The Lower Republican NRD will be hosting "Coffee with the NRD" gatherings across the district. this will be an opportunity to learn and ask questions about what is happening in the Lower Republican NRD.

Staff and Directors will be providing updates on district programs and services, as well as current and future projects sponsored by the Lower Republican NRD.

Below is a sampling of topics that will be discussed:

*Ground Water Quality Programs and LRNRD's Rural Water project

*Ground Water Allocations - 2022 usage and pumping history for the Lower Republican NRD

      - The next 5-year period (2023-2027) begins on January 1, 2023

*Ground Water Management Rules & Regulations

     - Highlighting changes to several sections

*Republican River Compact (RRC) - outlook for next year and beyond

     - A Compact Call Year appears likely for 2023

*Harlan County Lake (HCL) - current conditions and future projections

     - Lake elevation is over 7' below normal pool level

*NCORPE Augmentation Project - status update

Please plan on joining us at one of the following locations:

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

pdf 2022 PRD Annual Report

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"

NCORPE Website    pdf NCORPE Factsheet

 Check out this awesome, informative video about the augmentation project south of North Platte

N-CORPE Augmentation Project

DNR Site

Supreme Court Ruling:

Kansas Nebraska Ruling 2-24-2015

Governor Ricketts Press Release

Republican River Compact Admin News Release

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.

Groundwater Well Registration

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 .

  pdf Employment Application (2021)  

pdf LRNRD Groundwater Rules and Regulations - Effective 1/1/2018

pdf Lower Republican NRD Calculating Over Use Penalites Rule 6.14 - 7-27-2017

pdf FIFTH GENERATION INTEGRATED MANAGMENT PLAN

pdf FIFTH GENERATION IMP TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM

pdf FY2023 Budget