DNR Statement of Options Sept 17 ?
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Director Brian Dunnigan said this morning he couldn't discuss details of any proposals still under consideration, but he told the Hub that plans were being made for a Sept. 17 public meeting somewhere in the Republican Basin to discuss possible compact compliance options.
In a statement this morning, Heineman said he met last week with officials of the Lower, Middle and Upper Republican NRDs.
"They told me that they are working with the Department of Natural Resources to develop integrated management plans that would be in compliance with the three-state compact during water-short years," Heineman said. "The general managers of the NRDs, Mike Clements, Dan Smith and Jasper Fanning, indicated they thought they would have mutually agreeable plans by Dec. 1."
Note that Government officials no longer even attempt to hide that many policy discussions have been happening in secret. It should not surprise them when many of those plans are challenged in Court because they have ignored the people they are attempting to impose the plans on object. Failure to involve people in the development of the solution is good formula to lose their support.