is a tab with the Field Name you just entered. Click on that and it will take you into the calculator sheet.
spreadsheet Calculator for Excel 2003 default Calculator for Excel 2010
Option 2
A link to UNL's Irrigation Meter Calculator: http://cropwatch.unl.edu/irrigationmetercalculator
Option 3
If you prefer a paper method, you can use this pdf Printable Formula .
LRNRD Rules & Regulations
pdf Lower Republican NRD Rules and Regulations and Exhibit A Effective 01 01 23
pdf Lower Republican NRD Calculating Over Use Penalites Rule 6.14 - 7-27-2017
Budgets
