At its Consultation of January 16, 2019, the Nebraska Supreme Court appointed Rembolt Ludtke partner Tim Engler to serve as a member of the newly-created Civil Justice Reform Committee. The committee, which is housed within the Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, will analyze the civil justice system in Nebraska and consider methods for improvement. …
Members of Rembolt Ludtke’s Agriculture practice group routinely work with Nebraska ag producers to assist them in their legal needs, including the intricate details involved with exporting their products outside of the U.S. Recently, Rembolt Ludtke partner Mark Fahleson spent time in Hong Kong meeting with United States trade officials to discuss the impact of…
Rembolt Ludtke associate attorney Alex M. Lierz was recently elected to the At Large position on the Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Lierz will serve an initial 2-year term for the Section. “I am very excited to be more involved with the Section and to be able…
Norfolk Daily News: Battle Creek community members came out in force Thursday night to voice their opinions about flood protection proposals. More than 100 citizens and rural residents — including Mayor Barry Ponton and at least three city council members — crowded into the meeting room at the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District in Norfolk….
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts for the North Platte River Basin indicate that there will be a full water supply for the growing year. The Wyoming Area Office in Mills said in its May 10 snowmelt runoff forecast for the North Platte River Basin that runoff for the spring will be above average….
The Columbus Telegram: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing water releases at Gavins Point Dam because of heavy rainfall in the past week. Releases were set to increase to 60,000 cubic feet per second, up from 50,000 cfs. John Remus, chief of the corps’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, said there’s no…
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Today, the U.S. Senate passed a disaster supplemental bill that included funding for Nebraska flood recovery. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), who worked with her staff to include the state of Nebraska in the bill, applauded its passage and released the following statement: “Today the U.S. Senate came together in a…
Hastings Tribune: A majority of directors of the Little Blue Natural Resources District decided Tuesday they are ready to push ahead in the process of finalizing an integrated water management plan for their district’s portion of the Little Blue River Basin. Directors voted 10-5 to take the proposed IMP to a public hearing prior to…
Des Moines Register: Eighteen Iowa communities will receive a combined $23.1 million in low-interest water quality loans from the state. The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources this week announced the recipients of the State Revolving Fund loans, which help Iowa cities with drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The loan amounts…
Omaha World-Herald: Omaha attorney David Domina traveled to Niobrara this week after fielding many inquiries about whether legal action could be taken as a result of the damage from the failure of the Spencer Dam in March. The Niobrara Lutheran Church’s fellowship hall was full of area residents — homeowners, farmers and businessmen — some of whom…
Sioux City Journal: The Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement organization is holding a meeting in Sioux City on Thursday to discuss their quest for ensuring the state has clean water. […] It is one of eight statewide meetings in which Iowa CCI will describe the fight for clean water being taken to the judicial system….
Kearney Hub: Well owners in flooded areas of Nebraska are advised to have well water tested for safety and to drink bottled water until that can be done. “Certainly, if a well was covered by floodwater, it needs to be evaluated once floodwaters recede,” said University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering Professor Bruce Dvorak. “If…
Sioux City Journal: Releases from Gavins Point Dam will remain above normal while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to evacuate near-record runoff from Missouri River reservoirs. April runoff in the upper river basin above Sioux City was 7.8 million acre-feet, the third highest April total in 121 years of record keeping. Average April runoff is…
Norfolk Daily News: The water tower has its logo, now it just needs to be built. The Lindsay Village Board of Trustees voted last fall on how the tower will look, and is now advertising for bidders to construct it. The board accepted the plans and specifications and authorized Dale Bohac, project engineer for JEO…
Des Moines Register: A national civil-engineering group released its report card on Iowa’s infrastructure Thursday, giving the state’s roads, bridges, dams and levees middling to poor grades. Overall, Iowa’s infrastructure earned a C on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ report card — a slight improvement from the C- the state received in 2015. Iowa’s railroads, roads and solid…
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