The Lower Republican NRD Rural Water District is accepting sealed bids for an Astro storage building, originally constructed in 1977, and the associated lots (ca. 1.5 acres). The building has one walk in door on the east and double sliding doors on the north. The property is located at 867 20th Avenue, in Franklin, Nebraska. Bids will be accepted until 4 p.m. April 7th, at the Lower Republican NRD office:    P. O. Box 618, Alma, NE 68920. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a time to view the property, please call (308) 928-2182. The Lower Republican NRD reserves the right to refuse any or all bids.

Demensions: Building: 90' X 54', Walls: 14', Double Sliding Doors: 23.5' X 13.75'

Is water from your private well safe to drink? If your drinking water test levels are above 10 PPM of nitrates, you may be eligible for a rebate on a reverse osmosis system to remove nitrates from you private well. Private wells must be registered with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. For well registration information visit: https://dnr.nebraska.gov/. You must also get your well tested by the state laboratory. To request a test kit go to: https://www.nebraska.gov/dhhs/water-test-kits/private.html. Funding amounts up to $4,000 per small treatment installations are available. Application period opens January 1, 2023. Ranking will be based on concentration of nitrate.  For more information about the rebate, please visit: http://dee.ne.gov/.

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

pdf 2022 PRD Annual Report

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"

NCORPE Website    pdf NCORPE Factsheet

 Check out this awesome, informative video about the augmentation project south of North Platte

N-CORPE Augmentation Project

DNR Site

Supreme Court Ruling:

Kansas Nebraska Ruling 2-24-2015

Governor Ricketts Press Release

Republican River Compact Admin News Release

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.

Groundwater Well Registration

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 .

  pdf Employment Application (2021)  

pdf Lower Republican NRD Rules and Regulations and Exhibit A Effective 01 01 23

pdf Lower Republican NRD Calculating Over Use Penalites Rule 6.14 - 7-27-2017

pdf FIFTH GENERATION INTEGRATED MANAGMENT PLAN

pdf FIFTH GENERATION IMP TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM

pdf FY2023 Budget