Developing Nebraska's Natural Resources...
Protecting Lives,
Protecting Property,
Protecting the Future
Republican River Basin-Wide Plan
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
Occupation Tax / Chemigation / Pooling
Occupation Tax
pdf Occupation Tax Letter pdf Occupation Tax Exempt Form 2021
*Please note that beginning in 2018, both the Owner and Operator are required to sign.
Pooling Arrangement & Agreement
Pooling Arrangements & Agreement Rule 7-6 Eff 3-21-14 Pooling Form
Chemigation Information
Chemigation Rules and Regulations Effective 3-19-2015
Chemigation Form located at the top right of this page under DOWNLOAD FORMS
Chemigation Inspection and Agri-Chemical pump Video's
Click this video to observe a chemigation inspection conducted by the LRNRD. Chemigation Operation and Inspection (LRNRD) on Vimeo
Watch this video that related to the agri-chemical pump and a potential failure from systems being operated remotely. Chemigation Agrichemical Pump Shutoff (LRNRD) on Vimeo
Proposed Platte - Republican Diversion Project
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"
Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement (NCORPE)
NCORPE Website pdf NCORPE Factsheet
Check out this awesome, informative video about the augmentation project south of North Platte
Republican River Compact
Supreme Court Ruling:
Kansas Nebraska Ruling 2-24-2015
Well Information
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.
Water Usage Calculator
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 .
Employment Application
LRNRD Rules & Regulations
pdf LRNRD Groundwater Rules and Regulations - Effective 1/1/2018
pdf Lower Republican NRD Calculating Over Use Penalites Rule 6.14 - 7-27-2017
Budgets
