Consensus builds on need to address water issue

LINCOLN – A statewide consensus appears to be growing on the need to address water resource sustainability in Nebraska.

During a Feb. 13 hearing of the Legislature’s Natural Resource Committee, representatives from a diverse array of interest groups testified in support of LB 517, a bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege.

The bill would create a Water Sustainability Project Task Force charged with developing a priority list of water resource programs and projects in need of funding throughout the state. The task force would submit its recommendations to the Legislature by the...