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We believe that we must protect water - most importantly the quality. We also believe we must protect the long term viability of the aquifer and the surface streams. Nebraska is a water rich State. It can do each of these things. |
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UNL Version of Trends in Surface Water Flows
O represent no trend, -- represents declining trend and + an increasing trend. Published Feb 2006 Open letter to the editor - Response to Water Transfer Hearing WaterClaim testimony before the Legislative Hearing Summary of the Open Meeting Lawsuit regarding the URNRD Judge orders shutdown of Colorado wells Response to the URNRD board letter to the editor Plains likely to see drought. The DNR has already said that it will ask the NRDs to restrict pumping more if the drought continues. Omaha World Herald story on water and the Republican Gubernatorial positions on the issue. WaterClaim comments on the candidates Why is the URNRD insisting on closed sessions? The Attorney General responds to the WaterClaim request of the DNR for open records Mark Christensen and Dave Nabity will be in Curtis on April 13 at the Curtis Legion Hall. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 am. Stop in if you get a chance. Response to a story in the North Platte Telegraph about water. Gubernatorial Debate 2. We have excerpted the question on water and the candidates responses to it. Tom Osborne makes several factual misstatements and indicates that there is too much irrigation happening. Short version of the 1st Governor's debate Omaha World Herald story on the same debate, notice what they decided to leave out of the story. Nabity calls Governor's Water Plans Inadequate - Grand Island Independent Irrigators won’t get water, even if they had voted ‘no’ - Kearney Hub
Dave Nabity takes a stand for water McCook Gazette - Dave Cookson with the Attorney General says we should not have more CREP than what is already in place. Heineman and Osborne criticize Nabity position Governor Heineman Press Release regarding Republican River plans. Note: the Heineman plan reduces Nebraska's overage from -104,000 AF to -94,000 AF at a cost of $2.7 million. Governor Heineman calls for meeting to deal with surface water purchase Governor Heineman supports water importation Wrongful Prosecution (revised 02/18) Kearney Hub Story on LRNRD. Note the story says the LRNRD did not take action on the WaterClaim letter. In fact, the opposite happened. The LRNRD voted unanimously to sign the letter to the Governor saying the LRNRD supported increasing the water supply as a part of the solution. Don Adams of Nebraskans First has a guest editorial in the Omaha World Herald 10 Reasons Why Water Transfers Cannot Be Done Water Stories - Week of January 23-27, 2006
The Supreme Court of the United
States Natural Resource Committee kills Senator Beutler plan to put $2 an acre tax on irrigated land. The Problem - in graphic form. Be sure to read the Quick Response section carefully Kansas City Star reports LRNRD will write own letter LRNRD clarifies position. It will not reopen the existing IMP Governor lays out water plan and NRDs pledge do their part to resolve water issue How Governor Heineman Plans to resolve the Republican River Basin problem Letter from
Governor to Governor WaterClaim analysis of Governor's position Every revolutionary idea - in science, politics, art, or whatever - evokes three stages of reaction in a hearer:
Compliance via Acreage Reduction 2005 in review Legislators attitudes on water - OWH (registration required) Water Policy Task Force Recommendation on Funding - OWH (registration required)
An excellent book about center pivots by the Groundwater Foundation. I have a copy sitting on my coffee table and it is the first book everyone picks up. An excellent Christmas gift. Water Policy Task Force fails to identify a way to comply with the Agreement with Kansas. - Ignores WaterClaim proposal Water Policy Task Force bumps cost of compliance to $400 million and that does not include the cost to buy out acres but rather the temporary retirement of acres. Right to irrigate worth $1000 an acre. Governor says people east of Grand Island don't understand water problem. We encourage you to read
The Agreement OWH story on Osborne's comments about water Kansas rejects Osborne's suggestion to renegotiate the Republican River Agreement WaterClaim Analysis of the Republican River Problem and Proposed Solution This is a combined review of the problem, proposed solutions and a recommendation on which solutions will work. This has been sent to most water policy makers in the State. Tom Osborne repeats his suggestion that Nebraska renegotiate the agreement with Kansas.
Omaha story Lincoln Journal story on Water Policy Task Force meeting Omaha World Herald story on Water Policy Task Force meeting Don Stenberg Editorial on Water Tom Osborne Interview with Nebraska Citizen - comments on water Editorial in the Imperial Republican 2nd Omaha World Herald Story this week - registration required DNR prays for a flood Omaha World Herald Article on the Republican River Basin. DNR finally admits there is a problem. DNR announces as news what WaterClaim has been saying for 18 months. Article registration may be required. Contact us if you can't get to it. Causes of Stream Flow Increase and Decrease
Click to enlarge WaterClaim Suggests two different transfer plans. One is short term emergency solution. The other is a long term solution.
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