PLATTE LINES A column of current items of interest from the South Platte NRD

The District recently hosted a series of meetings with the Ground Water Management Advisory Committees representing each county within the District. It outlined proposed changes to the Ground Water Management’s rules and regulations.

Many of these changes are housekeeping measures. But one significant change is importing the District’s Chemigation Program rules into the districtwide regulatory document.

This past session, the Nebraska Legislature adopted changes to the Nebraska Chemigation Act, which provides controls to maintain ground water quality where fertilizers or other chemicals...