The Annual Water Jamboree was held on Wednesday April 21 and Thursday April 22 at camps near the Harlan County Lake. The wind and cold didn't stop area students from learning about the importance of water. Thank you to all of the volunteers, presenters and sponsors that help make this annual event possible.

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District hereby issues an Order pertaining to the Republican River Basin Wide Plan.  Please click on the files to review the Notice of Order, Order, and Full Basin Wide Plan below.

pdf LRNRD Notice of Order

pdf LRNRD Order

pdf REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN WIDE PLAN

pdf PRD 2019 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

Platte link to NCORPE under construction; Republican pumping for compact compliance less in 2017, Kearney Hub

NCORPE officials seeking wind-solar project proposals, Kearney Hub

NCORPE still seeking wind-solar project, Kearney Hub

 https://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/nebraska-cooperative-republican-platte-enhancement-project-owners-still-considering-wind/article_55ed9bfa-07c4-11ea-868d-7f1c9cdafe8b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

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 LRNRD Groundwater Rules and Regulations - Effective 1/1/2018

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

  pdf LRNRD IMP Effective 1-15-16

pdf FY2021 LRNRD Budget

pdf NCORPE Budget FY2021